This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here October 14, 2021 .IAEM CONFERENCE NEWS IAEM Annual Conference begins tomorrow — onsite registration opens IAEM IAEM's 69th Annual Conference & EMEX welcomes attendees tomorrow, Oct. 15, with the beginning of pre-conference training. The Welcome and Networking Party will kick off the primary conference on Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EDT, Oct. 17. Onsite registration is available in the DeVos Place Convention Center. The program is packed full of dynamic speakers and special events. Secure your spot today and see why 98% of conference attendees have found invaluable networking opportunities at IAEM and come back year after year. IAEM asks that all attendees wear a mask during all conference sessions and events. Click here for all event policies. Learn more about the conference. Annual Conference & EMEX sponsor of the week: LiRo IAEM The LiRo Group is an award-winning Integrated Construction, Design, and Technology Solutions’ firm, consistently ranking among the U.S.’s top companies in a variety of sectors. Since our founding in 1984, we continue to meet tough construction/ program management, engineering, environmental, and architectural challenges head on. LiRo offers comprehensive knowledge and experience in disaster recovery and resiliency planning services. .IAEM SCHOLARSHIP Bid in the IAEM Scholarship Online Auction to help deserving students earn degrees IAEM Even if you are not at the 2021 IAEM Annual Conference, you can participate in the Online Auction. Bidding is now open and will close at 12:45 a.m. EDT on Oct. 20. Items will be added in the IAEM Scholarship Program Online Auction every day until it closes, so keep checking back to see what your colleagues may be donating onsite. Many incredible items and experiences are available in the portal. Multiple COVID Event Challenge Coins, and other challenge coins. Hilton Head Island Vacation. Several High-end Italian Silver Jewelry Sets. Montana Mountaintop Retreat for Eight. Mystery Box. White House Christmas Ornaments. Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Gala. Sleep in a Caboose in the Smokies and Visit the Buffalo. FDNY Patches. And more! Bid in the online auction by visiting www.biddingforgood.com/IAEMScholarshipProgram to set up your Bidding For Good account – and then follow the auction using mobile bidding, if you don’t want to be outbid. .IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS 2022 Preparedness Summit issues call for abstracts — submit by Oct. 20 IAEM The COVID-19 pandemic has forced public health professionals across the globe to reevaluate what it means to be prepared for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disaster response. The 2022 Preparedness Summit, "Reimagining Preparedness in the Era of COVID-19," will provide an opportunity to reflect on lessons learned from current and previous responses, and highlight tools, resources, and learnings that we can apply into the future. Submit an abstract by Oct. 20 for the 2022 Preparedness Summit to be held April 3-7, 2022, in Atlanta. Learn more details at www.preparednesssummit.org.  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Veoci Reframing Resilience for Long Term Care Facilities: On-Demand Webinar Digitized Proof of Vaccination: Simplifying the Return to Work Process: On-Demand Webinar Upcoming Webinar: Do Better When You Know Better: Pearls and Pitfalls of After Action Review Alameda and Palo Alto of California Implement CERT Best Practices with Veoci The University Of South Florida Achieves Emergency Management Accreditation Using Veoci FEMA updates Fiscal Year 2022 indicator amounts IAEM FEMA recently updated the Fiscal Year 2022 per capita indicator amounts. These amounts regulate the minimum and maximum awards amounts for various grants through the agency’s Individual Assistance and Public Assistance programs. They also outline the amounts used to calculate disaster declarations for local, state, tribal, and territorial governments. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act prescribes that FEMA adjust these limits annually. FEMA based the adjustments on a Sept. 14 increase in the U.S. Department of Labor Consumer Price Index. Disaster fatigue is getting worse with more billion-dollar extreme weather events The Hill Spectacularly costly disasters are our new normal. Major hurricanes are devastating coastal communities and bringing flooding thousands of miles inland. Wildfires are burning for months. Heatwaves are scorching places where people don’t have air conditioning. Events like these have all happened just this year, and they contributed to another huge annual bill of billion-dollar disasters tracked by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The cleanup and recovery from these events can take weeks, months, even years. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Innovative Strategies for Resilient, Prepared Communities For over 36 years, IEM’s team of nationally recognized emergency management, disaster recovery, and crisis response leaders have applied their expertise, experience, and innovative solutions helping communities prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against disasters, public health emergencies, and other hazards. No matter the crisis, #TeamIEM is prepared to take on the challenge. How can we help you create a more resilient future? LEARN MORE Flooding could shut down a quarter of all critical infrastructure in the US Axios About 25%, or 1 in 4 units of critical infrastructure, such as police stations, airports and hospitals, are at risk of being rendered inoperable due to flooding, a comprehensive new report finds. The report points to climate change for heightening risks. READ MORE .EM NEWS Shake Out with FEMA on October 21 IAEM Earthquakes can happen anywhere, which is why everyone should know how to protect themselves should an earthquake occur. Join the emergency management community on Oct. 21 to participate in International ShakeOut Day. Every year, ShakeOut Day is the third Thursday in October and is a day of individual and community events featuring the largest earthquake drill ever, organized to inspire others to get ready for big earthquakes and to prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes. What we do to prepare now before the next big earthquake will determine how well we can survive and recover. ShakeOut will occur in houses, workplaces, schools, and public spaces at 10:21 a.m. local time on Oct. 21. Visit the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills YouTube page for resources. Register as a participant and receive information on how to prepare for earthquakes and what actions to take during and after the shaking, as well as other ShakeOut news and updates.  