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.ANNUAL CONFERENCE NEWS
Register for the IAEM Reimagined Virtual Conference by 11:59 p.m. Friday for chance to win AirPods Pro
IAEM
IAEM Reimagined is coming up in only three weeks. Don’t miss out on next-level virtual networking. We will hold social networking events before and during the conference for you to connect with old friends and meet new emergency managers from across the globe. The conference platform also provides virtual meeting rooms, or vMeet rooms. You can make virtual introductions to expand your emergency management circle, just like you would at the in-person conference. Register now through 11:59 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 30, and be entered into a drawing to win a new pair of AirPods Pro with noise cancellation technology and wireless charging. These are perfect for work from home, working out, listening to your favorite podcast, and participating in IAEM’s virtual conference. Take a sneak peek at the attendee experience in our virtual platform.
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EMEX sponsor highlight of the week: Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education
IAEM
With more than 35 open-enrollment programs led by Harvard faculty, and many now offered online, Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School is an invaluable educational opportunity for senior leaders from every sector of society who seek to optimize their effectiveness and make a difference. Make a difference in your career. Make a difference in the world.
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.IAEM SCHOLARSHIP
Bid before Dec. 1 to support the IAEM Scholarship Program — Annual auction is open now
IAEM
The IAEM Scholarship Program 2020 IAEM Reimagined Online Auction is now open. The auction will close on Dec. 1, 2020, with proceeds to support the program’s mission to nurture, promote and develop disaster preparedness and resistance by furthering the education of students studying the field of emergency management, disaster management or a related program. New items are being added to the site daily. New items added this week include: 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Pin Collection in display case, White House Easter Egg Roll Egg Collection, Italian silver jewelry, Mystery Box, and more. Visit the auction website to set up your Bidding For Good account. Items are being added to Items are still being accepted and may be added directly to the portal, or contact IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley to donate directly or for assistance.
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Artificial intelligence can process billions of pieces of publicly available data to alert first responders to an emergency. First Alert, Dataminr’s product for the public sector, uses AI to deliver relevant, breaking news alerts as events are happening. Learn how AI is transforming emergency management in this critical webinar.
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.IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS
FEMA offers comment period on Community Emergency Response Team positions
IAEM
FEMA's National Integration Center is seeking public feedback on National Qualification System job title/position qualifications and position task books. This national engagement period will conclude at 5:00 p.m. EST on Nov 26. This period provides an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the draft document to ensure that it is relevant for all implementing partners. The release includes three positions for Community Emergency Response Teams, including a section chief, team leader and volunteer. Resource typing is a key component of the National Incident Management System and enables organizations from across the country to work together during incidents of all types and sizes. These job titles and position qualifications contain the minimum qualifications and capabilities for personnel and their equipment within their assigned teams to manage all threats and hazards, regardless of incident type or size. These resource typing documents will facilitate the sharing of deployable CERT positions at all jurisdictional levels.
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.EM NEWS
Northern California's Wildfire Risks Were Known but Got Little Help
Emergency Management
The warnings were there in black and white less than a year after the Camp fire killed 85 people in their homes and driveways and on the road.
To avoid the next Paradise, a grand jury warned, Butte County needed to reduce its wildfire risks. That included identifying key evacuation routes and reducing grass, brush and timber fuel.
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Making Critical Infrastructure Safer as Natural Disasters Increase
Homeland Security News Wire
According to the European Union, it costs around €20 billion to repair and maintain transport infrastructure as a direct result of natural hazards. The American Society of Civil Engineers believes neglecting to maintain transport infrastructure could have dire economic consequences, including a loss of 2.5 million jobs and $7 trillion in business sales by 2025.
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Columbia International University’s online Master of Arts in Disaster Relief and Emergency Management provides students the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to natural disasters and crises while demonstrating Christian compassion, service, and witness. Earn your degree in Disaster Relief & Emergency management entirely online in as little as 12 months.
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.CLIMATE/WATER/WEATHER UPDATES
One Climate-Change Wildfire Risk Lurks in the Dark
Scientific American
As recording-breaking wildfires continue to rage across the West, firefighters are confronting a new challenge that has snuck in under cover of darkness: rising nighttime temperatures. Days and nights are both warming while heat-trapping greenhouse gases build up in the atmosphere, but scientists say nighttime increases are outpacing daytime rates.
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Shift Needed to Impact-Based Weather Forecasting
Homeland Security Today
Extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and severity as a result of climate change, hitting vulnerable communities disproportionately hard, a new report has revealed, calling for greater investment in effective early warning systems.
