FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces

National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD

5 September 2014

Higher Education Program News:

Hi Ed Symposium:

Mark your calendars for the 17th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium scheduled for June 1- 4, 2015 at the Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, MD. Information will be posted to the website in the next few months.

College and University News and Updates:

Arkansas Tech University - Assistant Professor in Emergency Management

Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Management within the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. This is a nine-month position with the opportunity for summer instruction; salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applications are due by September 12, 2014 with the anticipated starting date of January 2015. A successful interview and teaching demonstration is required.

Duties and Responsibilities include: Develop and teach undergraduate and master’s level courses, both online and face-to-face, in the Department of Emergency Management; advise students; participate in scholarly activity; and provide departmental, college, university, and professional service.

A Master’s degree in Emergency Management or a related field (such as business, science, engineering, social sciences, nursing, criminal justice, or public administration) is required; however, preference will be given to the successful candidate with a Doctorate in a relevant discipline. Additional preferred qualifications include: a proven record of excellence in teaching, student advising, and assessment; a proven record of research; experience related to disaster and crisis management, planning, response, and recovery; experience in the development and delivery of both face to face and web-based college-level coursework; and experience teaching graduate students.

To Apply: send letter of application; curriculum vita; transcripts; and three letters of reference to Dr. Sandy Smith, Head, Department of Emergency Management, 110 Dean Hall, 402 West O Street, Russellville, AR 72801-8803.

The position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background check. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. AA/EOE

CSU Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS)

Greetings CEMHS Colleagues, hope the Fall semester is progressing nicely and that you are having a smooth academic year so far!

Over the course of the past few years, we have spent a good deal of organizational activity and effort in the design, development, and implementation of career pathways in emergency management, homeland security, and cyber-security throughout California. These career pathways are closely linked with many partners in California Community Colleges, California State University campuses, the University of California, private institutions, and many additional key stakeholders from across the state/region/nation. Through this process, CEMHS has steadily grown to become one of the largest such education groups in the U.S. Thanks to all who have helped out! We deeply appreciate the funding support provided (through the State Homeland Security Grant Program) provided by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (formerly the California Emergency Management Agency) and administered by the California State University Chancellor's Office to design and develop the key components of our career pathways. Now is time to complete the career pathway implementation process. 

As one may likely recall, key components of these career pathways include academic skill development, Career Technical Education (CTE), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and professional development resources including career advising, guidance, mentoring, internships. Additionally, we have designed model curriculum, developed public-private partnerships, and put academics and professionals from across these many fields together in a variety of forums and settings to collaborate and work together in multi-campus consortiums. Now that we have the EM and HS career pathways completed (at least 9th grade through masters degree here in California) and the Cyber pathway coming along nicely, there are a variety of funding opportunities that exist (from state, national, and private sources) to further refine and implement these career pathways at all levels of education (K-12 through doctoral degree and certificate/certification programs.) It is important that we are ready and prepared for anything that comes our way; and, that we have a well-educated and trained workforce to cope with EM, HS and Cyber concerns that abound. Furthermore, additional grant and funding opportunities abound as well in EM/HS/Cyber research (basic and applied) and related community/university service related projects and initiatives to enhance resiliency, preparedness, response, and recovery; recruit traditionally under-represented groups, and assist veterans transitioning into the workplace. 

These funding opportunities, the chance to work with colleagues from institutions and organizations across the state, and the time to finally actualize the career pathways so many of us have labored long to design and develop is here. Please join us at our next CEMHS Grants Groups Teleconference on Thursday, September 18th from 3:00-5:00 to discuss the specifics of moving forward. I am working on the agenda next week and if you are interested in a few minutes on the agenda, let me know and we will see what we can do to get you on it!  

Thanks a bunch and have a great weekend!

Best, Keith

Keith Clement, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Department of CriminologyCalifornia State University, FresnoPlanning Director, CSU Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS)

www.calstate.edu/cemhshttp://cemhs.blogspot.com/

Scholarship Information:

RISING JUNIORS - Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunity

The NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions Undergraduate Scholarship Program is accepting applications.  Program encourages advisers, mentors, and potential applicants to take advantage of the NOAA resources made available in this message.  Competitive applications: (i) address the NOAA mission; (ii) have resume and personal statements that are crafted to be relevant to the NOAA mission, and (iii) have recommendations that are well developed and made relevant to the NOAA mission. What:  Provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study.  Who:  Rising junior undergraduate students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields that directly support NOAA's mission.  The Program:

Students receive total awards valued at up to $35,000 in total support during their junior and senior years. 

Students complete a nine week paid summer internship at NOAA in Silver Spring, MD, between May and July of the first summer. During the second summer, students complete paid internships at NOAA facilities across the country. During the summer internships, students are paid a stipend and receive a housing allowance. 

Student scholarship recipients attend a two-week orientation at NOAA in Silver Spring, MD, and begin their first summer internship in early June.

