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Starting today, Nov. 2, the IAEM Scholarship Program will be auctioning off a number of fun and unique items to raise money to provide scholarships to deserving students earning degrees in emergency management, disaster management, or a closely related field of study. You can join the fun and bid on items via the IAEM Scholarship fundraiser web page. Items are still being accepted for the online “silent” auction and the live auction to be held Nov. 14, 6:00-7:30 p.m. on the EMEX stage at the IAEM Annual Conference. To donate items, visit link above and click on Donate Items. Be sure to set up an account with the Bidding for Good website in order to bid, donate an auction item, or make a cash donation. The live auction and basket bonanza are open to IAEM Annual Conference attendees, and bidders must be present to participate, but conference attendance is not necessary to participate in the online/silent auction. Show your support for IAEM Scholarships – donate items for the auctions today, log in on Nov. 2 to bid online or make a cash donation, and tell your friends about the online auction so they may also participate.
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The International Association of Emergency Managers provides information on its yearly activities each year through its IAEM-Global Annual Report. Included in the 2016-17 annual report are sections on the following: membership benefits, annual conference, USA advocacy, membership report, financial report, certification program, and communication updates. Download the report to learn more about IAEM.
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All EMI and EMAP training courses are only $25/day for IAEM members, including students, attending the IAEM Annual Conference at the full or basic registration rates. It is not too late to add these courses. If you are not a member, join today and save on training and registration fees to the conference. The IAEM Annual Conference will be held in Long Beach, California, Nov. 10-15, 2017. View the program for complete details.
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Are you and your spouse/friend coming to Long Beach for the IAEM 65th Annual Conference & EMEX? IAEM offers a spouse program with activities that take place while attendees are in session. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow spouses of those in the emergency management field, see old friends, make new friends and join exciting exclusive trips around Long Beach, California. The program includes daily activities, opportunities to explore the area and full access to all of the IAEM sessions and receptions. Note that conference attendees must register spouses as their guests.
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The Himalayan Times
The widespread monsoon floods and landslides that hit South Asia this year highlight, yet again, the need for the sub region to be at the forefront of building resilience to disasters.
This is stated in the sub-regional report prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) and made public amidst a news conference on Tuesday. The report states that the Asia-Pacific region is at high risk of disasters such as earthquake, tsunami, typhoons, drought, flood and landslide, snowstorm, avalanche and monsoon.
Likewise, the report shows that 26 cities in the sub-region are vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters.
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The Sun
The French Alps have been rocked by 140 mini-quakes in just 40 days - sparking fears a huge earthquake could strike at any time.
There are also fears the tremors could lead to a deadly avalanche hitting dozens of popular ski resorts in the Alps mountains.
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The Hill
The federal government is spending an estimated $200 million per day on recovery efforts following a trio of hurricanes and a severe wildfire season, a top official said Tuesday.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long told senators that the agency still has “numbers coming in” about the costs associated with Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as the wildfires in western states.
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FEMA is hosting a series of 60-minute webinars to provide information on and answer questions about the recently released National Incident Management System (NIMS) refresh. This updated doctrine reflects the collective expertise and experience of stakeholders who provided almost 3,000 comments over a 30-day national engagement effort April-May 2016. NIMS provides a common, nationwide approach to enable the whole community to work together to manage all threats and hazards. The refreshed NIMS retains key concepts and principles from the 2004 and 2008 versions, while incorporating lessons learned from exercises and real-world incidents, best practices, and changes in national policy. The next webinar will be on Nov. 7, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. EST. Registration links are posted online for all upcoming offerings of the webinar, and be sure to register in advance due to space limitations. If you are unable to attend a webinar, a recording of the webinar content is available for viewing here.
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IAEM-USA Region 4 has announced its call for speaker proposals for the 2018 Region 4 Conference, to be held Apr. 22-25, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Region 4 Conference Program Planning Committee is looking for presenters to share interesting, relevant, interactive and compelling emergency management conference sessions. You are invited to submit a proposal to be considered as a presenter at the IAEM-USA Region 4 Conference. To be selected, it is crucial that your submission be compelling in both subject matter and demonstration of your knowledge and experience of the subject. Sessions will be 1.5 hours in length and should be related to the conference theme of “Setting the Tone of Emergency Management.” For details on submissions and the speaker proposal submission form, visit the Region 4 event site. The deadline for proposals is Feb. 16, 2018.
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Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
As emergency managers, we plan for the unexpected. That’s what we do. But when we look at the world around us — no matter what country — we see that we are not making our lives any easier.
We need to understand the difference between a hazard and a disaster. In July 2017, Alaska experienced a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that was a natural hazard but it was not a disaster. Why? Simply put, the very low population density in the hazard area meant that the earthquake had very little impact on people or property.
Contrast that with Hurricane Harvey and even the heavy rains in Louisiana in 2016. These hazards resulted in significant disasters because they affected the built environment and vulnerable populations.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Natural disasters have filled the news in recent months, occurring so frequently that they seem to intimate apocalypse: wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes. Global damages from disaster continue apace — currently pegged between $250-300 billion per year. But as national and international media coverage of these events recedes, the local effects persist — often for years. Small businesses, which account for the vast majority of enterprises in the U.S. and employ half of the private-sector workforce, are particularly vulnerable when disaster strikes.
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New York Magazine
It’s often easy to imagine the internet as a frivolous amenity. But when the most important thing is to communicate your plight to authorities, relief workers, and the outside world, reconnecting to the internet can become as important as food or clean drinking water — especially because you might not be able to get the latter without the former.
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If you are looking for ways to get started with IAEM certification, you can’t miss the AEM®/CEM® events at the IAEM Annual Conference in Long Beach, California on Nov. 12, 2017.
8:00 a.m.: Certification Preparatory Course (Pre-registration and additional fee is required in advance.)
11:00 a.m.: Certification Overview Presentation
12:00-2:00 p.m.: Certification Consultations (Get your questions answered by current commissioners.)
2:00 p.m.: Certification Examination (Pre-registration and certification fee is required in advance.)
On Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at 1:15 p.m., Certification Commission Chair Keith Dowler, CEM, will showcase the certification online application, highlighting best practices and tips for success.
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Elsevier recently published Urban Emergency Management: Planning and Response for the 21st Century, by IAEM member Thomas Henkey, CEM, director of emergency management, Titan Security Group, Chicago, Illinois. Urban Emergency Management takes the concepts and practices of emergency management and places them in the context of the complex challenges faced by the contemporary city. Cities provide unique challenges to emergency managers. The concentrated population and often dense layering of infrastructure can be particularly susceptible to both natural and human-caused disasters. The book provides guidance across all phases of emergency management, including prevention and all-hazards approaches. Learn more online.
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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 SPC; Greg Brunelle, director of global engagement in North America and senior emergency management advisor, One Concern; and Bijan Karimi, assistant deputy director, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.
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SBS
A major undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.0 has struck close to New Caledonia in the South Pacific, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
The quake, which was at a shallow depth of 15 km below the seabed, did not trigger a tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii and the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre.
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Channel News Asia
A strong earthquake with a 6.3 magnitude struck eastern Indonesia on Oct. 31, causing some damage to buildings and sending people running from their homes.
The quake struck at a depth of 32.4 kilometres (20 miles) and was centered 32km west of Hila on the island of Ambon, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
There were no immediate reports of injuries and no tsunami warning was issued. The USGS website assessed the likelihood of deaths or major damage as low.
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Voice of America
Sonoma County officials said Saturday that it would take at least months and most likely years to fully recover from devastating wildfires that ripped through Northern California this month, destroying at least 8,900 structures and killing 42 people.
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