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You have no excuses for missing this year’s IAEM Annual Conference! If you cannot travel to the conference, we are bringing the conference to you. The digital pass will give you access to several live streams and recordings of the keynote and plenary sessions, as well as one recorded session in each spotlight and breakout session block. It will even include the popular EMvision Talks session. The program includes 13 learning opportunities, and sessions that are live streamed will be recorded so that you may view sessions at your convenience during the next several months (except for one speaker on Oct. 19). Access to the conference digital pass is a bargain. Digital passes are available for $89 (IAEM members) or $197 (non-members). IAEM Student members may purchase the digital pass for $25. Register today to receive your digital pass.
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Since 2002, the IAEM Scholarship Program has provided $87,000 in scholarships through a competitive process to 50 deserving full-time students working towards degrees in emergency management, disaster management or a closely related program of study. Next month, many of you will be attending the IAEM Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia. Before you leave home, don’t forget look around and put the item that you think will sell well in the auction into your suitcase. If you want to send an item in advance, contact Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley for a shipping label. Items that sell the best in the auctions are items that you would want to purchase for yourself, such as: jewelry, electronics, collectibles (sports, fire, emergency, decorative), challenge coins, gift cards, holiday items and decorations, food baskets, or wine. Items will be sold at either the Live Auction (sponsored by American Military University) on Oct. 18, on the stage in the EMEX exhibit hall from 6:30-8:00 p.m. or the Silent Auction. The Silent Auction bidding will close on Oct. 19 at noon.
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The Japan Times
Six typhoons have made landfall this year on the Japanese archipelago, already giving 2016 the distinction of being the second-worst year in terms of direct typhoon hits in modern times. But it’s only Sept. 25 — the season’s not nearly over and we’re getting closer to matching or surpassing the 2004 record when 10 of those unwelcome visitors pounded Japan.
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The Hindu
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Himachal Pradesh was the first state in the Himalayan region to have a Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Atlas.
“A paradigm shift has been made in disaster management. From classical relief centric to the holistic approach. Managing disasters is necessarily a collaborative and complex exercise warranting integration of disaster risk reduction strategies with involvement of local communities,” Singh said presiding at the State Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction.
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For the first time on the Atlantic Seaboard, 16 hours of comprehensive training for FEMA’s Public Assistance Program at the IAEM conference.
The training includes 50 Excel spreadsheets and forms to assist in disaster cost recovery.
Register at iaemconference.info
Presented by: Mike Martinet, MS, CEM
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Insurance Business Canada
The Insurance Bureau of Canada discussed with the Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce the various weather-related risks that affect Islanders and all Canadians, highlighting the need to increase the country’s preparedness for future disasters.
IBC vice president, Atlantic, Amanda Dean gave a speech during the presentation, entitled Floods, fires and other forces of nature: How to disaster-proof Canada.
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Reuters via Business Insider
An earthquake that killed 297 people in central Italy last month caused damage worth at least $4.5 billion, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said.
Renzi, who is looking for as much fiscal leeway as possible from the European Commission as he prepares his 2017 budget, has said he expects earthquake-related costs to be excluded from the EU's budget deficit limits.
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WPXI-TV
Officials have begun investigating building code violations in central Italy where an earthquake turned structures into rubble this past week.
The 6.2 magnitude quake killed at least 290 people, most of them in the small city of Amatrice. Citizens and authorities are still searching the ruins for victims.
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All Africa
The Civil Protection Unit has started carrying out awareness campaigns to educate people in flood-prone areas on disaster preparedness and management.
Normal to above normal rains are expected during the 2016-17 season and some areas are likely to experience flooding.
The high-risk flood areas are Mbire, Centenary, Kariba, Gokwe North, Beitbridge, Tsholotsho, Chiredzi, Mwenezi, Chipinge and Nyanga.
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Stay safe with the Gorman-Redlich CRW-S NOAA Weather Radio receiver, which includes SAME decoding and interfaces with digital signage, emergency lighting, PA systems and more. READ MORE
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Stuff.co.nz
Wellington homeowners could be forced to earthquake strengthen their houses if new regulations proposed to future-proof the city against disasters go ahead.
In a bid to make the capital more resilient against the crippling impact of a big earthquake, a group of experts, led by Wellington City Council, has proposed the city consider making it compulsory for all new houses to be built with solar panels, emergency water tanks and bike spaces.
