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IAEM
IAEM has added a pre-conference session on “Aligning Critical Infrastructure with your Emergency Management Programs” to the Sunday, Nov. 12 schedule at 1:30-3:00 p.m. Learn from this interactive panel of subject matter experts from the utility and emergency management communities, as they discuss best practices and lessons learned to illustrate how emergency managers can integrate critical infrastructure into their programs and initiatives. View our program for more details and register today for the IAEM 65th Annual Conference & EMEX in Long Beach California, Nov. 10-15, 2017.
Hindustan Times
Over the last couple of months, storms hurricanes and floods have pummelled many parts of the world. As I write this, the U.S. is just recovering from Harvey that paralysed Houston and has been hit again in Florida by Irma — both causing devastation back to back. India, along with Nepal and Bangladesh, has experienced a deluge that is unprecedented in the last several decades.
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Relief Web
In reaction to a natural disaster risk assessment conducted in the village of Bobuchak, ACTED, together with Helvetas and GIZ, adopted an original approach to reduce risks and build preparedness of the community.
Bobuchak is a small rural mountainous village, located in the middle part of the Ak-Suu watershed in Rosrovut Jamoat of Devashtich district, in Tajikistan.
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The Herald
The Meteorological Service Department has introduced a disaster alert technology system that will intermittently interrupt signals on radio stations whenever there is important information on weather patterns that the nation needs to know.
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BBC News
After Mexico's 7.1-magnitude quake, some buildings have collapsed while others, often right next door, remain standing. Why? The first factor is that the soil is not the same in every place underneath Mexico City. Much of the centre of town is built on the sediment of ancient lakes, making the soil loose.
When an earthquake strikes, it makes that particular soil vulnerable to shaking like jelly, prolongs the earthquake, and makes the buildings directly above it shake.
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Protect those that are responding to your disaster.
Discover why the CDC recommends the BioSeal System body sealing technologies to contain human remains that result from traumatic incidents.
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IAEM
The New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association (NJEPA) has announced a call for presentations for breakout or training sessions at the 2018 New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference, scheduled for Apr. 30-May 4, 2017, at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey. If you are interested in making a presentation or conducting a training session at the conference, details and the form for submitting a proposal are online. All responses must be received by Nov. 1, 2017, and those selected will be notified by February 2017.
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SFGate
The wildfire season that has leveled hundreds of homes, closed roads and parks, and sent hazy smoke into major cities across the West has become the most expensive in U.S. history, officials said, marking another chapter in a year of brutal extremes linked to climate change.
A menacing one-two punch of record rain last winter and record heat this summer, following a historic drought in several Western states, gave birth to a bumper crop of grass and brush that has since dried out and burned up.
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IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a mandatory nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Sept. 27, 2017, at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will assess the readiness for distribution of the national level test message, as well as verify its delivery. The EAS test is made available to radio, television, cable, and direct broadcast satellite systems, and is scheduled to last approximately one minute. Significant coordination and regional testing has been conducted with the broadcast community and emergency managers in preparation for the EAS national test. The test is intended to ensure that public safety officials have the methods and systems that will deliver urgent alerts and warnings to the public in times of an emergency or disaster. Periodic testing of public alert and warning systems is also a way to assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure required for the distribution of a national message and determine whether technological improvements are needed. The back-up date for the test is Oct. 4, 2017, at 2:20 p.m. EDT, in case the Sept. 27 test is cancelled. More information on wireless emergency alerts is available online.
IAEM
The IAEM-Global Student Council reminds all IAEM student members that entries are open until the extended deadline of Oct. 21, 2017, in the 2017 IAEM Student Essay Competition. Competing in the essay competition provides the opportunity for IAEM student members to show their talent, develop ideas, and share their knowledge and views on a critical emergency management issue – the whole community approach to emergency management. Download the essay competition guidelines for details, and submit your essay to iaemgsc@gmail.com by Oct. 21, 2017.
