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.ANNUAL CONFERENCE NEWS
IAEM Reimagined Virtual Conference sessions will be available live and on-demand
IAEM
IAEM knows that the life of an emergency manager can be very spur-of-the-moment. You prepare for a lot of what-ifs, but there are always things that pop up last minute. That is why all of the content from IAEM Reimagined will be offered on-demand after the conference on Nov. 16-18. If you are unable to attend a breakout session or plenary speaker you really wanted to see, do not fret! You will have access to on-demand recordings. Are there two speakers presenting at the same time that really pique your interest? Watch one live, and one at a later time that fits your schedule. The only portion you will miss is the live Q&A. IAEM’s Virtual Conference provides more than 50 hours of content available whenever you want. After you watch, you will be able to claim those contact hours for credit towards IAEM’s Certified Emergency Manager Program, as well. This is a deal you can’t beat with registration at $379 ($299 for IAEM members). Register for IAEM Reimagined today. Take a sneak peek at the attendee experience in our virtual platform by clicking here.
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EMEX sponsor highlight of the week: Everbridge
IAEM
Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) is a global software company that provides enterprise software applications that automate and accelerate organizations’ operational response to critical events in order to Keep People Safe and Businesses Running™. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events including IT outages, cyber-attacks or other incidents such as product recalls or supply-chain interruptions, over 5,300 global customers rely on the Company’s Critical Event Management Platform to quickly and reliably aggregate and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications processes through the secure delivery to over 100 different communication devices, and track progress on executing response plans.
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.IAEM SCHOLARSHIP
Help the IAEM Scholarship Program during this difficult year for fundraising - bid or donate online before Dec. 1
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. Several items may pique your interest, and many are newly added.
- Italian silver jewelry sets.
- Dude ranch vacation.
- Kentucky Bourbon Trail getaway for two.
- Vacation in a caboose in the Smoky Mountains.
- Event challenge coins for COVID-19 response.
- 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Pin Set in display case.
- Civil Protection of Greece hat.
Visit the auction website to set up your Bidding For Good account. You may bid or donate directly to the Scholarship Program through the portal. The auction will end on Giving Tuesday, and your donations will help IAEM provide educational scholarships to deserving college students. Contact IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley with questions 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-OCEANIA COUNCIL NEWS
Aussies urged not to build homes in high-risk areas
The Straits Times
A long-awaited report into Australia's devastating bush fires last summer has provided an ominous insight into a post-global warming future and raised questions about where Australians should live and the types of homes they live in.
A Royal Commission inquiry into the fires that began late last year and stretched into this year found that climate change was leading to more intense and catastrophic natural disasters.
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.IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS
FEMA releases draft 'Building Private-Public Partnerships Guide' for public comment
IAEM
FEMA is seeking content input from community partners on the “Building Private-Public Partnerships Guide” draft document. The agency will host a series of 60-minute engagement webinars to discuss the Guide and answer stakeholders’ questions. The webinars will be open to the whole community and advance registration is required. To register, click on the preferred webinar session below.
The purpose of the review is to provide an opportunity for the public to provide substantive content recommendations and refinement of the draft. The results of this review will inform the development of the published version of the guide for whole community use. Feedback should be submitted to NPD-Planning@fema.dhs.gov by Dec. 10.
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California Launches Statewide Wildfire Cleanup
CalRecycle via YubaNet.com
The State of California has started the process of safely removing residential wildfire debris from over 5,600 properties across the state after more than 8,000 climate-induced wildfires burned 4.1 million acres in recent months. The coordinated effort between federal, state, and local leaders is a critical step towards individual and community disaster recovery.
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.HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE
Minorities Hit Hard by COVID-19, More Children Getting Sick
Emergency Management
The rates of COVID-19 infection are disproportionately affecting minorities, which underscores the need to address inequities in health care, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America. And despite claims to the contrary, the disease is infecting children, some of whom are becoming seriously ill.