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As a result of the many flood disasters beginning with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 through Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the cost of policy claims has far exceeded the amount of premiums and accumulated surplus, resulting in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) incurring a $23 billion debt to the U.S. Treasury. In the wake of these large flood events, the government has decided to more actively manage risk by creating a reinsurance program and developing a policyholder reserve fund. Through the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12) and the Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA 2014), FEMA received the authority to secure reinsurance from the private reinsurance and capital markets. To successfully implement a high quality reinsurance program at the federal level starting in early January 2017, the NFIP Reinsurance Initiative Team is taking measured steps to identify and resolve any barriers or issues in advance of the implementation. This initiative will start in September by purchasing $1 million in reinsurance to prepare for a larger purchase early next year. The 2016 NFIP Reinsurance Program’s goal is to successfully transfer $1 million of the NFIP risk to the private reinsurance market, at a fair and reasonable price to the federal government. Learn more.
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FEMA officials announced funding awards for the Fiscal Year 2016 Continuing Training Grants program. The Homeland Security National Training Program’s Continuing Training Grants will provide $11.5 million to selected recipients for the development and delivery of innovative training programs. FEMA administers these grants as cooperative agreements. The 2016 grants are awarded to recipients listed in the following categories:
- Economic Recovery: The National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University receives $1,506,000.
- Cybersecurity: The University of Texas at San Antonio, representing the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, receives $3,015,000.
- Hazardous Materials: Georgia Tech Research Institute receives $1 million; and The International Association of Fire Fighters also receives $1 million.
- Rural Preparedness: The Center for Rural Development, representing the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium, receives $5 million.
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Four times each year, the monthly IAEM Bulletin publishes a special focus issue with articles built around a common theme. Visit the IAEM website to see this year’s special focus issue themes. The IAEM-Global Editorial Work Group would appreciate suggestions for 2017 special focus issue themes from IAEM members and other IAEM Dispatch subscribers. Please ensure that your suggested theme has a broad enough focus to include a number of article topics that could fall beneath its umbrella. Include a title for your theme and list at least six to seven article topics that would appeal to Bulletin readers and that are aspects of your theme. Then email your proposal to IAEM Bulletin Editor Karen Thompson by Nov. 15, 2016.
The Atlantic
At 3 a.m. on the morning of May 17, 2012, the town of Timpson, Texas, was awoken by the largest earthquake ever measured in the eastern half of the state. The 4.8 magnitude tremor shattered glass cabinets and knocked deer heads off the wall. “One respondent reported his fireplace came down inside his residence, and his south exterior brick wall ‘blew off’ the house,” reported a definitive study.
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The Patriot Ledger
From space, they appear as a giant mass of swirling clouds that can cover half of the continental United States, but this hides the chaos below. Hurricanes are intensely powerful storms that can flood cities with heavy rains and high surf or wreck them with their strong winds and multiple tornadoes.
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CIO Review
Fifteen years ago the nation experienced a horrific act of terrorism. The havoc wreaked by the events on Sept. 11, 2001, and the subsequent emergency response and recovery efforts served as a turning point, transforming the way in which this country approaches disaster management and long-term rebuilding efforts.
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ARRL
Amateur Radio volunteers went on alert following an afternoon explosion on Sept. 21 at the Aguirre Central Power Generator in Salinas that left some 1.5 million residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico without power.
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The Wall Street Journal
Along a scrubby mountain range on the northern rim of Los Angeles, a developer is planning to build a 188-unit luxury community in one of the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones.
In the hills of San Diego County, 150 miles to the south, builders are planning a project featuring more than 1,800 homes, 20,000 square feet of commercial space and a hotel on land scorched during one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in California’s history, in 2003.
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CNN
The New Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles has been described as one of the most complicated skyscraper projects ever attempted.
At 1,100 feet, the billon-dollar tower will be the tallest building on the Pacific Coast when it opens next year, outstripping the nearby U.S. Bank Tower.
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Co.Exist
After the massive 2015 earthquake destroyed a district hospital in Nepal, doctors started working out of tents, relying on donated technology to connect critical medical equipment to a power source outside. But the connection broke — and no spare parts were available locally.
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Nikkei Asian Review
This year has offered an unusual number of opportunities for Japanese typhoon forecasters to test and evaluate their skills and abilities, as powerful storms pummeled the nation.
Despite all the advanced technologies available, it is still difficult to predict when a typhoon will form, where it is going and how strong it will be.
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Phys.org
Earlier this year, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory was able to detect a gravity wave wafting through space from two colliding black holes billions of years ago.