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• The newborns are placed in pockets made of fire-retardant
and mildew-resistant material. Their heads are then secured in
adjustable hypoallergenic headrests.
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IAEM
Tour the IAEM Store to view and purchase logowear online. Items will ship within 12 days directly to you. Browse available items to see an array of great styles and colors, in a full range of sizes for both men and women (some kidswear, as well). The IAEM logo – and the CEM®/AEM® logos for qualified individuals – can be added to any of these items, including shirts, headwear, outerwear, bags, and accessories. The CEM® and AEM® challenge coins are available for any individual to purchase. You also can order a CEM® or AEM® plaque or pin once certified, or purchase an IAEM membership lapel pin. Suggestions for items to be added to the store may be emailed to Communications and Marketing Manager Dawn M. Shiley.
IAEM
The deadline for submitting articles for the conference issue of the IAEM Bulletin is tomorrow, Sept. 22, 2017, 5:00 p.m. EDT. The IAEM Editorial Work Group invites you to write an article for this issue, which will be focused on the theme of the IAEM 2017 Annual Conference, “Navigating a Journey with the Whole Community.” Articles should be related in some way to the conference theme. You could pick one of the following four conference focus areas: The Emergency Management Journey: What have you learned, and where do you want to go next; Sweeping the Depths for Treasure and Scanning the Horizon: The cutting edge of research and practice; All Hands on Deck: Collaborative practices; and Uncharted Waters: How do we steer through the unknown, the new normal. Alternately, you may have another idea about how to address the general conference theme. It’s time to share your insights (in 750-1,500 words), and email your article to Karen Thompson, editor, by Sept. 22, 2017.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Sixteen years after terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, the American Journal of Public Health is releasing a special supplement focused on public health emergency preparedness. A new study in this special supplement, completed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, found that in the sixteen years since 9/11, the United States has made considerable progress in its public health preparedness capability.
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Asia Insurance Review
Focusing on the theme, "Corporate Governance, Risk & Resilience - From Strategy to Reality," the recent 2nd Asia Risk & Resilience Conference (ARRC), which sought to raise the awareness of and promote the growth of business resiliency in the region, strongly featured the topics of emergency management, cybersecurity and terrorism.
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HuffPost
Two years ago this month, Tropical Storm Erika, dumped an enormous quantity of rain on the small island of Dominica in the Caribbean.
The night-time event took the country by surprise. There were 31 deaths, and, by one estimate, 200 landslides. The main airport was severely damaged.
The most long-lasting effect on Dominica’s 72,000 people was the estimated economic losses of $500 million, roughly equivalent to its entire GDP for one year.
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Domestic Preparedness
In an atmosphere of limited resources, critical infrastructure protection can be difficult to prioritize with crime-fighting and disaster response. Understanding real-world lessons learned from local agencies is one way to make progress. Leveraging the urgency demanded by special events can be a particularly productive path forward.
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Domestic Preparedness
The concept of the rescue task force (RTF) came from the Arlington County (Virginia) Fire Department. Looking at active shooter events around the country, these fire department leaders created a model that enables emergency medical services to provide emergency medical intervention faster and within the incident command system construct.
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Government Technology
The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) and the U.S.A. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM-USA) have developed a public-private partnership unified information portal to help support Hurricane Harvey response and recovery efforts.
The portal provides situation reports, economic impact reports, forms for resource and information requests, transportation status reports, FEMA Leadership Map Book, communications status, power status, shelter information, and donor information.
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Money Life
When the skies opened up on Aug. 29, and brought Mumbai to a grinding halt, the only wing of the government that earned the gratitude of ordinary people was the Mumbai police. The traffic cops were at every trouble spot, in their fluorescent yellow rainwear, patiently guiding people, helping them navigate flooded streets or even helping to push a stalled vehicle to the side, to clear the roads.
