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If you were unable to attend the IAEM 2015 Annual Conference, there is still a way to see the presentations that you missed and earn certification credits. Participation in the Annual Conference via Digital Pass earns credit toward the IAEM Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) and Associate Emergency Manager (AEM®) programs under Training or Professional Contribution (Category B, Professional Conference Attendance). If you were one of the more than 1,800 conference attendees, your registration fee includes complimentary access to the IAEM Digital Pass, and you don't have to separately purchase the pass to see any recorded sessions you did not attend. The 2015 digital pass gives you access to several live streams of the keynote and plenary sessions, as well as one recorded session in each spotlight and breakout session block, plus the EMvision Talks, for a total of 14 learning opportunities. The Digital Pass is available for $99 (IAEM members) or $197 (non-members). Those who registered for the conference or are now registering for the Digital Pass receive an email with access information. To learn more, visit the IAEM Annual Conference Digital Pass page. Refer questions about access to recorded sessions to IAEM Communications & Marketing Manager Dawn Shiley.
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Tour the IAEM Store to view and purchase logowear online. Items will ship within 12 days 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 CEM®/AEM® logos for qualified individuals — can be added to any of these items, including shirts, headwear, outerwear, bags, and accessories. The CEM® and AEM® challenge coins are available for any individual to purchase. You also can order a CEM® or AEM® 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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Each year the IAEM-Global Editorial Work Group recommends special focus issue topics to the IAEM-Global Board. Special focus issues of the IAEM Bulletin are published four times a year, are generally longer than the other monthly issues, and focus on one special topic of interest to the IAEM membership. For issues that are not on a special theme, articles on any topics of interest to IAEM members are welcome. In 2015, we published special focus issues on these four topics: Consequence Management and Public Health Implications; Social Media and Emergency Management; Marketing your EM Program; and Expanding the Spectrum of Emergency Management. What topics are you interested in learning about or sharing your knowledge with members in 2016? The Editorial Work Group welcomes your suggestions. Please share your ideas with Karen Thompson, editor, or Daryl Spiewak, work group chair, by Friday, Dec. 4, 2015.
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Viet Nam News
The Vietnam Red Cross Society launched a project today to build people's resilience in areas prone to natural hazards in central Vietnam.
The project is likely to benefit more than 430,000 residents of 68 communes and wards in the central provinces.
The $2.5 million project will be funded by the United States Agency for International Development through its five partners: American Red Cross, Save the Children, Plan International and Catholic Relief Services, besides HelpAge International.
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News.Az
Minister of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan Kemaleddin Heydarov has received Deputy Interior Minister and head of Iranian Disaster Management Organization Ismail Najjar who arrived in Azerbaijan to observe the "Caspian-2015" command and staff drills held on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the ministry. Heydarov expressed his gratitude to Ismail Najjar for his visit to watch the command and staff drills.
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IAEM-USA is conducting its ninth annual survey seeking information from U.S. local and tribal government emergency management offices about Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding. If you are a U.S. local government or tribal government emergency manager, we need your participation. IAEM is seeking input from local jurisdictions, while the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) seeks state-only input from state directors. A joint IAEM-NEMA report will be written and provided to Congress. Significant progress has been made in recent years in educating members of Congress on the importance of building and maintaining strong emergency management programs at the local level, as well as the role of funding, particularly EMPG funding, in building such programs. The narrative questions at the end of the survey are of particular importance. Those help paint the picture. Please visit the IAEM-USA Government Affairs web page to download an invitation from Robie Robinson, CEM, IAEM-USA President, and a copy of the survey to assist you in gathering information. The online survey will be open until Dec. 31, 2015.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeks public comments on proposed changes to regulation describing FEMA's Individual Assistance (IA) declarations criteria. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register. Learn more and submit comments online by Jan. 11, 2016. The Sandy Recovery Improvement Act (SRIA) requires FEMA to review, update and revise, through rulemaking, the factors it uses to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. The proposed rule, which has a 60-day public comment period, is intended to provide more objective and clear IA declaration factors and speed the declaration process, including FEMA's recommendation to the President on whether a major disaster declaration authorizing IA is warranted.
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After years of planning, www.ready.gov became mobile-friendly, with the ability to access it by phone, table, and desktop computer and have the same content experience. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to update and streamline content on the site. Since www.ready.gov and www.fema.gov are both mobile-enabled, m.fema.gov will be terminated this month as it is no longer needed.
Defense One
There's no such thing as a simple disaster. Take the 2011 tsunami that swept across eastern Japan. As a wall of water moved toward low-lying towns and villages, people attempted to flee in cars — and drowned in massive traffic jams. The floods decimated infrastructure and roads, hindering rescue and recovery efforts. The water also swamped the backup generators of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, leading to a Chernobyl-level meltdown. Planners might have predicted any one of those things individually, yet no one was prepared for what actually occurred.
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Fox News
At least 19.3 million people worldwide were driven from their homes by natural disasters last year — 90 percent of which were related to weather events, according to the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Center.
Most have stayed within their own countries, including millions displaced in the South Asian delta nation of Bangladesh. But as their numbers rise, more will feel compelled to cross international borders in search of safe haven. They could end up in a state of a legal limbo with no rights or guaranteed help.
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Phys.Org
Japan recently displayed a pair of two-legged humanoid robots that can operate in harsh conditions as the country prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions prepares for the next catastrophe. Simulating work in a tunnel after a quake, two slender robots with tiny heads attached with sensors walked through fake debris to extinguish a fire during a demonstration at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo.
