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This week, FEMA released David Kaufman’s PrepTalk “Our Changing World: The Challenge for Emergency Managers.” In his PrepTalk, Kaufman explains the evolving trends around the world, where they intersect, and how they will dictate the future of emergency management. Kaufman is the vice president and director for safety and security at CNA, a nonprofit research and analysis organization that is located in Arlington, Virginia. He also has served as the associate administrator for the Office of Policy and Program Analysis, and the International Affairs Division at FEMA. His PrepTalk video and additional resources are available on the FEMA website. PrepTalks are a partnership between FEMA, IAEM, the National Emergency Management Association, the National Homeland Security Consortium, and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security.
IAEM
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, the Conference Committee chairs will host a webinar on “Expanding Your Conference Experience: Getting the Most out of the IAEM Annual Conference.” This is your chance to hear from the planners and obtain more details about the conference. Come prepared, and get the most out of your time away from the office. Register today for the webinar. To find out more about the conference, visit the website.
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IAEM
Don’t miss the dynamic sessions and events happening at the IAEM 67th Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 15-20, 2019. Be a part of the action, and register today. Add pre/post-conference training and fun networking events to enhance your time in Savannah. View the full conference program.
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Leverage the power and security of your existing P25 network to control your community's early warning siren system using the MC-Edge gateway and intuitive OptiWarn control software from Motorola Solutions. Traditional siren and alerting systems are notoriously vulnerable to security breaches and utilize antiquated controls and interfaces. Through the OptiWarn software, users can easily customize and configure their siren network, access information quickly and easily review reports and activation logs. And with the MC-Edge gateway, sirens can be controlled using existing P25 network with end-to-end encryption to guarantee the security of the system. Visit Motorola Solutions in booth 316 at the EMEX exhibit during the IAEM Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia. The exhibit is open Nov. 18-20, 2018. Learn more at www.iaemconference.info.
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IAEM
The IAEM-Oceania Council announced on Oct. 14, 2019, that its upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Dec. 3, 2019. Meeting details will be announced as they become available. IAEM-Oceania also issued a call for nominations on Oct. 14 for the positions of the council’s president and secretary, with the nominations deadline set for Nov. 4, 2019, 5:00 p.m. AEDT. Complete details were emailed to all IAEM-Oceania members on Oct. 14, 2019, and also are posted online in their entirety.
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IAEM-USA Region 4 announced a call for speakers on Oct. 21, 2019, for the IAEM-USA Region 4 2020 Annual Conference, which will be held in Huntsville, Alabama, on Apr. 26-29, 2020. The theme will be “To Resilience and Beyond!” Suggested speaker topics include, but are not limited to: resilience successes and best practices; long-term recovery planning; developing a social media presence; big data; integrating utilities into your recovery plan; disaster resilience and impact of climate change; emergency management lessons learned; readiness, response and recovery operational coordination; regional hazard mitigation plan application process; and coordination and cooperation of regional and federal responses. The deadline for speaker proposals is Jan. 13, 2020, 5:00 p.m. EST. Proposals must be emailed to John Walsh on the official proposal submission form by the deadline.
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Everbridge
With severe weather season intensifying, counties and cities across Florida share their perspective on hurricane preparedness and the benefits of leveraging Everbridge as their statewide mass notification platform, including improved situational intelligence, communication, and mutual aid. Watch Now.
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IAEM-USA Region 9 issued a call for nominations for the office of Region 9 vice president on Oct. 17, 2019. Region 9 voting members (Individual, Affiliate, Lifetime) received the call for nominations via email from IAEM Headquarters. Nominations will be accepted until Oct. 28, 2019, 5:00 p.m. EDT. Complete details are posted on the Region 9 web page.
Homeland Preparedness News
Terrorist threats against the United States continue to grow and evolve, including the use of non-conventional weapons, begging the question of whether this country is well-equipped for such attacks. The conclusion of experts who testified Thursday before the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery was that the country is not equipped.
