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There is only one more day to save up to $100 with the early bird discount to the IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX in Long Beach, California, Nov. 10-15, 2017. View our rates and register today. The conference program is available at on our conference website. If your travel is not yet approved, you can still lock in rates with our payment options.
IAEM
Next month, during the IAEM Annual Conference, the IAEM Scholarship Commission will host a live and silent auction. For the first time, bidding for the silent auction will be online and even those not attending the conference will be able to participate. IAEM needs your help collecting items for the auction. Please consider donating items to the auction. Those that sell well are items that you would like to buy (for instance, electronic gadgets, jewelry, collectibles, regional foods, gift certificates, sports memorabilia, collectibles, etc.) Contact Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley to let her know what you are bringing. We would like to start listing the silent auction items online. If you want to send an item in advance or are not attending the conference, you can request a special shipping label. Please help in making this year’s auctions the best ever.
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Ghana News Agency
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has ECOWAS to establish an emergency fund for disaster management in the sub-region. Seji Saji, the deputy director general of NADMO said there was the need for ECOWAS to reinforce its role and mandate in humanitarian response and coordination in the sub-region by setting up dedicated funds for the management of disaster emergencies at the strategic level through the development of common strategies, priorities and shared goals.
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ReliefWeb
A landmark meeting in the Pacific focused on integrated efforts to protect lives and livelihoods from the negative impact of disaster and climate risk will open tomorrow.
More than 200 government officials and representatives from across the development sector will convene for the 2017 Joint Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Roundtable and in Fiji.
The joint event takes place a week ahead of International Day for Disaster Reduction.
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IAEM
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides the opportunity for homeowners, renters, and businesses to purchase flood insurance for financial protection against flooding. FEMA continues to take important steps to comply with flood insurance reform legislation outlined in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12) and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA). One way to comply is by implementing the incremental rate increases needed to bring rates to full risk. Presently, because 80 percent of NFIP policyholders already paid a full-risk rate prior to passage of BW-12 or HFIAA, NFIP policyholders are minimally impacted. The NFIP is working with the Write Your Own (WYO) insurance companies to inform insurance agents and other stakeholders on the changes that will take effect next year on Apr. 1, 2018. A couple of key changes being made to the program include updated Insurance Policy Premium Increases conforming to the premium rate caps established by BW-12 and HFIAA. Premiums will increase from an average of 8% beginning Apr. 1, 2018. These amounts do not include the HFIAA surcharge or the Federal Policy Fee. For more specific information on individual policy rate changes, please view the WYO Program Bulletin.
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IAEM
FEMA is urging all Americans to participate in the 2017 Great ShakeOut, the largest annual earthquake drill, as a way of learning how to react in the event of an earthquake. The Great ShakeOut is the annual earthquake drill held on the third Thursday of October. It is coordinated across all states and territories with support from the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the Southern California Earthquake Center, the Ready Campaign, Prepareathon, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, ShakeOut.org, and others. The Great ShakeOut will be on Oct. 19 at 10:19 a.m. local time. At that time, participants will "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" as practice for what to do in the event of an earthquake. Quakes could happen in at least 33 states and territories that have moderate to very high risk of earthquake, in addition to other states also at risk nationwide. Knowing what to do before an earthquake could determine how well you survive and recover. Learn steps that you can take with the Earthquake Safety Checklist.
WUFT-Radio
Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate spoke at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service Thursday night. Fugate led FEMA during the Obama administration and oversaw the responses to major disasters including Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Matthew and the 2016 flooding in Louisiana. Facing more intense disasters, Fugate discussed the rising cost of natural hazards and growing disaster risk.
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The Drive
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began a unique program to more closely study these devastating tropical storms and their impacts using small, expendable drones called Coyotes. But despite the system proving its worth as recently as the monitoring of Hurricane Maria, the project is now effectively dead amid a funding crisis that has begun to threaten the agency’s aerial research efforts.
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IAEM
The IAEM Global Student Council is inviting all IAEM student members to participate in its 2017 International Association for Emergency Manager’s Global Student Council Essay Competition. In its second annual essay competition, the IAEM Global Student Council wishes to understand the perceptions of students regarding the practicality of FEMA’s Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management. Download the essay competition guidelines for details, and submit your essay to iaemgsc@gmail.com by the extended deadline of Oct. 21, 2017.
The Pew Charitable Trusts
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, large swaths of Florida went without power for days. Sweaty and frustrating for millions, the lack of electricity could have been deadly for tens of thousands of mostly elderly Floridians who rely on home health equipment such as oxygen concentrators, ventilators, motorized wheelchairs and dialysis machines.
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The Guardian
Two big earthquakes in Mexico last month were a tragic reminder that the country sits atop one of the most seismically active places on Earth. In particular, the magnitude 7.1 Puebla tremor on Sept. 19 demonstrated Mexico’s vulnerability, causing severe damage in Mexico City and taking more than 270 lives.
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Thorium X - The World's First Global Satellite Tablet.
Thorium X provides real-time connectivity from remote and disaster areas around the world. Fully rugged and IP65 waterproof with a 20 hour battery life, this tablet is great for outdoor use! When all other communications fail, feel safe knowing you can send and receive emails/e-forms using satellite, Wi-Fi and cellular service.
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Risk Management Magazine
On Dec. 17, 2016, hackers successfully targeted an electric transmission substation outside of Kiev, Ukraine, leaving part of the city without power for about an hour. Widely thought to be attributable to the Russian government, the incident was the second attack to cause a power outage in Ukraine in as many years.