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Ethos Preparedness Over 5,000 Facilities Trust Med Sled® Evacuation Equipment | See Why Patient Surge Cots | Scaling Up Care Fast with Ethos FREE WEBINAR | How Earthquake Early Warning Will Change Your Prep Plans Monarch Pass could serve as a new model for wildfire mitigation in treacherous areas Sky-Hi News About 90% of the tall spruce on Monarch Pass have been killed by beetles. If a fire were to spark there, the repercussions would be devastating. Power lines would fall. The Monarch ski area would be threatened. U.S. 50 would close. Recreation would slow and downstream economies would falter. And, perhaps most importantly, thousands of residents in the 23,000-square-mile Arkansas River Basin would for years see their watershed churning with sediment flowing from the burn scar. READ MORE Submit your nominations for the 2022 Director of the Year Award! Campus Safety It’s time to send in your nominations for the 2022 Campus Safety Director of the Year awards program! If you know a K-12 school, higher education or healthcare facility police chief, security director, emergency manager or VP of security and/or public safety (or the equivalent) who goes above and beyond the call of duty, demonstrating outstanding leadership skills, ingenuity, selflessness and overall achievement, we encourage you to submit his or her (or your) nomination. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Homeland Security Master of Professional Studies The master’s degree in Homeland Security provides a comprehensive, full field view of both current and emerging threats, as well as a cutting-edge graduate curriculum in homeland security studies that examines relevant national and information security policy and practices in the public and private sectors. LEARN MORE .HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE Can 50 separate public health systems contain a pandemic? Governing Packed football stadiums, concerts and bars give an impression that the U.S. has left the COVID-19 pandemic behind. But as of Oct. 9, the seven-day new case average was over 100,000, about 10 times what was seen in June. The country may be making headway, but Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warns that collective action is essential to preventing future surges. READ MORE Next on FDA's agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J vaccines* The Associated Press With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it’s their turn. Federal regulators begin tackling that question this week. READ MORE  FEATURED ARTICLE   Upgrade The Earthquake Safety And Functionality Of Your Building Promoted by Optimum Seismic Inc Does your apartment building meet today’s standards for seismic safety and interior layout? If built before the mid-1970s, it could benefit from an upgrade of both. LEARN MORE   Violence against health-care workers was rising. Then the pandemic hit, and made things worse. The Philadelphia Inquirer Violence against health-care workers in what are supposed to be places of healing has been a growing hazard of the profession in recent years, but the pandemic has worsened the situation. Nationally, health-care workers say they are under assault more than ever. Public health and medical workers have “experienced stigma, threats, and assaults” over the last year, the CDC noted. READ MORE .CLIMATE/WATER/WEATHER UPDATES DHS releases new climate action plan to ensure resilience Homeland Security Today The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new Climate Action Plan outlining the steps the Department is taking to tackle the climate crisis, including bolstering the Department’s ability to adapt to climate change, building national resilience, undertaking mitigation measures, and addressing key vulnerabilities. This plan is part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Disaster Recovery. Simplified Deloitte’s Close as You Go (CAYG) is a secure cloud-based software platform built to help agencies manage recovery documentation for procurement and contracting, model policies and procedures, and plan for disaster. Developed alongside specialists in preparedness and response, CAYG helps you prepare, so you can focus on recovery. LEARN MORE WHO: Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity Homeland Security Today Countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, launched October 11, in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, spells out the global health community’s prescription for climate action based on a growing body of research that establishes the many and inseparable links between climate and health. READ MORE Weather disaster-related deaths are down– warming could undo that trend National Geographic The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published a report in August containing some rare good news about extreme weather: Despite a sharp increase in the number of weather- and climate-related disasters reported worldwide over the past 50 years, the number of deaths tied to those disasters has dropped nearly threefold. To disaster researchers, that’s no surprise. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Online Executive Program from Harvard The online executive program Promoting Racial Equity in the Workplace runs from Sept. 13-17, 2021. Learn effective strategies for increasing diversity, inclusion, and racial equity within your organization while building your network.   LEARN MORE   Match Vaccine Supply with Resident Demand Address challenges around vaccine appointment scheduling. Avoid system crashes that frustrate and confuse residents. Data and targeting features increase reach and facilitate two-way communication. Automate appointment signup to provide clear status information. Generate vaccination heatmaps to discover and address problem areas. Request a Demo!   LEARN MORE   .CYBERSECURITY NEWS Biden signs school cybersecurity bill Nextgov President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law aimed at helping improve cybersecurity at K-12 schools and making them less vulnerable to ransomware attacks. The measure directs the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to study the cyber risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations to assist schools in facing those risks. READ MORE .NEW INSIGHTS Disasters: To flee or not to flee Homeland Security News Wire The Montecito debris flows that occurred in January 2018 were the result of a rare confluence of two uncommonly severe events: the Thomas Fire — at that time the largest wildfire in California history — which for weeks burned through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties; and the intense winter storm that followed. Researchers say it is important to keep residents — and emergency management offices — informed about rare but potentially lethal natural events. READ MORE .DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS Accurate and reliable responder location-tracking scheduled to be released early next year Homeland Security Today In the works for years, POINTER (Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Tracking for Emergency Responders) is scheduled for a soft commercial release in early 2022, with a full commercial rollout expected later in 2022. POINTER addresses a top priority for structural firefighting search and rescue operations: the ability to quickly locate a responder who might be disoriented or separated from their colleagues. READ MORE Earthquake system model with better detection capabilities Homeland Security News Wire Two University of Wyoming researchers developed a machine learning model that improves the accuracy of detecting earthquakes by 14.5 percent compared to the most accurate current existing model. Pejman Tahmasebi, an associate professor in the UW College of Engineering and Applied Science, led a study in which they have proposed a method that is more efficient in detecting seismic activity. READ MORE $1 device developed in Halifax that helps detect COVID-19 in sewers drawing global interest* CBC A $1 device developed at Dalhousie University in Halifax that can help detect COVID-19 in wastewater has been shipped across Canada and around the world to help researchers and public health in the battle against the deadly respiratory illness. The device is a small, spherical cage that contains an absorbent pad to collect samples from sewer systems. The specimens are then analyzed using lab equipment to determine whether COVID-19 is present in the wastewater. READ MORE .IAEM CERTIFICATION UPDATES Apply now to be in the next Certification Cohort and have fees for the CEM® waived IAEM IAEM is offering USA local, state/territory, or tribal emergency managers the opportunity to apply to have their IAEM CEM fees waived. To apply, an individual must meet the following eligibility criteria. Open to USA individuals who have not yet started the CEM application/exam process nor submitted the application fee. Interested candidates must be employed as emergency managers in one of the following jurisdictions to apply: city/county, other local government entity, state/territory, or tribal. Individuals must qualify for the CEM designation (requirements outlined on the IAEM website). Candidate must be committed to complete the application by Feb. 28, 2022, and exam by May 15, 2022. Download the application for this special fee waiver opportunity. The deadline to apply is Oct. 27, 2021. Selected individuals will be notified in November. .GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FEMA Exercise Support Program application deadline is November 1 IAEM FEMA’s National Exercise Program is accepting applications for the next round of exercise assistance. To be considered for the Fall 2021 round of the National Exercise Program, submissions are due by Nov.1. Visit FEMA.gov for instructions on how to request support. Sponsors should email completed support request packages to NEP@fema.dhs.gov by the deadline. For jurisdictions not ready to submit a request at this time, the National Exercise Program will hold additional exercise support rounds in spring and fall of 2022. The National Exercise Program is a two-year cycle of exercises across the nation that examine and validate capabilities in all preparedness mission areas. The National Exercise Program offers state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions no-cost assistance for exercise design, development, conduct and evaluation to validate capabilities across all mission areas. .SURVEY REQUESTS FEMA hosts webinars on 2021 National Household Survey Results IAEM Each year, FEMA assesses the Nation’s progress in building a culture of preparedness by using the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2021, FEMA used phone and web-based surveys, gathering responses in English and Spanish, to garner responses from over 7,000 individuals. The NHS assists FEMA to review the perceptions and experiences that influence people to take steps to become more prepared. Based on the 2021 National Household Survey, the agency has identified four