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.ANNUAL CONFERENCE NEWS
IAEM Reimagined Annual Conference now available on-demand
IAEM
Did you miss out on the IAEM Reimagined Virtual Conference last week? We had a lot of fun and growth, but it is not over yet! You can join more than 1,500 emergency managers from around the world and now register for on-demand access to more than 40 hours of sessions that will be available until Feb. 16, 2021. After you view sessions, you will be able to claim those contact hours for credit towards IAEM’s Certified Emergency Manager Program. This is a bargain for just $199 for individuals (member and non-member) and $99 for student members. Take advantage of personal learning and receive contact hours over the next 2.5 months by registering for on-demand content. Included on-demand are all breakout sessions, plenary speakers, and EMvision Talks. Also included are video overviews of the latest EM products and services in the EMEX Virtual Hall, 26 poster presentations representing significant insight from peers, and the 2020 Yearbook of Honors. Check out the conference program, and register online for on-demand access.
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IAEM Reimagined Virtual Conference sponsor highlight of the week: Esri
IAEM
Creating safer, less vulnerable communities today requires a modern approach to emergency management. With location intelligence from Esri, you'll gain a deeper understanding of threats that are more complex, costly, and devastating than ever before, and maintain real-time data insights to help you anticipate your next move. Agencies around the world rely on geographic information to plan for and mitigate complex threats and coordinate response and recovery efforts when disasters occur. Learn more at go.esri.com/IAEM2020.
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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 SCHOLARSHIP
Help the IAEM Scholarship Program by bidding or donating online before #GivingTuesday, Dec. 1
IAEM
During this season of thanks and giving, take a moment to help IAEM assist emergency management students by providing scholarships to complete their degrees. 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.
- Exclusive family portrait by Bradford with a 5-diamond stay in either New York or Miami.
- Carton of 5 Midland Weather Radios.
- Signed 20”x24” print of Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney receiving the 2018 NCAA Football Championship trophy.
- Santa with a mask Christmas ornament.
- ITC Explosion and Fire challenge coin and COVID-19 response challenge coins.
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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Shop online and donate to the IAEM Scholarship Program any day and especially on Cyber Monday, Nov. 30
IAEM
As you shop online during the holiday season, especially on Cyber Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, maximize your donations to the IAEM Scholarship Program. There are two ways to shop online and have donations made to the program without paying an extra dime. Amazon offers a special program for donations. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/31-6050147 or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app and AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to the IAEM Scholarship Program. The iGive network has more than 2,300 online stores, including many popular sites you already patronize, that give a portion of the money you spend to the IAEM Scholarship Program. To get started, just create your iGive account at www.iGive.com/iaemscholarship and be sure to add the iGive button to your browser to alert you when you visit a participating site. Shopping is a necessity and for many it is fun. Please take a few seconds to turn your online shopping into an easy and continuing gift that will help IAEM support the future of emergency management by providing scholarships to deserving students.
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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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.IAEM-CANADA COUNCIL NEWS
New report backs effort to resurrect Alberta's wildfire rappel program, say advocates
Whig Standard
A group of firefighters trained to rappel into the front line of a wildfire is calling on the government to reverse program cuts after a report recommended Alberta invest in its initial attack supports.
The Alberta government cut the provincial wildfire rappel program and staffing in watch towers in November 2019 as a cost-saving measure.
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.IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS
OIG on the six biggest challenges facing DHS
Homeland Security Today
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) says the Department of Homeland Security is facing several serious management and performance challenges.
In its annual Major Management and Performance Challenges report, OIG underscores the need for consistent leadership. Many of the Department’s senior leadership positions still do not have permanent, Presidentially Appointed and Senate confirmed officials.
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Texas is changing how it plans for floods. What does that mean for Dallas-Fort Worth?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Gulf Coast in 2017 has triggered an unprecedented effort to prevent the same damage from happening again in communities across Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Thanks to the passage of a $1.7 billion flood control bill during the 2019 legislative session, 15 regional groups have begun developing Texas’ first-ever statewide flood plan under the supervision of the Texas Water Development Board.