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Science
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is shifting the foundations of its earthquake research, forcing a longtime center to compete for its continued existence while mandating that a single contractor, rather than two, manage its two large facilities for studying Earth’s shape and vibration. The agency announced the changes late last week in a meeting of its geoscience advisory committee at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Homeland Security News Wire
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been offering voluntary buyout programs to homeowners in flood-prone neighborhoods since the 1980s. And with increasingly powerful storms battering coastlines and flooding becoming more ubiquitous after heavy rains, these programs and the idea of managed coastal retreat have continued to garner more and more attention. A new study is the first to examine nationwide data on FEMA’s buyout program.
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IAEM
This month, FEMA announced that its analysis determined that the Public Assistance program’s Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) pilot program was not meeting its established objectives. Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power . The FEMA analysis of the public assistance pilot program identified positive outcomes in each of the seven disasters where the agency implemented STEP. However, FEMA found that repairs under the STEP pilot program generally could not be made quickly enough to effectively serve as shelter under section 403 of the Stafford Act. Disaster survivors for future Presidentially declared disasters will continue to have access to a range of assistance programs to help them find shelter and temporary housing.
Route Fifty
Fires and explosions tore across three Massachusetts towns last fall, the result of over-pressurized gas lines. Here's how officials say they banded together to contain the emergency.
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Business Insider
During a year of historic flooding across the Midwest and the South, Davenport, Iowa was unprepared for the waters that hit several blocks of its downtown.
The community is now grappling with what went wrong — and what comes next — for its future with the Mississippi River.
Route Fifty
California’s relatively quiet 2019 fire season ended in October. Just days after Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to half a million customers in Northern California during high-wind conditions, the Saddle Ridge fire in Los Angeles County exploded in size overnight, burning some 8,000 acres.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Wrapping a building in a fire-protective blanket is a viable way of protecting it against wildfires, finds the first study to scientifically assesses this method of defense. Existing blanket technology can protect an isolated building from a short wildfire attack, but technological advancements are needed for severe fire situations.
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Emergency Management
California residents face up to 10 years of widespread, precautionary forced power shut-offs until Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., the bankrupt utility giant, will be able to prevent its power transmission lines from sparking fires, the company’s top official said.
The sobering projection came from company Chief Executive William D. Johnson at an emergency meeting Friday of the California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco.
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IAEM
As part of National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse will be launching SchoolSafety.gov in November to provide the academic community with a one-stop shop for school safety best practices to create a safe and supportive learning environment where students can thrive and grow. SchoolSafety.gov will aim to help schools prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, and recover from emergency situations. SchoolSafey.gov was developed to fulfill key recommendations from the Federal Commission on School Safety, and is an interagency effort between the U.S. Departments of Education, Justice, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security.
IAEM
With funding from DHS, Powered for Patients and its technology partner, Talus Analytics, joined with industry partners to create the Power P.I.O.N.E.E.R. Dashboard prototype, a powerful new online tool that can provide the first-ever real time alerts for government officials and utilities when emergency power is threatened in a critical healthcare facility during a disaster. This early warning will enable government officials to expedite deployment of government generators and allow utilities to shift restoration priorities. Success by government agencies or utilities in their respective efforts to aid a stricken facility will protect patients, including some of the most vulnerable, whose ability to endure hasty evacuations is often precarious.
IAEM
FEMA is updating its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Frequently Asked Questions website to address questions collected from stakeholders regarding the implementation of "Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Management Costs (Interim) Policy #104-11-1," released in November 2018 as a part of Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA). These Frequently Asked Questions provide information on general program requirements, eligible management costs activities, application processes and monitoring. FEMA will continue to update the site as needed to address questions from stakeholders.
IAEM
FEMA is publishing several National Qualification System (NQS) documents that enhance interoperability and the effectiveness of mutual aid during an incident response. This week’s release includes:
- NQS Job Title/Position Qualification for Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) that defines minimum qualifications criteria for personnel serving in this position; and
- NQS Position Task Book (PTB) for ROSS that identifies the competencies, behaviors, and tasks that personnel should demonstrate to become qualified for this position.
To access the documents, go to https://www.fema.gov/national-qualification-system.