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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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US COVID-19 Cases Keep Climbing, with No End in Sight
Homeland Security News Wire
U.S. COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing as the coronavirus spreads to every corner of the country. The United States reported 121,888 new COVID-19 Thursday, and 1,210 deaths. That’s nearly 20,000 more cases than were reported Wednesday, and the third day in a row of more than 1,000 deaths.
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.EM RESOURCES
Upcoming DHS S&T Guidance Will Improve Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Homeland Security Today
It is easy to understand the importance of our “critical infrastructure,” such as telecommunications, energy, transportation, and emergency services, but what’s often overlooked are the underlying technologies that enable them. One such technology is Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services, a national critical function powering many of the critical infrastructure sectors that enable modern society.
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.NEW INSIGHTS
Disaster 'prepping' was once an American pastime. Today, it's mainstream again.
National Geographic
In a public imagination fueled by reality TV, preppers are lonely survivalists, members of fanatical religious groups, or even wealthy Silicon Valley moguls who buy luxury underground bunkers and keep a getaway helicopter fueled. But in reality preppers range from New Yorkers with extra boxes of canned goods squeezed in their studio apartments to wilderness experts with fully stocked bunkers.
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COVID-19: A Swan or an Elephant?
BusinessWorld
The lessons that people draw from the COVID-19 pandemic will depend on how they answer this question: Is this health emergency a black swan, or, is it the elephant in the room?
“A black swan” is defined as an unpredictable or unforeseen event, typically one with extreme consequences. “The elephant in the room” refers to an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.
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ReadyWise – Leader in Emergency Food Storage specializes in the production and distribution of high quality freeze-dried food designed to meet a range of disaster relief and emergency food support needs. We have extensive experience providing tailored solutions to a variety of government, healthcare, military and other institutional customers throughout the world.CALL US TODAY 800-393-2570 or email dmarsiglia@ReadyWise.com
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.DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Kansas DOT Demonstrates Disaster Response Using Drones
Homeland Security Today
The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Division of Aviation has completed a field exercise in Rossville to demonstrate the capabilities of drones being used for infrastructure inspections and disaster response.
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.IAEM MEMBER NEWS
EMS student sees service to others as service to self
Western Carolina University
Daniel Tizon has his sights set on the future, while firmly grounded in the present as a student emergency services technician at Western Carolina University.
“After graduation, I plan on applying for graduate school at WCU, specifically for the Higher Education Student Affairs Program,” Tizon said. “I feel that with my passion for teaching and mentoring, the master’s in education degree in the Higher Education Student Affairs Program is right for me. I intend to use that degree to further my career in growing and mentoring college students in the field of emergency services.”
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Grand names former Summit undersheriff as emergency management director
Sky-Hi News
Grand County has selected Joel Cochran as its new director of emergency management.
Cochran comes to Grand with over 40 years in government service, according to a release from the county, many of them spent directly in emergency management as well as a strong background in law enforcement.
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.EM CALENDAR
EPA to hold a webinar on virtual reality for CBR response today, Nov. 12
IAEM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Center for Environmental Solution and Emergency Response has scheduled a webinar, “Virtual Reality: A Training Tool for Biological Sampling,” on Nov. 12, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST. EPA researchers, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the City of Raleigh Fire Department, developed a cost-effective training simulator capable of generating lifelike visuals using commercial off-the-shelf software and hardware to produce a “perfect practice” environment for improving training effectiveness and enhancing situational awareness prior to entering a contaminated environment. The training platform reduces the burden associated with planning and conducting full-scale disaster exercises by creating an immersive and interactive experience, while serving as a more in-depth tool for training emergency officials on the use of biological surface sampling methods and their associated procedures. Register online.