opportunities for ways that federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments can all work together to create a more prepared and resilient nation. Join the NHS Webinars to learn more about the results of the 2021 National Household Survey: 2021 NHS Summary Part I – Key Findings and National Overview, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, Oct. 14, and 2021 NHS Summary Part II – Hazards and Demographic Summaries, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, Oct. 28. .EM CALENDAR IAEM-USA Children and Disaster Caucus seeks input via survey on 'Addressing Needs of Children During COVID' IAEM The IAEM-USA Children and Disaster Caucus exists to advocate for and facilitate the inclusion of the needs of children in emergency planning and response before, during, and after emergencies. To best advocate for the needs of children, the Caucus seeks to understand how those needs are being met. The caucus is asking IAEM members to please share their organization and emergency management/work experiences in respect to how the needs of children were addressed during COVID to date. Demographic data will be collected for statistical analysis, but responses will be anonymous. This survey should take around eight minutes to complete. .IAEM-EUROPA NEWS Committee report finds UK COVID-19 response one of the worst ever public health failures Homeland Security Today A new report that aims to highlight lessons learned from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been released by the U.K.’s Health and Social Care Committee and the Science and Technology Committee, which contain members of parliament from all parties. As the report states, the U.K. fared “significantly worse” in terms of COVID-19 deaths than many other countries, including those in Asia who had less time to prepare after the outbreak became known. READ MORE Italy is about to bring in the strictest COVID-19 measures in Europe* CBC Despite violent protests in Rome this weekend over new COVID-19 requirements for workplaces, Italy is moving ahead with the strictest measures against COVID-19 in Europe. Late Saturday, some 10,000 protesters marched through the streets of Rome. Several hundred broke off to storm the headquarters of Italy's largest union, breaking windows and equipment. READ MORE Prosecutor proposes referring 27 people to trial over deadly Mati blaze* ekathimerini.com An Athens prosecutor proposed referring a total of 27 people to trial, among them some prominent members of the previous SYRIZA administration, over the deadly wildfire that destroyed the seaside resort of Mati, western Attica, in 2018, the worst-affected area in the inferno that killed 102 people and injured scores. READ MORE .IAEM-INTERNATIONAL NEWS IDF to hold emergency preparedness drill in south* The Times of Israel The Israel Defense Forces announces it will be conducting an emergency preparedness exercise in the southern Merhavim Regional Council tomorrow. When the sirens sound, residents and workers in the area are expected to find their nearest bomb shelters to prepare them for a possible real rocket barrage, the IDF says. READ MORE .IAEM-JAPAN NEWS Japan's first typhoon research institute opens at Yokohama National University The Japan Times A research institute solely dedicated to studying typhoons opened earlier this month at Yokohama National University near Tokyo, becoming the first of its kind in Japan. The Typhoon Science and Technology Research Center, set up Oct. 1, brings together experts from private and government sectors as well as academia with the aim of predicting the damage caused by typhoons and designing a framework for countermeasures. READ MORE .AROUND THE WORLD Power returns to Lebanon after a 24-hour blackout* NPR Electricity was restored to Lebanon's troubled power grid Sunday, a day after residents of the nation endured a full-on blackout amid ongoing fuel shortages. The nation's army began providing emergency fuel supplies, offering a partial restoration of power and a glimmer of hope, despite fears of more blackouts. The nation's power grid shut down Saturday after weeks of providing only a few hours of electricity each day. READ MORE Hundreds evacuated as red-hot lava threatens homes in Spain's La Palma* Reuters Over 700 residents were ordered to abandon their homes on Tuesday on the Spanish island of La Palma as red-hot lava advanced towards their neighborhood. READ MORE Thousands evacuated as heavy flooding hits Shanxi and Shaanxi China Daily The China National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Emergency Management jointly issued a level four emergency response on Saturday as heavy flooding hit the provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi. The two government bodies have sent a working team to the affected areas to help with disaster relief. China has a four-tier flood control emergency response system, with level one being the most severe. READ MORE Toddler dies, 27 homes destroyed in Zambo City due to bad weather Philippine News Agency two-year-old girl was pinned to death while 27 houses were destroyed due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Maring in this city, officials disclosed Monday. READ MORE Greece: Fire ravaged island of Evia hit by floods, mudslides; dozens evacuated Republic World As many as 100 people were rescued during the emergency evacuations from across several "rain battered villages" in the Greek island of Evia on Sunday, October 10, as heavy downpours and thunderstorms wreaked havoc in the region. READ MORE   IAEM Dispatch Connect with IAEM Hailey Golden, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2630 | Download media kit Bob Kowalski, Executive Editor, MultiView, 469-420-2650 | Contribute news International Association of Emergency Managers 201 Park Washington Court  |  Falls Church, VA 22046-4527  Elizabeth B. Armstrong, MAM, CAE, IAEM CEO, IAEM Executive Director Dawn M. 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