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IAEM
FEMA, in partnership with organizations that collectively represent the emergency management profession, including IAEM, on Sept. 26 released a video presentation from the Sept. 6 PrepTalks Symposium, held in Washington, D.C. In “We Succeed or Fail Together,” Vance Taylor, head of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Office of Access and Functional Needs, focuses on improving outcomes for disaster survivors with access and functional needs. In his talk, he shares a personal experience of visiting a shelter that failed to take into account the needs of people with disabilities, and how emergency managers can achieve better integrated planning. He urges the emergency management community to apply artificial intelligence and other technology to improving the way we communicate with and assist individuals with access and functional needs. Taylor’s PrepTalk, the question-and-answer session that followed, a discussion guide, and additional reference materials are available at https://www.fema.gov/preptalks/taylor. Additional PrepTalks from the Sept. 6 symposium will be released in the coming months.
IAEM
The IAEM Conference Committee chairs will be hosting a webinar on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will provide a guide to what the conference offers and answer questions posed by future attendees to help everyone get the most from the IAEM Annual Conference experience. Register today for the webinar so you are in the know on all the dynamic events, speakers, optional outings and things to do in Grand Rapids at the IAEM 66th Annual Conference.
IAEM
Access to IAEM pre/post-conference training courses is on a first-come, first-serve basis at the 66th Annual Conference & EMEX in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Oct. 19 -25 2018. Courses offered by EMI, EMAP, NDPTC and TEEX are at no charge for registered attendees at the full, basic and student registration rates. Additional training symposiums are being offered by the IAEM-USA Healthcare and Universities and Colleges Caucuses; the Naval Postgraduate School CHDS; and IAEM Certification program. For a complete listing, visit the conference website.
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The Hill
Last fall, the United States was devastated by an unprecedented string of natural disasters: hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. These storms now account for three of our country’s five most expensive hurricanes on record, causing a combined $265 billion in damages. Even worse, the storms tragically took the lives of countless Americans.
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Route Fifty
Congress is close to passing legislation that would establish a new way for the president to direct money toward mitigation projects that are meant to help communities around the U.S. better withstand natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes and wildfires.
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Route Fifty
More than 11,000 homes in the Carolinas experienced storm surge flooding during Hurricane Florence as a result of rising sea levels over the past five decades, according to data scientists with First Street Foundation, a national sea-level research nonprofit.
The hurricane’s storm surge “impacted over 51,000 homes by pushing water over 25 percent or more of each property,” the analysis says.
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Nextgov
Most people recognize a network disruption when they see one — you tend to notice if your internet goes out or you lose cell service — but it’s a lot harder to figure out what caused the incident and what broader effects it might have.
But the Homeland Security Department is funding research aimed at classifying, attributing and predicting network events that impact communications, utilities and other critical infrastructure around the world.
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IAEM
The application period is open for the Heritage Emergency and Response Training program (HEART 2018). Download the application form here. The application deadline is Oct. 9, 2018. The announcement, a draft program, and instructions on how to apply are online. HEART 2018 will take place at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., Dec. 10-14, 2018, and is organized by the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI) and FEMA’s Office of Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation (OEHP), co-sponsors of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF). With funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, HENTF has created this training opportunity for U.S.-based professionals to gain skills and experience in disaster response for cultural heritage.
The Associated Press via USA Today
The head of the federal disaster response agency used government vehicles without proper authorization, but will not lose his job over it, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator William “Brock” Long had been under investigation by the Homeland Security Department’s watchdog over possibly misusing government vehicles to travel to his home in Hickory, North Carolina.
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IAEM
IAEM-Canada has added a new resource regarding the Incident Command System (ICS) to the IAEM-Canada resources page. The article, ICS Outside the Norm, was written by Holly Tobin, vice president, IAEM-Canada, Atlantic Region.
Homeland Security News Wire
In early September 2018, a powerful earthquake on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan triggered landslides, toppled buildings, cut power, halted industry, killed more than 40 people and injured hundreds. The national meteorological agency warned that aftershocks could strike for up to a week following the main event.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Research finds that community networks and better official communication could aid in response and resilience to disasters. Researchers who worked in Houston and Corpus Christie after Hurricane Harvey write that they found “first, missed opportunities to harness social capital for disaster preparedness and, second, a greater need for government agencies and disaster relief organizations to effectively communicate with the public before, during and after disasters.”
