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.ANNUAL CONFERENCE NEWS
The most important hour you'll spend professionally in 2020 is during the IAEM Reimagined Virtual Conference
IAEM
There are less than two weeks until IAEM Reimagined. A fan favorite is back again at the IAEM Annual Conference; this time, virtually. It is more important than ever to come together and swap experiences with other EMs. The EMvision Talks highlight fellow emergency managers sharing thought-provoking personal stories of their emergency management experiences. Industry leaders will be at IAEM Reimagined to present on topics ranging from emergency response to COVID-19 to other relevant topics. Featured speakers for the 2020 EMvision Talks are:
- Heather Beal, CEM: “Superheroes, Legos, and Germs, Oh My!”
- Brittany Castillo: “Women Leading in Emergency Management – It Is Time to Focus on the Field.”
- John Ha: “Your Perception Is Not My Reality.”
- Alexandra Lampson: “The Dreaded Box.”
- Diane Logsdon, IPEM: “Why IAEM? If You Struggle to Justify Membership…”
- Geoffrey McKeel, CEM: “Saving the Lives of Those Who Save Lives – the Critical Need for Mental Wellness in Emergency Management.”
- Lorraine Schneider, CEM: “Popularizing the Field of Emergency Management: Input vs Output.”
Join more than 1,000 emergency managers to hear from the top thinkers in our profession. At $379 ($299 for IAEM members), this is a can’t-miss 60-minutes among more than 50 hours of educational content. Take a sneak peek at the attendee experience in the IAEM virtual platform, and register today.
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EMEX Sponsor of the Week: Deloitte
IAEM
As crises become more frequent, organizations need a solid crisis management plan to protect their brand, assets, and finances. Deloitte’s dedicated professionals and proven crisis management services help you anticipate, react to, and avoid potential crises. The result? An organization that’s stronger and safer—no matter what comes your way.
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.IAEM SCHOLARSHIP
Bid online before Dec. 1 for holiday gifts or family vacations close to home
IAEM
The IAEM Scholarship Program’s 2020 IAEM Reimagined Online Auction is now open through Dec. 1, 2020. Take a moment to view the catalog of items and find a special holiday present or a nice family vacation that is close to home. Italian silver jewelry sets perfect for that special someone (or as a gift to yourself) are recent additions to the site. Several vacations have been added that have options to book at least 12 months or more from now. Some of the vacations include:
- 4-day/3-night stay at a historic dude ranch near Tucson, Arizona.
- Kentucky Bourbon Trail getaway for two.
- Three nights in Virginia Wine Country in a historic bed & breakfast (close enough to be an add-on to a meeting at FEMA HQ, IAEM HQ, or EMI).
- Escape to Brandywine Valley in a nice bed & breakfast.
- 3-day/2-night stay in a railway caboose in the Smoky Mountains on a buffalo ranch.
New items are being added to the site daily. Visit the auction website to set up your Bidding For Good account. You may donate items by adding them directly to the portal, or for assistance, please contact IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley.
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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-OCEANIA COUNCIL NEWS
.IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS
FEMA announces new National Advisory Council members
IAEM
FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor appointed 14 members to FEMA’s National Advisory Council (NAC).
The NAC consists of up to 35 members that include a diverse cross-section of officials, emergency managers and emergency responders from state, local, tribal and territorial governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. IAEM congratulates member Jeff Hansen, director, Office of Emergency Management, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma of Durant, Oklahoma, on his appointment. For more information on the NAC, visit the FEMA website.
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FEMA publishes Final Rule for NFIP requirements
IAEM
On Oct. 30, FEMA published to the Federal Register a Final Rule to modernize regulations regarding community eligibility status publication requirements under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The Final Rule:
- Replaces outdated regulations that required community loss of eligibility notices to be published in the Federal Register.
- Replaces the requirement that the agency maintain a list of communities eligible for flood insurance in the Code of Federal Regulations to be published in the Federal Register.
The agency will continue to issue notices in the Federal Register for six months from the final rule’s effective date of Nov. 30 to ensure a seamless transition to this new publication process on FEMA.gov.
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EMAP is looking for programs interested in participating in FEMA Continuity Assessment Tool (CAT) pilots in 2021
IAEM
EMAP has partnered with FEMA to conduct pilot assessments of the Continuity Assessment Tool (CAT), a tool designed to identify and address gaps in continuity programs and plans. The goal of the CAT Pilots is to utilize Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plans from emergency management programs to implement and assess the CAT. The CAT Pilot would provide an opportunity for a program to receive feedback on its continuity program and plans. Additionally, feedback from the assessors and the program will help FEMA enhance its continuity guidance and the CAT to make it more user-friendly and applicable to states, territories, tribes, counties, and cities in the United States. There are no costs associated with the CAT Pilots for emergency management programs. Emergency management programs that are interested in participating in a CAT Pilot in 2021 should complete the interest form.
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FEMA issues summary feedback report on state and local mitigation planning policy
IAEM
This year, the National Mitigation Planning Program is updating the state and local mitigation planning policies. These policies guide the review and approval of state and local hazard mitigation plans. The policies also are known as the Mitigation Plan Review Guides, and are FEMA’s official interpretation of the hazard mitigation planning requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR Part 201).