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Online registration is open until Dec. 3 for IAEM-USA Region 3 Virtual Symposium, Dec. 7-11
IAEM
The IAEM-USA Region 3 Virtual Symposium, “Emergency Management in the New Normal,” presented by Region 3 and George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and scheduled for Dec. 7-11, will provide a virtual forum to highlight FEMA updates, college/university focused panel, networking trivia night, BRIC/grant session, diversity and inclusivity, and Region 3 membership meeting. Online registration is open, and details are available in the program. The symposium is open at no charge to IAEM members and at a nominal charge of $5 to non-members, but you must register online by Dec. 3, 2020. On Dec. 4, registrants will receive an updated email confirmation to include access details to the virtual platform.
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FEMA agreement enables UMGC degree programs to accept EMI courses as transfer credit
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) signed an articulation agreement with the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), which enables UMGC degree programs to accept EMI courses as transfer credit based on the credit hour recommendations provided through EMI’s accreditation with the American Council on Education. More than 174 EMI courses and their various versions have been evaluated. Current or former EMI students can earn transfer credit for their coursework toward a bachelor’s degree through UMGC. UMGC’s transfer policy allows for up to 90 credits toward a bachelor’s degree from a variety of sources. To apply or learn which courses have been evaluated for college credit, visit UMGC. If you have any questions about the agreement, contact matthew.prager@fema.dhs.gov. If you would like to speak to a UMGC representative regarding transferring EMI credit to UMGC, e-mail cls@umuc.edu.
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.EM NEWS
FEMA projects implementing I-codes could save $600 billion by 2060
Facility Executive
Recently, FEMA released its landmark study, “Building Codes Save: A National Study,” featuring an in-depth look at the quantified benefits—avoided losses to buildings and building contents—from adopting modern building codes and standards. As the frequency and severity of natural hazards continue to increase year-over-year, this study reaffirms that building codes continue to be the best first line of defense.
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Migration to wildfire-prone areas continues despite risk: study
SmartCities Dive
Migration to wildfire-prone U.S. cities continues to rise despite an estimated 9.3 million acres of land that are expected to burn in the U.S. annually by 2050, according to new research by ClimateCheck. Over half of the 20 areas most at-risk for wildfires have increasing populations, while six of those areas are among the top 15% of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S.
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The University of Washington's online Master of Infrastructure Planning & Management program prepares you to lead development of the next generation of critical infrastructure systems — resilient, secure and accessible. Earn your degree completely online in two years of part-time study. Apply now to start in fall 2021.
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.UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE/SCHOOL EM ISSUES
Many college students adhere to COVID rules, but some are 'reckless' and 'irresponsible'
Omaha World-Herald via Lincoln Journal Star
Colleges throughout the nation and region have taken vastly different approaches this fall to the discipline of students ignoring coronavirus rules. After students returned to college campuses this semester, some universities invoked punishment to send a message that they were serious about their COVID-19 rules. Others took a gentler approach by “coaching” and “educating” students who didn’t heed demands initially.
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.HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE
Are we prepared for vaccination distribution?
Homeland Security Today
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released guidance to ensure that the air cargo industry is ready to support the large-scale handling, transport and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The potential size of the delivery is enormous. Just providing a single dose to 7.8 billion people (the number considered to be the minimum necessary) would fill 8,000 747 cargo aircraft. And vaccines cannot be delivered globally without the significant use of air cargo.
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What is the best strategy to deploy a COVID-19 vaccine?
Government Executive
If the book of nature is written in the language of mathematics, as Galileo once declared, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought that truth home for the world's mathematicians, who have been galvanized by the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
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FEMA releases Vaccination Planning Frequently Asked Questions
IAEM
Successful implementation of a national COVID-19 vaccination program requires precise and close coordination across the federal government, as well as state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) governments and among many public and private partners. In support of this effort, FEMA released the COVID-19 Pandemic: Vaccination Planning Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). These FAQs, provided to state, tribal, and territorial officials, provide information on federal coordination support efforts, federal funding sources, FEMA Public Assistance eligibility for vaccination mission support activities, insurance considerations, Direct Federal Assistance, and resources for SLTT partners.
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.CLIMATE/WATER/WEATHER UPDATES
House bill would create NOAA-led national database to help coastal communities confront rising seas
NextGov
Legislation recently introduced in the House calls for the creation of a sea level-tracking database—deemed the National Coastal Data Information System—to inform people in frontline coastal communities how climate change is uniquely impacting their areas, and ultimately advance their preparedness for future natural disasters.
If passed, the National Sea Level Risk Analysis Act would mandate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to capture and centralize vast, countrywide coastal data on the flood risks so many are enduring.