At the end of both summer internships, students present the results of their projects at an education and science symposium in Silver Spring, MD (travel expenses paid).

 Undergraduate Scholarship Application Link:  https://oedwebapps.iso.noaa.gov/uspa/ Learn more about NOAA,http://www.noaa.gov/images/onenoaa_cap_lan.mov     NOAA Goals,   http://www.ppi.noaa.gov/goals/     

Emergency Management/Homeland Security News:

Disaster Information Outreach by Librarians, NLM/NIH – July 15, 2014

*Selections from over 100 e-sources**Follow NLM_DIMRC on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/NLM_DIMRC *

***New Topic Page: Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies***The new webpage is collaboration between several federal and national agencies and the National Library of Medicine. It is a compendium of resources related to medical and public health issues of children in disasters and emergencies. Links are provided to both journal articles and to other documents and materials that may be useful in preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery activities. Resources

are national or international in scope. The intent of this compendium is to consolidate the multitude of resources available across a variety of organizations, Web sites, databases and training sites, making the search for relevant materials simpler and more direct.http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/children.html

***Article on Disaster Medicine Authored by Librarian***Alicia Livinski, librarian at the National Institutes of Health, and liaison to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, is co-author of an article published in the latest issue of “PLOS Current: Disasters.” The article “Optimizing the Use of Chief Complaint & Diagnosis for Operational Decision Making: An EMR Case Study of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake” details an analysis HHS made of electronic medical records captured during its response efforts to the 2010 Haiti earthquake to determine the types of injuries and patient encounters seen.  Alicia worked with the authors to develop and refine their research question and methodology, investigated whether similar techniques were previously used, helped with the writing, editing, and formatting, selection of an appropriate journal, submission of the article, mediation for responding to reviewer comments, and served as an “overall cheerleader” for this multi-year project. Remember to let us know when you are published so we can add your article to our bibliography Web page. http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/optimizing-the-use-of-chief-complaint-diagnosis-for-operational-decision-making-an-emr-case-study-of-the-2010-haiti-earthquake/    Librarians and Libraries Respond to Disasters: Bibliography on Library Roles in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/bibliographydisaster.html

***Challenge to Explore the Role of Libraries in the Digital Age***The Knight Foundation will be opening the next “News Challenge” on September 10th.  Today, September 2nd, they are asking people to submit inspirational ideas that answer the question: “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build knowledgeable communities?”  It seems appropriate during National Preparedness Month that libraries can answer this question with how they have been essential to the planning and response efforts during disasters, both as safe havens and as knowledge centers with tools, personnel and resources to respond. After September 10th, submissions for funded projects can be entered. Winning ideas will be funded for what it takes to design, develop and implement the project, as well as marketing and travel. Submit Ideas: https://www.newschallenge.org/ FAQ included funding information: https://www.newschallenge.org/faq  More about the challenge: http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2014/8/25/news-challenge-explore-role-libraries-digital-age/  

***Promoting Health, Science, and Public Trust through Laboratory Safety***The leadership at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is taking steps to improve lab safety protocols and procedures in response to recent lapses in safety practices.  NIH and other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are initiating National Biosafety Stewardship Month—a time for federal labs engaged in biomedical research to focus special attention on safe practice. They have also issued a guidance notice for all federal grantees to reinforce the message that they must also meet applicable federal, state, and local health and safety standards for research conduct.http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/08/27/promoting-health-science-and-public-trust-through-laboratory-safety/  

***Disaster 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies***United Nations FoundationThis report uses the Haiti Earthquake response efforts as a case study to outline a framework for addressing technology challenges faced by responders. The report  analyzes how the humanitarian

community and the emerging volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and recommends ways to improve coordination between these two groups in future emergencies.  http://www.unfoundation.org/what-we-do/legacy-of-impact/technology/disaster-report.html  

***Recap of the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day***We recently sent out a series of emails outlining tools and resources demonstrated at the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day. The National Association of County & City Health Officials has reposted the series as a featured article in their “Preparedness Brief”. http://nacchopreparedness.org/?p=2904  

***Webinar: Not Just Small Adults: Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies***National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research CenterThursday, September 11, 2014 at 4:00pm – 5:00pm ET  Needs of children in disasters and emergencies are different than adults; health officials, responders, and providers face unique challenges when planning for and providing care to children. Multiple U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies and funded organizations collaborated to develop a comprehensive online guide that will serve as a central source for pediatric-related disaster and emergency health information. This new resource (http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/children.html) brings into one place professional-level materials, documents, Web sites, and articles distinctly about children from authoritative sources, including government, private, non-profit and international organizations and agencies. Learn about this robust new resource, the collaboration behind it, and how it can make your information searching more efficient.http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dismeetings.html  Instructions to join the call: http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dismeetings.html#login  