Route Fifty
As California’s wildfire season intensifies, a growing number of residents in the state want to ban people from building in areas at greatest risk.
That’s because taxpayers bear the burden of protecting homes in dangerous areas when fire breaks out – and they often help foot the bill when it’s time to rebuild.
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Forbes
In this era of rapid digital advancements, so much of what goes into readiness—whether it’s military, law enforcement, or natural disasters—is driven by technology. Each year, items such as weaponry, surveillance systems, and satellites grow increasingly more sophisticated and more capable. But with that increased capability, they also grow increasingly complex and more difficult to maintain at the peak of performance.
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Domestic Preparedness
The role of the emergency management systems is to bring calm to chaos. The role of the public information officer (PIO) is to disseminate information that is credible, accurate, and reliable. It is a critical component of the initial response to meet the informational needs of residents – trusted, credible information aids in bringing calm.
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India Times
Two Indian origin teams bagged awards at IBM's Call for Code, 2019, for their innovative solutions to tackle disaster management.
They deviced a way to help not just the victims but also government bodies and disaster management teams to get in touch with the victims promptly and safely.
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IAEM
Individuals who earned the AEM® or CEM® in 2019 and are planning to receive their diploma at the Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, evening banquet in Savannah, Georgia, should ensure that they return the diploma form indicating their participation in the diploma ceremony. Contact IAEM Staff with any questions.
IAEM
FEMA announced that Acting Administrator Pete Gaynor appointed 15 members to FEMA’s National Advisory Council (NAC). Six of the 15 newly named NAC members are members of IAEM. IAEM proudly congratulates them for being selected and thanks them for their service to the emergency management profession. The IAEM members selected are:
- Donna Boston, emergency management director, Orange County, California
- Charles Esteves, administrator, Guam Office of Civil Defense, Agna Heights, Guam
- Lori Hodges, Larimer County, Colorado, emergency management director
- Nim Kidd, Texas Division of Emergency Management chief and Texas A&M University System vice chancellor
- Carrie Speranza, chief of staff, District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
- Jeff Stern, director, Virginia Department of Emergency Management
IAEM
The 2020 New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference has issued a call for papers for the event’s 22nd annual conference, which is scheduled for May 4-8, 2020, at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. If you would like to present a training or breakout session at the conference, send your submission here by Dec. 1, 2019. Learn about the conference here.
Punjab News Express
Effective steps must be taken to build safer and disaster resilient Himachal by developing a holistic, pro-active, multi-disaster, technology driven and community based strategy for disaster management through collective efforts of all government agencies and non-governmental organizations.
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The Asahi Shimbun
One-fourth of the 81 people killed in Typhoon No. 19 died in cars while trying to evacuate or return home during the record-setting downpours that swamped eastern Japan on the weekend of Oct. 12-13.
Ten people were still missing as of Oct. 19, a week after the typhoon made landfall.
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Science
Typhoon Hagibis, which pummeled Japan earlier this month and caused widespread flooding that killed at least 80, is leading the country to face some tough questions. The disaster has shown that the levees built up over decades along virtually all of Japan’s major rivers may not provide protection from the increasingly powerful storms expected to accompany climate change.
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Fox News
Two people have died in California as wildfires continue to rage out of control Friday in the greater Los Angeles area, forcing the mandatory evacuations of people in more than 20,000 homes.
Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas said the fire along the northern edge of the city has grown to more than 7 square miles and has destroyed at least 25 homes.
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The Weather Channel
A landslide near Chandikadhar area of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand killed at least eight people late on Saturday (October 19) evening. The falling rocks hit a car and two motorcycles, plunging the vehicles into an almost 500-metre-deep valley.
According to Mangesh Ghildiyal, district magistrate of Rudraprayag, three bodies have been recovered so far, while efforts are on to search for the remaining five bodies.
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Emergency Management
Crews searched Monday through the rubble of buildings torn apart by a tornado that ripped through the Dallas area the night before, causing damage to homes and businesses and knocking out electricity to tens of thousands of people.
Radar confirmed the tornado hit the ground near Love Field Airport and moved northeast through the city around 9 p.m. Sunday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Godwin.
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