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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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Climate patterns shape forest wildfire recovery
Physics Today
Scenes of fire-scorched hillsides and charred tree trunks are becoming more common every year as climate change causes wildfires to intensify. It’s less clear how the warming climate affects forests’ ability to recover after fires.
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Scary trend: Major hurricanes in October and November — why is it happening?
The Palm Beach Post
runk on the broth-warm waters of the Caribbean and emboldened by a passive atmosphere, Category 5 Hurricane Iota had nothing to stop it but land as it defied climatology in its late season brutality.
The strongest storm on record to form this deep into autumn, Iota catapulted to the echelon of hurricanes – gaining 100 mph in 36 hours and joining a growing list of Cat 5 terrors exhibiting the hallmarks of climate change.
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NASA has a mind-blowing plan to map rising sea levels from space
Fast Company
For 30 years, an uninterrupted sequence of international Earth-observing satellites has tracked rising seas—a gauge of human-induced climate change—and other climate-related phenomena, helping researchers understand global weather patterns and forecast how rising tides will impact coastlines. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, the first of two identical next-generation satellites, will propel those climate observations into the next decade, gathering the most accurate data yet on how climate change is transforming our oceans and atmosphere.
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.EM RESOURCES
DHS S&T Master Question List: Here's what we've learned about COVID-19
Homeland Security Today
Flu season is here and with the coronavirus pandemic still plaguing much of the world, it’s more important than ever to be health conscious. Countless scientists all over the world are striving to better understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and bringing the most relevant research findings together in one place is key to a coordinated effort.
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New York nonprofit helps create disaster response app for 27 religions
Times Union
Floods, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes and brutal heatwaves don't discriminate; they will drive Americans of every religious faith from their homes and into mass shelters.
Now, there's a new free app to help disaster responders know how to understand the religious needs of the survivors they care for.
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Domestic Preparedness releases special issue on 'Triggered Collapse'
IAEM
Beginning in early 2020, Dr. Drew Miller published a series of articles under the broad topic of “Triggered Collapse” in Domestic Preparedness. Drew is a published author, guest speaker, Air Force Reserve Colonel, intelligence officer, and honor graduate from the United States Air Force Academy. Adding to these credentials, he earned both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University. The articles have been reprinted as a special issue. The “Triggered Collapse” series cites the following key points for DomPrep’s readers to reflect and take action on: pandemic influenza, naturally occurring; bioengineered virus attack; supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities; just-in-time inadequacies; critical infrastructure interdependencies; civil unrest; peaceful protests; marauders and looting; law enforcement reform and officer retention; an overwhelmed workforce; an unemployed workforce; and economic unrest.
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Recording of FEMA Region 1 webinar hosted by IAEM-USA Region 1 on Nov. 13 now available
IAEM
The recording of a Nov. 13 webinar hosted by IAEM-USA Region 1 and presented by FEMA Region 1, “Organizations Preparing for Emergency Needs,” is now available for IAEM members. FEMA Region 1 provided an introduction to small business and community preparedness, including 10 actions that promote community resilience. The session familiarized the audience to a program that they (or their designee) can provide to small businesses, nonprofits, faith-based groups, and others. The program helps small businesses understand their role in emergency management and how it is critical in providing services to resume activity before, during, and after disasters. The course has been described as pre-continuity of operations for business decision-makers unfamiliar with emergency management.
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NIST Community Resilience Planning Playbook now available
IAEM
Local officials, businesses, and planning and design professionals who want to make their communities more resilient to hazard events – natural or otherwise – can get straightforward, action-oriented guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The recently published NIST Playbook captures key actions that communities of any size can take to better position themselves to deal with potential hazards with a user-friendly, concise format. It complements the two-volume NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Physical Infrastructure Systems which has been used by communities in a variety of ways. The Guide recognizes the communities must prioritize their limited resources and that improving resilience is a process achieved over time. The Playbook format and templates help communities more easily use the Guide.
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Recording of Oct. 26 FEMA Region 1 and IAEM-USA Region 1 Annual Meeting webinar now available
IAEM
IAEM-USA Region 1 met with FEMA Region 1 on Oct. 26, 2020, to discuss their goals for the upcoming year and how they could partner to achieve these goals. The webinar recording is now available to IAEM members.
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.NEW INSIGHTS
Building a data-driven culture in emergency management
Domestic Preparedness
Emergency management and public safety agencies are increasingly using data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Microsoft PowerBI, ArcGIS, Google Data Studio) to inform their decision-making and help manage disasters in a multi-threat/hazard environment. In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local government agencies rapidly expanded the use of these predictive analysis tools by integrating them into their emergency operations.
