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IAEM’s next webinar, Nov. 18, 2017, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST, will feature NWS Deputy Director Laura Furgione, who will provide a briefing for IAEM members to learn more about National Weather Service (NWS) realignment plans. According to the National Weather Service, a growing population at risk, an economy that is increasingly vulnerable to weather, an aging infrastructure, and a changing climate, requires NWS to take steps to evolve into an even more effective agency. As part of this process, NWS is considering ways to realign staff and functions to deliver weather forecasts and warnings more effectively, especially for the emergency management community. According to NWS, they will continue the transformational shift from merely producing forecasts and warnings, to linking those forecasts and warnings to decision-makers who are on the front lines saving lives and property. This active linkage is called Impact-based Decision Support Services, or IDSS. The webinar is open to members and non-members. Space is limited. Register online today.
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Tour the IAEM Store to view and purchase logowear online. New items are added throughout the year. The order deadline for holiday deliveries is Dec. 5, 2016. Items will ship directly to you. Browse available items to see an array of great styles and colors, in a full range of sizes for both men and women (some kidswear, as well). The IAEM logo — and the AEM®/CEM® logos for qualified individuals — can be added to any of these items, including shirts, headwear, outerwear, bags, and accessories. The AEM® and CEM® challenge coins are available for any individual to purchase. You also can order a or AEM®CEM® plaque or pin once certified, or purchase an IAEM membership lapel pin. Suggestions for items to be added to the store may be emailed to Communications and Marketing Manager Dawn M. Shiley.
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Even though the 2016 IAEM Annual Conference has come and gone, you can still benefit from the learning experiences through the IAEM Digital Pass. The digital pass will give you access to several recordings of the keynote and plenary sessions, as well as one recorded session in each spotlight and breakout session block. It even includes the popular EMvision Talks session. The program includes 12 learning opportunities that you may view at your convenience during the next several months. More importantly, if you are working towards your certification, participation in the digital pass earns a maximum of 13 contact hours toward the CEM® or AEM® under Training or Professional Contribution (Category B – Professional Conference Attendance). The cost for the digital pass is a bargain at $25 for IAEM student members, $89 for IAEM members, and $197 for non-members. Register today to receive your digital pass.
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National Post
Melanie Dene still remembers the harrowing ordeal of driving through fiery hell during the evacuation of Fort McMurray six months ago with her two young daughters.
The chaos of traffic-choked roads, the thick smoke from the massive northern Alberta wildfire and flames so hot that her car stalled — its engine on fire — are all still fresh in her mind.
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On Friday, at the landmark West African Regional Conference on One Health in Dakar, Senegal, ministers of health, agriculture and wildlife renewed their commitment to working together to prevent and respond early to public health threats across West Africa. The collaboration comes as the region approaches the three-year mark since the first Ebola case in the recent outbreak.
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No cell? No wifi? No problem. Stay connected no matter what disaster brings. Thorium X keeps you in the field and connected via real-time satellite email, forms, weather and more. And at a fraction of the cost of satellite phones.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
New Zealand military leaders said Wednesday they had almost completed the evacuation of more than 700 tourists and residents from a small coastal town, two days after a powerful earthquake cut off train and vehicle access.
The magnitude 7.8 quake left two people dead, triggered a small tsunami, and brought down rocks and mud that swept across highways.
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Science AAAS
The earthquake that struck New Zealand shortly after midnight local time on Nov. 14, killing two people, is a stark reminder that New Zealand's seismic activity "is a lot more complicated than we thought," says James Goff, a seismologist and tsunami expert at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The ruptured fault is not along the tectonic plate boundaries where major quakes are expected. "We are finding out again that there is seismic activity that we didn't really know about," Goff says.
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Homeland Security
There were 4,393 utility disruptions caused by equipment failure for Fiscal Years 2009 through 2015 which caused a range of financial and operational impacts of Department of Defense owned utility systems, according to a Government Accountability Office survey and interviews with DOD installation officials.
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The National Law Review
As clean-up efforts continue in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, companies in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and throughout the Southeast are focused on the importance of emergency preparedness in ensuring business continuity. Natural and man-made disasters, such as the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy and public-health emergencies like the Ebola “pandemic,” demonstrate that for hospitals, health systems, and other health care providers in particular, these efforts can be the difference between life and death.
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Stay safe with the Gorman-Redlich CRW-S NOAA Weather Radio receiver, which includes SAME decoding and interfaces with digital signage, emergency lighting, PA systems and more. READ MORE
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IAEM
The Department of Homeland Security on Nov. 15, 2016, issued a new NTAS Bulletin. The summary stated, “Since the last NTAS Bulletin issued in June 2016, our basic assessment of the global threat environment has not changed. We remain concerned about homegrown violent extremists who could strike the homeland with little or no notice. Events since the last NTAS Bulletin reinforce this. Accordingly, increased public vigilance and awareness continue to be of utmost importance. This was, for example, a crucial component of the swift response to the September terrorist acts in New York City and New Jersey.” The Bulletin will expire on May 15, 2017. Read the full bulletin here.