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Government Technology
September is National Preparedness Month, and given the September we have been having with back-to-back hurricanes and raging wildfires, this designation is especially timely. Although hurricane season begins in June and peak wildfire season is typically early July, September is often an apex in the disaster realm.
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IAEM
The IAEM-USA Board recently approved recommendations to streamline the certification process. Learn more about all of the changes on the IAEM website. One change was to the Speaking Professional Contribution. The 20-minute minimum requirement for a speech for this contribution has been removed. IAEM acknowledges that any speaking engagement requires preparation and directly supports and promotes the field of emergency management.
Wisconsin Public Radio
Researchers at UW-Madison built a computer simulation tool that allows communities to map their vulnerabilities to extreme rainfall without having to go through such a stress. They’ve developed this technology in recent years. It's known as “extreme storm transposition.”
They’re able to look at a storm that already happened in one place in Wisconsin, and show what the damage would look like if it had hit another place.
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Homeland Security News Wire
When severe, life threatening weather systems bear down on residents and communities, emergency managers needed every tool available to make informed decisions regarding evacuations, emergency services and resource staging. Back in June, as Tropical Storm Cindy was nearing the Texas and Louisiana coastlines, Texas state agencies – including the Texas Department of Transportation, which operates the ferries along the Texas Gulf Coast — were using a combination of online tools and observations to closely monitor water heights since ferries, a key aspect of the state evacuation plan, can’t operate if the water rises more than four and a half feet.
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IAEM
Register today for the IAEM 65th Annual Conference & EMEX so that you don’t miss the lineup of plenary session speakers. The conference will take place Nov. 10-15, 2017, in Long Beach, California. Starting on Nov. 13, IAEM presents: FEMA Administrator William B. “Brock” Long, invited; California Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, invited; Robert Garcia, mayor of Long Beach, invited; Dan Thurmon, author and world-renowned speaker; Robert G. Salesses, deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense integration and DSCA; Leslie Chapman-Henderson, president and CEO of FLASH; and Lori Peek, director of the Natural Hazards Center and professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Also featured will be discussion by a Silicon Valley Panel of Experts, including: Kellie Bentz, Airbnb; Graeme Burrows, Facebook; Amber Elias, Uber; Bryan Breckenridge, Box.org; Erika Murdock Balbuena, Twilio.org; and Tom Tarantino, Twitter, moderated by Richard Serino, distinguished visiting fellow, Harvard University, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative.
Los Angeles Times
A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook central Mexico on Sept. 19, killing more than 100 people and collapsing homes and bridges across hundreds of miles.
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The Wall Street Journal
Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico early Wednesday pounding the island with huge waves, massive rain, and lashing winds as the storm buzz-sawed its way through the mountainous island.
Hurricane Maria, now a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 miles an hour, is the most powerful hurricane to hit Puerto Rico since a 1928 storm which killed more than 300 people.
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NDTV
A powerful typhoon ripped through the Japanese archipelago on Monday, leaving two people dead and three others missing, officials and news reports said.
Typhoon Talim made landfall Sunday in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, packing winds of up to 105 miles per hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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The Associated Press via Khaosod English
The death toll from Typhoon Doksuri has risen to at least nine, with four people still missing since the storm hit Vietnam last week.
The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said Sunday the typhoon that battered the central coast on Friday also injured 112 people and destroyed or damaged more than 150,000 houses in six provinces.
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India Today
Life in Mumbai came to a standstill after the city witnessed intense monsoon showers. Although there were no reports of waterlogging, traffic in the Maximum City was affected and train services were partially hit.
Areas like South Mumbai, Bhandup, Kandivili and Borivali witnessed heavy rainfall.
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News24
At least 33 people drowned after an overloaded boat carrying traders from Niger capsized in northwest Nigeria, the National Emergency Management (NEMA) said on Friday.
They were travelling from Gaya in the Dosso region of southern Niger to Lolo, in the Baguda area of Kebbi state, when the accident happened on Wednesday morning.
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