Now a group of researchers at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas has built a much smaller ring laser interferometer to explore how it could detect geophysical effects such as earthquake-generated ground rotation and infrasound from convective storms and have demonstrated the technology's potential as an early-warning system for natural disasters.
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Do you have questions about the IAEM certification program? IAEM has a Frequently Asked Questions page to answer common inquiries. If your question isn’t covered, send it to Kate McClimans. We will expand the information in our FAQs and make it easier for candidates to get the information needed for the certification process. And, your question may be addressed in more detail in a future CEM Corner article in the IAEM Bulletin.
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IAEM Annual Conference features two sessions on alternative fuel vehicles in emergency response
When petroleum is in short supply, alternative fuel vehicles can provide needed transportation services and help communities prepare for and recover from disaster. Having a diverse fuel mix is one of the key resiliency strategies that communities employ to ensure continuous operations during emergencies. IAEM partnered with the National Association of State Energy Officials and others to launch the Initiative for Resilience in Energy through Vehicles (iREV), a nation-wide project that has developed resources that emergency planners can use to integrate alternative fuel vehicles into emergency planning and response activities. On Oct. 19, join us at the IAEM Annual Conference for two afternoon breakouts to learn about how alternative fuel vehicles have been used successfully in emergencies, review new resources and tools for emergency planners, network with energy assurance and alternative fuel stakeholders, and explore opportunities for alternative fuels to be integrated into emergency planning and response.” Learn more about the IAEM Annual Conference, Oct. 14-19, 2016, in Savannah, Georgia.
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The next IAEM Think Tank will feature an expert panel discussing emergency management’s role in not only preparing their communities for the rise in active shooter or threat incidents, but also in responding to and recovering from such events. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Our Think Tank will focus on active shooter situations from the emergency management perspective. The Think Tank panel, facilitated by Rich Serino, will broadcast live from the IAEM Annual Conference on Monday. Oct. 17, 2016, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT. Register online.
Daily Mail
One thousand people have already been evacuated in rural town that is bracing for floodwaters which are expected to be the worst since 1990.
People in Forbes, about 375 kilometres west of Sydney, were ordered to evacuate on Saturday while residents at Condobolin remain on stand-by as waters continued to rise.
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USA Today
At least four people were killed and more than 250 injured In Taiwan as Typhoon Megi slammed into the island nation on Tuesday, local media reported.
The storm had winds of 132 mph at landfall, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said, making it the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane.
Many people were injured by wind-blown objects, according to the Associated Press. Several tourists were hurt after a tour bus overturned.
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CNN
Temporary barriers appeared to prevent serious flooding Tuesday in Iowa's second-largest city, but officials are warning thousands of evacuated Cedar Rapids residents to stay away for a couple more days.
"It's not time yet to go back to life as usual, but we're getting close," City Manager Jeff Pomeranz told reporters late Tuesday morning after the Cedar River crested there just above 22 feet — 6 feet above what is considered major flood stage.
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UPI
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck about 80 miles off the east coast of Japan at a depth of about 6 miles on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The Japanese city nearest to the quake is Katsuura with a population of about 22,300. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning related to the earthquake.
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BNO News
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck off the Philippine island of Mindanao, with shaking felt as far away as Mati, Tagum City, and Davao City, seismologists say. No tsunami warning has been issued. The earthquake, which struck at 6:53 a.m. local time on Saturday, was centered about 21 miles southeast of Bobon.
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Relief Web
A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Fiji on Sunday shortly after another hit off Tonga but there was no threat of a tsunami, U.S. seismologists said.
The offshore quake occurred at 9:28 am , centered around 62 miles northeast of the Fijian island of Ndoi at a depth of 369 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website.
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CNBC
A cluster of earthquakes in Southern California the past two days jolted an area near the San Andreas Fault and was closely being watched by seismologists.
In all, more than 140 earthquakes have shaken Imperial County's Salton Sea area, including at least two 4.3 magnitude temblors that struck Monday south of Bombay Beach, according to a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist.
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The Weather Channel
A fast-moving brush fire on top of Loma Prieta in California's Santa Cruz Mountains has led to mandatory evacuations.
The Loma fire is threatening homes and has grown to least 1,000 acres, according to Cal Fire, and is 5 percent contained. Evacuations have been ordered for 300 structures near the fire on Casa Loma Road, Loma Chiquita Road, and Loma Prieta Road, according to Cal Fire.
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