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Natural disasters are increasing. The world's poorest are left to fend for themselves.
Vox
More than 100 disasters — many of which were climate- and weather-related — have affected more than 50 million people around the world since March, when the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. And though the money needed to protect against these disasters in the countries at risk exists, it’s not getting to those who need it most.
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.EM CALENDAR
IAEM and Witt O'Brien's to host second COVID-19 federal assistance webinar on Dec. 3
IAEM
Join IAEM and experts from Witt O’Brien’s for the second installment of their COVID-19 Federal Assistance Webinar Series. The webinar, “Federal Assistance Spending Strategies Under Various Scenarios,” will take place Dec. 10, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST. In response to new guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Treasury, Witt O’Brien’s experts will outline steps you should take in anticipation of utilizing funds; discuss how to quickly pivot and reevaluate spending plans in the event of a Coronavirus Relief Fund Dec. 30 extension; and share key insights on other sources of funding to pursue to ensure that you are maximizing cost recovery opportunities. Register online.
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MAP Operational Plan and Procedures Standard Review Webinar to be held Dec. 4
IAEM
The Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) is offering a webinar, “Operational Planning and Procedures Standard Review Webinar,” on Dec. 4, 2020, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EST. Have you struggled to understand the documentation needed for the Operational Planning and Procedures Standard Area? Do you know what EMAP is looking for in your emergency operations, recovery, continuity of operations, and continuity of government plans? These are all questions that this webinar will address. The Operational Plans and Procedures Standard Area is one of the most challenging standard areas for programs due to the amount of documentation required. Come and learn more about the intent and application of the Operational Plans and Procedures Standard Area. Register online.
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IAEM-USA Region 1 will offer Dec. 3 webinar on disaster recovery that mitigates inequality
IAEM
IAEM-USA Region 1 has scheduled a webinar, “Recovering Together, Restoring Equitably,” on Dec. 10, 2020, 1:00 p.m. EST. Recent research shows disasters and accompanying governmental aid exacerbates wealth inequality, especially along racial and socioeconomic lines. This session will explain the observed trends and explore the processes that create them. Discussion will follow on how these trends influence participants’ work and what they might do to mitigate negative effects within their own spheres of influence. Register online.
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.IAEM-ASIA NEWS
Philippines: Moving forward after Ulysses
The Asean Post
Being situated along the “Ring of Fire” and the “Typhoon Belt”, the Philippines is exposed to tropical storms and usually suffers from various natural disasters and calamities such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and flooding.
Based on the 2018 World Risk Report, the Philippines ranked third in terms of disaster risk index, and the highest risks are those of earthquakes reported with 10 risk index points and tropical cyclones of 9.5 risk index points.
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COVID-19 vaccines: How does the emergency use authorisation work in India?
Hindustan Times
The government of India is mulling over the modalities of emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccines pending completion of phase-three trials. India has been reporting thousands of coronavirus cases and hundreds of related deaths every day, prompting the government to find a way to provide emergency authorization to Covid-19 vaccine candidates.
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.AROUND THE WORLD
Record-setting cyclone Gati leaves death, destruction in Somalia
The Weather Channel
Eight deaths are being blamed on Tropical Cyclone Gati, the first hurricane-strength system to hit Somalia in recorded history.
Gati made landfall about 6 p.m. Sunday local time over the city of Hafun with sustained winds of 105 mph, the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane.
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Wildfires in 3 states leave 1 dead and destroy thousands of acres
CNN via Albany Herald
Wildfires have scorched more than 8.7 million acres across the country this year, but the season is still not over. Right now, there are three new wildfires burning in the West: the Mountain View Fire, the Pinehaven Fire and one in Bear Creek Park.
A 20,000-acre wildfire burning along the California-Nevada border has left one person dead. The wildfire south of Lake Tahoe has destroyed dozens of homes, according to the Mono County Sheriff.
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Mudslide destroys nightclub in Colombia, leaving 7 dead
The Associated Press
A mudslide destroyed a dance club and killed seven people in northern Colombia early Monday as the country reels from heavy rains.
The disaster management agency for Antioquia state said that the landslide occurred around 1 a.m. while about 20 people were drinking and dancing in the small club, located near the town of Valdivia.
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