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Risk Management Magazine
At its peak in late August and early September, Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 hurricane moving at 130 miles per hour, leaving fatalities and untold economic losses in its wake. Over one week, the hurricane dumped approximately 33 trillion gallons of rain on Texas and Louisiana and led to at least 82 deaths in the United States.
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Everything Your Team Needs to Prepare for, Respond to, and Report on Issues Anytime, Anywhere, From Any Device!
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Domestic Preparedness
Studies show that children’s learning improves when they feel both physically and emotionally safe. As “National Safe Schools Week” (Oct. 16-20, 2017) approaches, it is an appropriate time to discuss how to create these environments through safe schools programs in local communities across the United States.
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Houstonia
Jeff Balke writes: "Are you looking at the hurricane again?” My wife was glaring at me across our grocery cart inside H-E-B. “Because, if you are, I’m going to have you declared mentally insane."
It was nearly a week after Hurricane Harvey had ravaged the city, and I was still obsessed, now with Hurricane Irma.
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FIU News
The largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has rocked Las Vegas, pushing the aftermath of Hurricane Maria to inside pages of newspapers and well beyond top-of-the-hour stories in news broadcasts. Just a week prior, news of Hurricane Maria had claimed the top spot from the earthquakes of Mexico, which had replaced headlines about Hurricane Irma.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Research from the University of South Australia has shown for the first time that drones can be used to detect human vital signs in war zones and natural disasters. The researchers have successfully trialed unmanned aerial vehicles to measure heart and respiratory rates using remote-sensing imaging systems, while hovering three meters from humans.
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Route Fifty
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and the two recent earthquakes that hit Mexico have local officials understandably revisiting evacuation planning, which in many cases amounts to a neat visualization of regional traffic or Twitter activity with relatively little real data analysis. In particular, hurricanes generally come with a few days of advance notice that afford governments a window to study typical traffic patterns in the area and identify those routes most likely to flood.
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Emergency Management
One of the hats emergency managers wear is community outreach. They must share research and best practices, but also create long-term behavior change. Today, outreach revolves mostly around event booths, mailers, pamphlets, booklets and presentations. Emergency managers show up at fairs and farmers markets, hold town hall meetings, or speak at schools or religious centers.
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CNBC
NASA scientists are working overtime to develop data products that help first responders in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria left the U.S. territory ravaged on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
When the storm barreled over the island, it took out much of Puerto Rico's electrical grid. Now, for the first time ever, NASA is using its Black Marble HD satellite technology to create composite images showing power outages, like the one embedded above. Black Marble HD allows NASA to see lights on Earth at night.
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XinhuaNet
Social networking apps did more than connect people after a powerful earthquake toppled buildings in Mexico City on Sept. 19. They served to save lives by getting help to disaster sites where scores of residents were trapped under rubble.
"Society has found an ally in technology," cybersecurity expert Luis Novoa Romo told Xinhua.
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The Hill
Scammers looking to push hoaxes flocked to Facebook in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting to take advantage of Facebook’s safety check feature.
During major crises like shootings and natural disasters, Facebook lets users in the affected area mark themselves “safe,” sending out a notification to their friends and family on Facebook.
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IAEM
Online applications received by Aug. 31, 2017, were reviewed during the September 2017 Certification Commission meeting. Candidates will be notified of the results during the week of Oct. 22, 2017. Notification letters will be posted on the candidate’s dashboard through the online application portal.
IAEM
The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS), a partner of IAEM, published its latest newsletter in September 2017. TIEMS Newsletter Issue No. 30 includes news from TIEMS, as well as other global emergency management and disaster response news.
IAEM
Join us live at the IAEM 2017 Annual Conference, in Long Beach, California, for our next Think Tank moderated by Rich Serino on Nov. 14, 2017, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST, or register to participate online. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Big Data (BD) are transforming nearly every aspect of society – how we work, how we play, and how we live. Learn how AI, ML and BD are making revolutionary changes in emergency management at the IAEM Think Tank. Speakers will include: Ahmad Wani, CEO and co-founder of One Concern; Clive Cook, president of Geocosmo; and Greg Brunelle, director of global engagement in North America and senior emergency management advisor, One Concern.
The Guardian
At least 59 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history on Sunday night, when a gunman opened fire on an open-air music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino on the Las Vegas strip.
A further 527 people were injured, Las Vegas police said, as casualty figures continued to rise. The death toll surpassed the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in June 2016, when 49 people were killed.
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The Guardian
The Queensland city of Bundaberg has endured its biggest one-day downpour in more than half a century, causing flash flooding and leaving thousands without power.
A Bureau of Meteorology spokeswoman said the Wide Bay city had received more than 340mm rain on Monday, breaking a 64-year record by more than 60mm.
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The Associated Press via News24
The death toll from Mexico's magnitude 7.1 earthquake rose to 361 on Sunday after another casualty was confirmed in the capital, where a search continued at a collapsed seven-storey office building in a central neighbourhood.
National Civil Defence chief Luis Felipe Puente reported on Twitter that the dead include 220 people killed in Mexico City by the September 19 quake. The rest were in Morelos, Puebla and three other states.
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Northbound Philippines News Online
A woman died while some 600 families were affected by severe floods in the last two days in Koronadal City and Tantangan town in South Cotabato.
Gregorio Presga, chair of Barangay Saravia in Koronadal City, said a woman resident of their village died after she was swept by a flashflood in a creek in the area following heavy rains on Monday afternoon.
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The New Indian Express
According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 78,275 people have been affected by the Assam floods till now.
The floods wreaked havoc in a total of 86 villages of the state’s five districts, namely Lakhimpur, South-Salmara, Goalpara, Hojai, and Karbi-Anglong, as per the report.
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