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Route Fifty
Southwest Park, a 1-acre parcel of land in Hoboken, New Jersey, boasts shade trees, lighted pathways, restrooms, a dog run, a pop-up market zone and a small performance space with multi-level seating — typical amenities for what is meant to be an urban oasis.
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The Atlantic
Gloria Castillo Luna, a single mother of four living in Faison, North Carolina, evacuated her family from the home she rents to a shelter just before Hurricane Florence hit a little more than a week ago. Luna and her kids had a terrible experience during a storm two years ago, so she knew the shelter was worth the trip.
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Durham University via ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed a new way to model seismic risk, which they hope will better inform disaster risk reduction planning in earthquake-prone areas.
The study, which is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and was led by academics from Durham University's Department of Geography, has developed a methodology that assesses seismic risk by looking at multiple earthquake scenarios and identifying impacts that are common to multiple scenarios.
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Emergency Management
As Hurricane Florence barreled toward her coastal community, Patty Younts grappled with a question: Where should a person with dementia go?
Her husband, Howard, 66, suffers from a type of dementia called posterior cortical atrophy, which has robbed him of short-term memory and made him almost blind.
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IAEM
On Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, at the IAEM 66th Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, join other local and healthcare emergency managers for a full-day symposium of short presentations that inspire the sharing of lessons learned and best practices while igniting effective discussions between peers. The intent of the symposium is to move beyond the normal push of information traditionally experienced during a conference, and open the door for facilitated discussions and networking that discover opportunities and drive innovation. The target audience for this symposium is anyone in public or private sector emergency management who has responsibility for or an interest in healthcare emergency management. The discussions will focus on: the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule - one year later; Regional Medical Coordination Centers presented by the Northwest Health Response Network and South East Texas Regional Advisory Committee; healthcare supply chain resiliency; hospitals and EMAP; and a lunch discussion on the opioid crisis. Learn more.
Domestic Preparedness
The overall goal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), emergency management programs, and the profession of emergency management is to have the disaster system be federally supported, state managed and locally executed. FEMA maintains a delicate and fragile balance between leading and nurturing this enormous system and this exciting profession.
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WIRED
Helicopters got to Wilmington, North Carolina, after a day of isolation; Hurricane Florence made landfall there, and the city, with one foot in the Atlantic and the other in the Cape Fear River, soon became an island. Its main roads underwater, Wilmington went without help until boats and choppers reached it with medical supplies, water and food.
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NPR
During hurricanes like Florence, many people find themselves trapped and needing rescue. Sometimes volunteers step in to help — but emergency managers say some may be creating problems of their own.
This week while visiting eastern North Carolina, President Donald Trump thanked the first responders who sometimes risk their own lives to help, mentioning traditional government officials like police officers and firefighters – and "our great Cajun Navy."
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The Conversation
Heavy rains following Hurricane Florence has led to the release of toxic materials in North Carolina. A breached dam caused the shutdown of a power plant and the release of coal ash – the byproduct of burning coal – stored at the plant into the Cape Fear River. The state of North Carolina has also said dozens of sites have released hog waste or are at risk of doing so.
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Relief Web
In August 2018, almost a year after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, an academic study placed the death toll at about 46 times the number declared earlier by President Donald Trump. The heated debate that followed the publication shows why these figures can be so controversial.
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Route Fifty
People of the Carolinas are picking up the pieces after Hurricane Florence, the wettest tropical cyclone on record. Among the news of dozens of deaths, overflowing pig-manure lagoons, and flooded coal-ash fields, there are some bright spots. Solar-power installations were largely able to escape without harm.
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EDM Digest
One of the biggest obstacles facing emergency response teams – as well as the general public – is the huge amount of information that is distributed during a natural disaster. The Disaster IQ app, developed by a group of Texas A&M University students and their professor, sets out to streamline all of the information while also educating communities with a resilience strategy during emergencies like last year’s devastating Hurricane Harvey and this month’s Hurricane Florence.