ReliefWeb
As the skies open up with heavy rain and the water rises dangerously behind the Nangbeto hydropower dam in rural Togo, local authorities face a tough decision: When do you raise a warning for the flood-prone villages below and approve funds to set up relief efforts? What if nothing happens and you’re accused of wasting money? Or if you’re not fast enough and people die?
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Nature
The most scientifically capable weather satellite the United States has ever launched is slated to soar into orbit on Nov. 19. From its vantage point 35,800 kilometers up — nearly one-tenth of the way to the moon — the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series will snap images of weather and atmospheric phenomena as they roll across the United States.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released the State Mitigation Planning Key Topics Bulletin: Mitigation Strategy, which outlines a five-step process that states can use to update the mitigation strategy in their state hazard mitigation plans. These steps include: validating mitigation goals; evaluating and updating existing mitigation actions; identifying new mitigation actions; prioritizing mitigation actions; and identifying current and potential funding sources. The document also includes considerations for linking local and tribal mitigation strategies with the state mitigation strategy. This is the last in a series of four documents aimed at providing states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories with approaches and resources to meet the regulatory and policy requirements in the State Mitigation Plan Review Guide. The other three Key Topics Bulletins in the series cover risk assessment, planning process, and mitigation capabilities. Further information on FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Planning Program is available online.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute launched its new social media accounts this week to better share information on training opportunities and course offerings and in a timely manner. The accounts provide platforms for trusted networking opportunities that the emergency management community could use both on and off campus. Students and emergency management professionals also will be able to engage in a dialogue to share information related to the training they receive through EMI. Follow and participate with EMI on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) will offer a webinar, “Jobs and Internships for Emergency Management Students,” on Nov. 30, 2016, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST. For as long as emergency management degree programs have been in existence, the difficulties of employment and internships for students have been discussed and debated at length. This webinar will host a discussion of the challenges that students encounter, with an emphasis on building partnerships between practitioners and academics to realize meaningful internship opportunities and prepare graduates for viable job placement upon graduation. Presenters will include: Tal Ehlers, MA, MEP, emergency manager, Uintah County (Utah); Brent Cox, Ph.D., assistant professor, disaster preparedness, Arkansas State University; and Timothy J. De Palma, Ph.D., assistant professor, emergency management, Barry University. Wendy Walsh, MPA, MEP, FEMA/EMI higher education program manager, will moderate the discussion. Register online.
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Register by Nov. 21 to attend the “Roadmap to Resilience” course at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute, National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, Maryland. Participants will learn how to develop an implementation plan in their community, how to establish a community coalition and approaches that encourage local leaders to augment resilience within the unique circumstances of their community. The training is designed to inspire and provide participants with information intended to increase a community’s resilience through the whole community approach to emergency management. To register, submit a completed general admission application form to your State Training Officer. For more information, contact Matthew Lyttle at matthew.lyttle@fema.dhs.gov.
The Guardian
The earthquake that rocked New Zealand on Monday has been officially upgraded from magnitude 7.5 to 7.8. Geonet, the country’s geological monitor, said it was
one of the most complex earthquakes ever recorded on land.
The revised magnitude means the mainshock was in fact nearly twice as big and 2.818 times stronger, in terms of energy release, than had been thought, and could lead to stronger aftershocks for a longer duration than expected.
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ABC News
Wildfires throughout the south are causing millions of dollars worth of damages, threatening the health and safety of residents. Arson is the suspected cause, according to authorities.
More than 5,000 firefighters and support staff from around the nation have traveled to the southeast to try and contain the blazes, the U.S. Forest Service told The Associated Press. The fires are in seven states, including Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and the Carolinas.
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ABC Online
Thousands of properties remained without power on Saturday afternoon after a "mini tornado" and severe thunderstorms swept through Victoria's far north-west, leaving a trail of destruction. The storm brought hail, strong winds and heavy rain to residents in Mildura and nearby Red Cliffs on Friday evening.
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Stuff.co.nz
Wellington's day-long deluge on Saturday was its wettest this year, with close to the city's average monthly rainfall for November falling in just 24 hours.
The downpour, which lasted almost all of Saturday, blocked drains and caused extensive surface flooding.
Between midnight Friday and Saturday, 84.4mm of rain fell in Wellington, according to MetService.
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Times Live
The provincial government said in a statement the floods caused extensive damage to infrastructure‚ homes‚ motor vehicles and claimed the lives of six people in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni.
The South African Weather Service said on Friday that the flooding in Ekurhuleni was a one in 200-year event.
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The Rio Times
The heavy rains that have fallen on the state of Rio de Janeiro since Friday, Nov. 11 have caused mudslides, roadblocks and triggered the warning system in the mountainside city of Petropolis. Problems have also been reported in Teresopolis and the coastal region of Angra dos Reis.
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