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NWS to hold Dec. 2 partner briefing on new webpage for access to NEXRAD radar
IAEM
The National Weather Service (NWS) will hold a briefing on Dec. 2, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST, aimed at partners who would like to learn more about the new webpage for access to NEXRAD radar data from the NWS. The new radar.weather.gov webpage (currently on a preview webpage) will replace the current page on or about Dec. 15. Through Dec. 14, the new webpage will run in parallel with the current one, in order to allow users the necessary time to transition local bookmarks to the new interactive radar webpage. The page was redesigned to improve NWS radar services to the public and NWS partners. The new webpage will deliver the nation’s NEXRAD network in a more flexible geographic information system (GIS) format for easy integration into GIS applications used for situational awareness. It also will provide radar images more frequently and at a four-times-higher resolution than currently provided. The webinar briefing will include: an overview of the new NEXRAD radar webpage; a demonstration of the new radar webpage; and open discussion among all participants. Register online.
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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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The Campus Safety Online Summit Is December 1-2. Register Today!
Campus Safety
Campus Safety is pleased to announce that registration for the December Campus Safety Online Summit is now open!
The Campus Safety Online Summit, happening December 1-2, will offer two keynotes, two general session panel discussions, over 14 educational sessions, and information and resources from companies that provide innovative safety and security technologies and solutions.
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.IAEM-ASIA NEWS
India and the Philippines Must Focus on Climate Change and Disaster Management
The Diplomat
India and the Philippines held the 4th meeting of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation virtually on November 6. The meeting was co-chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Secretary of the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Theodore Locsin. According to an Indian readout of the meeting, “they agreed to further strengthen defence engagement and maritime cooperation between the two countries, especially in military training and education, capacity building, regular good-will visits, and procurement of defence equipment.”
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Central Asia: Natural hazards cost $10 billion a year — Are we doing enough to prevent them?
The World Bank via PreventionWeb
Writes Lilia Burunciuc: "When starting my assignment in Central Asia four years ago, my introductory briefing included a map of the region that showed the incidence of earthquakes in the previous 30 days. I was shocked at the number of red dots all over the map. Yet earthquakes are not the only hazard: Central Asia is also prone to landslides, floods, mudflows, droughts, avalanches, and extreme temperatures."
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.AROUND THE WORLD
Guatemala landslide could be final resting place for many
The Associated Press via Star Tribune
Days after a landslide buried half the community of Queja in central Guatemala, rescuers have recovered only a handful of the more than 100 people believed to be buried there.
The location is so remote and the conditions so perilous that Queja could become the latest in a string of Guatemalan disaster sites that become the final resting places of their victims.
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Death toll rises to 115 in İzmir earthquake
Bianet
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has announced that the death toll has increased to 115 in the İzmir earthquake. 23 citizens are reportedly still in treatment.
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Vietnam and Cambodia battle their 'deadliest floods' in decades
The Badger
5 million people have been affected by ‘record high’ floods in central Vietnam and Cambodia, whilst concurrently battling theCovid-19 pandemic.
Over a 100 reported deaths and dozens of people are still missing, as October sees a prolonged period of heavy rainfall, causing severe flooding and landslides.
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Typhoon Rolly leaves almost 100,000 homes damaged
CNN Philippines
Typhoon Rolly, which was tagged as the world's strongest storm this year, left almost 100,000 homes destroyed.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council disclosed on Sunday, 98,249 homes were ravaged by Typhoon Rolly in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, the Bicol Region, and the Cordilleras.
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Eta deluges Central America, leaving scores dead, thousands homeless
CNS via Catholic Philly
Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of Hurricane Eta, which deluged Central America, claimed at least 50 lives and caused widespread flooding and property damage.
After reciting the Angelus Nov. 8, he referred to a flag in the audience and said, “I see a flag there that makes me think of the people of Central America.”
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Overflowing rivers create worst flooding in 50 years in Macuspana, Tabasco
Mexico News Daily
Flooding over the weekend was the worst in at least 50 years in the Tabasco municipality where President López Obrador was born, according to residents.
Several towns in Macuspana, located southeast of the state capital Villahermosa, suffered severe flooding due to heavy rains brought by two cold fronts and Tropical Storm Eta.
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