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Forbes
Wildfires in the U.S. have become more common and catastrophic than ever before. Citizens, local governments and the $2.2 trillion property and casualty insurance industry continue to be caught by surprise due to the severity and frequency of these events.
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Fast Company
On Friday, September 14, Hurricane Florence made landfall along the North Carolina coast, prompting high winds and massive flooding throughout the region. All of that was in the forecast. But at the same time, disaster response agencies faced some vexing questions: What were the people warned to evacuate actually doing? And where exactly had they fled?
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IAEM
Certification applications received by Oct. 31, 2018, will be reviewed in November during the final application review of the 2018. Applicants who miss the deadline may submit at any time following the date and the application will be held until the next review. Review dates are posted on the IAEM website.
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to partner with the American Planning Association (APA) and the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) to offer a free quarterly webinar series to share challenges, best practices, and evolving methods and techniques in hazard mitigation planning. The purpose of the webinar series is to encourage peer-to-peer learning and the exchange of information among a national and international audience. The latest webinar is scheduled for Oct. 9, 2018, 1:00 p.m. EDT. "Current Research Topics in Disasters, Hazard Mitigation, and Resilience" will convene national experts and thought leaders from three universities, the University of Colorado’s Natural Hazards Center, University of North Carolina's Coastal Resilience Center, and Texas A&M University, to lay out the scope of current research into disasters, hazard mitigation and resilience, as well as discuss what the implications of that research mean for the future. To learn more or register for this webinar, or to view recordings of previous webinars, visit the APA website. To learn more about hazard mitigation planning, visit the FEMA website.
IAEM
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) hosts “One Link, One Bridge, Many Voices” e-Forums on Wednesdays at 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT. EMI e-Forums are one-hour, moderated webinar panel discussions, where EMI and the emergency management community discuss matters of interest related to emergency management and national preparedness with whole-community partners and peers. Through these forums, participants share their experiences in an informal exchange of ideas. EMI e-Forums are free of charge and available to anyone who wishes to participate. October 2018 webinars will include: Oct. 3 – The Emergency Management Profession at Universities; Oct. 17 – Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management; and Oct. 31 – Red Cross Emergency Management Programs. There will be no e-Forum on Oct. 3 due to the Columbus Day holiday, and the topic for Oct. 24 will be announced later. Participate online, or call-in at 800-320-4330, PIN 107622.
The New Indian Express
The Education Department is planning to introduce disaster management principles in the school curriculum in the aftermath of the recent flood havoc. In line with this, a one-day workshop on the subject was held under the aegis of the State Council Educational Research and Training (SCERT) here in association with UNICEF and National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru.
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The Associated Press via KGTV-TV
A powerful tornado that carved a path through parts of Canada’s capital snapped trees, tossed cars and obliterated dozens of homes leaving what the city’s mayor on Saturday said resembled “a war scene.”
More than 150,000 customers were still without power following the tornado, which churned through pockets of Ottawa’s west and south ends, as well as densely populated sections of the neighboring Quebec city of Gatineau late Friday.
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Homeland Security Today
At least 42 deaths have now been attributed to Hurricane Florence, according to officials. There were 31 deaths in North Carolina, nine in South Carolina and two in Virginia. Well over half of those killed were in vehicles.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he knows the damage in his state will add up to billions of dollars, but said with the effects on the storm ongoing, there was no way to make a more accurate estimate.
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EDM Digest
A wildfire whipped by strong winds on Tuesday forced dozens of people to evacuate part of a southern Croatian peninsula.
Some 50 soldiers joined firefighters to help contain the blaze, which reached villages in the small hamlet of Mokalo, in a touristy area close to the village of Orebic, after erupting in bushy terrain on the Peljesac peninsula early on Tuesday.
The area is connected with a ferry line to the nearby popular island of Korcula in the Adriatic Sea.
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s altruistic spirit has been strong and vibrant after the typhoon. Students have helped clean up their schools, the tourism sector offered free bus rides to residents in the New Territories, volunteers from one church distributed food to the elderly, to give just a few examples.
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Gulf Times
At least 155 people have been killed in landslides and other accidents caused by Typhoon Mangkhut and monsoon rains in the Philippines, officials said Sunday.
More than 70 people were still missing in the accidents, according to police and local disaster relief officials.
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