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Gizmag
Getting drones into the air to aid in search and rescue missions is becoming one of the technology's more promising applications, with infrared cameras and even artificial intelligence offering valuable new tools in combing areas for humans and objects. But one company is looking to add another layer of sophistication to robotic rescue teams, launching a drone-attachment that can detect the heartbeats and breathing of people trapped under rubble.
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Tech Times
Call it a super sponge or a magic product — scientists from Deakin University in Australia have created a material that potentially cleans up oil spills. This discovery is promoted beneficial in disasters like the 2010 BP oil spill on the Gulf Coast, which massively hit the environment and cost about $40 billion in damages. The material, said to absorb oil like a sponge does, will now be on its trial phase after two years of laboratory work.
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Gorman-Redlich’s alerting equipment provides site-wide mass notification and broadcast alerting capability that helps save lives. See the equipment at the 2015 IAEM/EMEX MORE
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It's time to get certified! Make plans to join us for a CEM®/AEM® Prep Course in 2016. Registration is open for the following courses.
Feb. 9 — Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb. 24 — Baltimore, Maryland
Learn more and register today.
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The Ready Campaign and America's PrepareAthon! have published two social media toolkits to help communities prepare for winter weather and the holiday season. Each of the toolkits includes safety and preparedness messaging and graphics that you can share on your social media channels. Messages can be copied directly or customized for communities. Download the Winter Weather Social Media Toolkit and the Holiday & Travel Safety Social Media Toolkit.
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From the leader in Weather Alert Radios, Midland is launching a new campaign to take Emergency Preparedness to a whole new level.
Introducing E+READY™, an entire collection of emergency prep products to help in just about every disaster situation,
including weather conditions inspired by a Strong El Niño.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has published the Public Assistance (PA) Program and Policy Guide, which combines existing policies into one searchable document. FEMA has merged and streamlined the language in the guide to: provide clear and concise policy language to minimize multiple interpretations; increase consistent and efficient PA Program eligibility determinations of applicants, facilities, work, and costs, thereby minimizing appeals; eliminate duplicative language and redundancy; and provide ease in searching for policy language on specific topics. The new guide, which replaces all existing PA publications as well as the 9500 series policies, will be effective for disasters declared on or after Jan. 1, 2016. Disasters that were declared prior to Jan. 1 will still follow the 9500 series policies, which were in effect at the time of the disaster being declared. There are no substantive policy changes in the new guide, which will be updated annually.
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Applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) will open on Dec. 7, 2015, at 8:00 a.m. EST, and will close on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. EST. AFG Program funding in the amount of $306 million is provided through the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, to assist fire departments and nonaffiliated ambulance and EMS organizations in meeting their firefighting and emergency response needs. Grant guidance for this program will be available at www.grants.gov, and is currently available here for applicant review. Download the Get Ready Guide for additional help in preparing grant applications.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Institute (EMI) will partner with the DHS Office of Academic Engagement, FEMA Region VII, and the U.S. Fire Administration to present a webinar on "Tools for Creating Campus Resilience," on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EST. The discussion will focus on ReadyCampus, the DHS Campus Resilience Pilot Program for Colleges and Universities. ReadyCampus is a student-centered program that brings together public and private organizations, as well as local volunteer organizations, to teach general preparedness to students and staff. Additionally, the U.S. Fire Administration's Campus Fire Safety Program will be discussed. Since natural, technological, and health hazards can affect daily campus operations, universities are encouraged to regularly review, update, and exercise their emergency plans. Register in advance for the online webinar.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hiring those with skills in construction, engineering, and insurance to support survivors in need. Go to www.careers.fema.gov, and visit the "Find a Job" section to apply for a Public Reservist job opening. If you qualify, you may receive an invitation to the FEMA Hiring Event, to be held Dec. 14-19, in Pasadena, California. On-the-spot job offers will be made at the event. Resumes can be sent to FEMA-HC-ServiceDesk@fema.dhs.gov, and applicants can call 866-896-8003 for more information.
UPI
One person was killed in Venezuela when a rockslide was triggered by a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in the state of Mérida, causing a traffic collision.
The Venezuelan Foundation of Seismological Research, or FUNVISIS, reported the epicenter of the earthquake was located about 18 miles southeast of the town of El Vigía at a depth of about 3 miles. Multiple aftershocks were recorded in the region.
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CNN
It's not even winter yet, but the deadly weather in parts of the United States suggests otherwise.
Following a weekend where at least 10 weather-related deaths were reported in Texas and Kansas, more than 3 million people find themselves in a winter storm warning for heavy snow.
And about 9 million — in an area extending from Oklahoma to Wisconsin and Minnesota — are under a winter weather advisory for snow and ice.
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Fox News
Out-of-control wildfires have caused at least two deaths, 13 injuries and have destroyed at least 16 homes near the southern Australian city of Adelaide, officials said.
Two bodies were recovered and there was an unconfirmed report that a person fleeing the blaze died in a car wreck in the razed rural area, South Australia state Premier Jay Weatherill said.
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Reuters
The heaviest rainfall in over a century caused massive flooding across the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, driving thousands from their homes, shutting auto factories and paralyzing the airport in the state capital Chennai.
The national weather office predicted three more days of torrential downpours in the southern state of nearly 70 million people.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
At least seven earthquakes rattled north-central Oklahoma on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, including one felt 300 miles away in Iowa, prompting concern from local residents and policymakers that the state isn't doing enough to curb the quakes that scientists have linked to oil and gas activity. Oklahoma has become one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world, with the number of quakes magnitude 3.0 skyrocketing from a few dozen in 2012 to more than 720 so far this year.
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