The National Mitigation Planning Program provided several opportunities for engagement around the policy updates in July and August 2020. This engagement included a broad call for ideas and feedback. Representatives from state, local, and territorial communities and the public could participate in one of three listening sessions held in mid-July as well as submit comments by email. More than 550 federal, state, local, academic, and non-governmental partners shared nearly 440 comments over the course of the engagement period. Topics ranged from general comments on mitigation planning and training to specific feedback on plan requirements. The National Mitigation Planning Program has summarized these comments in a report available online.
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.EM NEWS
Action-Led Alerts Effective in Natural Disasters
Homeland Security News Wire
Is an “evacuate now” text message more likely to initiate action by the receiver than “you will be impacted by a flood” in a natural disaster emergency such as bushfire and flood?
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.HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE
HHS, FBI, CISA Warn Hospitals of 'Imminent' Ransomware Attacks
Nextgov
The Health and Human Services Department, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI warn hospitals face an imminent threat from cybercriminals that encrypt and hold their data hostage—and some health care facilities are already dealing with the fallout.
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.NEW INSIGHTS
Escaping the 'Era of Pandemics': Reducing Risks of Worse Crises to Come
Homeland Security News Wire
Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there is a transformative change in the global approach to dealing with infectious diseases, warns a major new report by 22 leading experts from around the world.
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.DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Mobile Flood Tool
Homeland Security News Wire
The U.S. Geological Survey announced Friday the completion of a new mobile tool that provides real-time information on water levels, weather and flood forecasts all in one place on a computer, smartphone or other mobile device. The new access anywhere interactive map helps minimize loss of life and property.
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.CEM® UPDATE
Deadline is tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 6, to apply to have CEM® fees waive as a member of the 2021 cohort
IAEM
IAEM is offering USA local, state, territory, or tribal emergency managers the opportunity to apply to have their IAEM CEM fees waived. Eligible candidates will be selected through a random lottery. To apply, you must meet the following criteria.
- You must be a USA individual who has not yet paid the certification 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.
- Candidate must be committed to complete the CEM application by Apr. 15, 2021, and take the exam by May 31, 2021.
The application documents can be found on the IAEM website. The deadline to apply has been extended until Nov. 6, 2020.
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.EM CALENDAR
'Technical Advantage in Disasters: Empowering Workforce Operations with MissionEdge' webinar to be held on Nov. 12
IAEM
This is a reminder to register for the free 30-minute webinar on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 2:00 p.m. EST, entitled "Technical Advantage in Disasters: Empowering Workforce Operations with MissionEdge.” This session will focus on MissionEdge’s SaaS deployable workforce management solution. Click here to register. MissionEdge is the best of breed emergency management solution that will allow you to manage your teams, deployments, qualifications, and field operations.
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FEMA schedules three-part series of Civil Rights Stakeholder Summits
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Office of Equal Rights, External Civil Rights Division, will offer Civil Rights Stakeholder Summits composed of a three-part series of webinars. These three events are designed to foster a collaborative dialogue and civil rights-oriented partnerships through direct engagement with FEMA. Presentations and discussion will cover FEMA programs and services, with special emphasis on creating an inclusive, whole community-based approach and improving equity in emergency management. Click on the webinars you wish to attend to register your participation: Multi-Cultural Summit: Equity Throughout Disaster, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST; Disability Summit: Accessibility Throughout Disasters, Nov. 19, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST; and Environmental Justice Summit: Implementation Throughout Disasters, Dec. 3, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST.
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.IAEM-ASIA NEWS
.AROUND THE WORLD
Super Typhoon Goni slams into Philippines as strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record
Yale Climate Connections
Super Typhoon Goni made landfall near Bato, Catanduanes Island, Philippines, at 4:50 a.m. local time on November 1 (4:50 p.m. EDT October 31), with sustained winds of 195 mph and a central pressure of 884 mb, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). Goni was the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone in world recorded history, using one-minute average wind speeds from the National Hurricane Center for the Atlantic/northeast Pacific and one-minute average winds from JTWC for the rest of the planet’s ocean basins.
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Dozens Missing In A Landslide In El Salvador
The Associated Press via Republic World
A landslide caused by heavy rains left at least six people dead and 35 people missing early morning on Friday in Nejapa, a community north to the capital of El Salvador.
According to Civil Defence authorities, some 40 houses were destroyed when a landslide on the slope of the San Salvador volcano swept away trees and the modest homes of the residents of Los Angelitos community.
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At least 3 killed after Hurricane Eta blasts Central America as Cat 4 storm
The Weather Channel
Is the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season saving its most intense storm for last?
Hurricane season is winding down in fewer than four weeks, but that didn't deter Hurricane Eta from becoming one of the strongest tropical cyclones of 2020. Nearly 25 weeks after Tropical Storm Arthur began the elongated 2020 tropical season, Eta's eyewall began pushing ashore just after noon on Tuesday, and the storm had been blamed for at least three fatalities.
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7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes In Aegean Sea; At Least 14 Dead In Turkey And Greece
NPR
At least 14 people died Friday in Turkey and Greece after a powerful earthquake struck off the shore of a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea. Emergency crews are working to find victims and survivors of the earthquake, which registered a magnitude 7.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. More than 100 aftershocks have been felt, Turkish officials said.
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