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.EM RESOURCES
IAEM member publishes article on 'Obstacles to Timely Emergency Messaging for Acute Incidents' in JEM
IAEM
A recent issue of the Journal of Emergency Management (JEM) includes an article on emergency messaging in an incident by IAEM member Jeremy Bernfeld, MPS, CEM. He acknowledges assistance provided by the IAEM Emerging Technology Committee for expertise provided for the article. The article is publicly available for download as a PDF online.
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Conference of Mayors webinar on 'Maximizing FEMA Funding and Reimbursements' is available on demand
IAEM
Now that we are eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many cities are preparing and submitting reimbursement requests to FEMA. The Conference of Mayors is continuing its partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to assist cities in using available federal aid to respond to the impact of COVID-19 on our cities and their residents. As part of this effort, a webinar that focused on “Maximizing FEMA Funding and Reimbursements Eight Months In” was held on Oct. 22, and is available at no cost on demand. The topics discussed include next steps and tips for recovery planning and the reimbursement process; required documentation and time table; updates on eligibility criteria for, e.g., PPE, medically necessary resources, and safety equipment to avoid spread; important updates and issues from around the various FEMA regions; and focus on city efforts.
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.NEW INSIGHTS
Simple Actions May Help People Survive Landslides
Homeland Security News Wire
An engineer who analyzed the aftermath of the March 2014 landslide in Oso, Washington, began to investigate the circumstances that can make landslides so deadly. The resulting study shows that certain human actions increase the chance of surviving a devastating event, and suggests simple behavioral changes could save more lives than expensive engineering solutions.
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.DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Creating 3-D Maps of Complex Buildings for Disaster Management
Homeland Security News Wire
In case of an emergency, first responders like the fire brigade need up-to-date information. 2D maps are a common source of information but they can be difficult to read in an emergency situation. A researcher has created an algorithm that can accurately generate 3D models of the insides of large buildings from point clouds.
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NOAA Partners with Google to Boost Weather Forecasts with AI
Nextgov
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Google linked up to cooperatively steer artificial intelligence and machine learning-driven pilot projects that could advance the agency’s environmental monitoring, weather predicting and climate research capabilities. Through a three-year deal unveiled recently, the two will collectively study and develop small-scale AI systems—and eventually wider-ranging prototypes—that might be infused across NOAA’s broader enterprise.
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AppArmor creates custom branded apps with numerous features including an end user self-assessment and screening tool to help your people return to work safely.
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.EM CALENDAR
FEMA to host integrated preparedness planning workshop; select from 10 dates
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) has scheduled a series of 10 webinars about the Integrated Preparedness Plan and Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop. The plan and workshop model were developed to support the coordination, planning and scheduling of activities across the preparedness cycle, a component of the revised 2020 HSEEP Doctrine. All sessions will be identical, and all times are stated in Eastern time. The schedule is: Oct. 29, 4:00 p.m.; Nov. 2, 9:00 a.m.; Nov. 5, 7:00 a.m.; Nov. 10, 4:00 p.m.; Nov. 13, 9:00 a.m.; Nov. 16, 1:00 p.m.; Nov. 18, 7:00 p.m.; Nov. 20, 1:00 p.m.; Nov. 24, 9:00 a.m.; and Nov. 30, 4:00 p.m. Register online to reserve the session of your choice.
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.IAEM-ASIA NEWS
Bangladesh succeeds in effective disaster management
The Financial Express
Don Beit in his article "The Coming Storm" published in the June 2011 National Geographic Magazine suggested that "Rather than pitying Bangladesh, we may end up learning from her example". This was proposed with reference to the wide ranging climate change adaptation measures undertaken by Bangladesh.
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.AROUND THE WORLD
Flood death toll in Cambodia rises to 43: Disaster control agency
Xinhua.net
Flash floods in Cambodia have claimed 43 lives and forced the evacuations of 47,580 others so far, the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) said in a report recently.
Seasonal rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have caused floods in 19 of the kingdom's 25 cities and provinces since the beginning of the month, the report said, adding that 594,388 people have also been affected.
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Colorado Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Homes Before Snow Brings Some Relief
The Weather Channel
Snow dumped by a winter storm over Colorado has helped firefighters battling the two largest wildfires in state history, but the cold and ice bring additional worries.
One of those blazes, the East Troublesome Fire burning north of Granby, has destroyed 300 to 400 homes, according to KUSA-TV, which cited an unnamed law enforcement source. The Grand Lake Fire Protection District said seven of its first responders have lost their homes in the fire.
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