***Webinar: Healthcare Coalitions: Governance and Sustainability***Thursday, September 4th, 3:00pm – 5:00pm ETThe Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) invite you to participate in a webinar to discuss how healthcare coalitions nationally are setting up their operational governance models. Representatives that utilize varying governance models will provide detailed information on their coalitions’ formation, including key decision points and foundational documents, and highlight practices that have helped move the coalition toward long-term sustainability.https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ysueyc0eclxw  

***Webinar: Registries: It’s not about the List!***Pacific ADA Center with technical support by the Great Lakes ADA CenterSeptember 11th, 2:00pm ET The whole community approach to emergency management requires an informed and shared understanding of a community risks, needs, and capabilities. Communities often consider using Emergency Assistance Registries as a strategy for gaining such an understanding of their populations with communications, medical, independence, support, or transportation access or functional dependencies. Drawing on recent research, this talk will not focus on "the list"; rather, it will focus on four concepts critical to making registries about the people: registry purpose, inherent contract, location vs. hazard, and contract fulfillment. These concepts will be explained by showing how they played out in one community's registry operation.Registration: Free on-line at www.adaconferences.org/Emergency  

***New in DisasterLit***http://disasterlit.nlm.nih.gov/latest/?pg=&pgSize=100&PubYear=&PubTypeID=&AuID=&SourceID=&ResearchDocument=&period=14

Climate Change and HealthU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health August 6, 2014This 90-minute presentation features internationally recognized experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health to discuss climate change, which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services considers to be one of today's top public health challenges. It includes an overarching national perspective and regional snapshots on climate change, key health findings from the National Climate Assessment, and best practices to build health resilience in communities.http://disasterlit.nlm.nih.gov/search/?searchTerms=ID%3A8892&search.x=25&search.y=19&search=Search  

Material on EbolaWe are continuing to add documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and others with information on responding to the Ebola virus.http://disasterlit.nlm.nih.gov/search/?searchTerms=ebola+OR+hemorrhagic&search.x=22&search.y=18&search=Search  

Libraries and 'September is National Preparedness Month'; also plans for a health-related approach

If you are planning activities for Preparedness Month, please share your ideas, successes, and lessons-learned with this list. You may spark someone else’s imagination. Abundant materials for promoting Preparedness Month are available from the websites listed below.

Just in time for National Preparedness Month, a new book is available for purchase from the American Library Association in cooperation with the Medical Library Association. Congratulations to our colleagues Deb Halsted, Shari Clifton, and Dan Wilson for writing “Library as Safe Haven: Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery; A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians,” http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=4233. Deb, Shari, and Dan have been very involved in encouraging libraries to be prepared for disasters, and have much to share from both their personal experiences and professional advocacy.

For a health-related approach to Preparedness Month, CDC, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), and other parts of Health and Human Services are focusing on the theme of disaster preparedness for vulnerable populations. Topics (one per week) include preparedness for: children; people with medical needs; older adults; and pet preparedness for pet owners.

Upcoming events on disaster preparedness for vulnerable populations include:September 10:  Preparedness for Vulnerable Populations, 3-4 PM (Eastern), Twitter chat, #CDCprep, http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/preparedness_month.htm#products September 11:  Not Just Small Adults: Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies, 4-5 PM (Eastern), Webinar. http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dismeetings.html September 17:  Emergency Preparedness for Little Ones, September 17, 1-2 PM (Eastern), Twitter chat, #Prep4Kids, http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/news/events/Pages/Prep4Kids.aspx

You are receiving this message as a member of the DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB discussion group for librarians, information specialists and others interested in disaster information outreach to their communities and responding to information needs for all-hazards preparedness, response and recovery.

To send a message to all the list members, please address it to DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB@LIST.NIH.GOV.

You can reach the list moderator at DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB-request@list.nih.gov. This forum is provided by the Disaster Information Management Research Center, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Governor’s Hurricane Conference, Inc. - 2015 Program Committee Survey

The Program Committee is soliciting suggestions for training sessions and workshops for the 29th Annual Governor's Hurricane Conference®, May 10 - 15, 2015, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando. All interested are encouraged to complete the "Call for Presentations Form" found on the GHC website at www.flghc.org Suggestions must be received by September 26th in order to be considered.

Hotel reservations can now be made at Rosen Shingle Creek. Visit the website and click on the Hotels tab for details and the link for on-line reservations. 

Governor's Hurricane Conference, Inc. | (727) 944-2724 | ghcrene@verizon.net | http://www.flghc.orgP.O. Box 279Tarpon Springs, FL 34688

IAEM Dispatch, September 4, 2014

IAEM-USA NEWS

IAEM-USA is 4149 members stronger because of Operation Invite a Friend IAEM The IAEM-USA Operation Invite a Friend initiative was a six-month membership drive that ran from Mar. 1 through Aug. 31, 2014. USA Council Individual members had the chance to give away free one-year Individual memberships by inviting their U.S. friends, colleagues and stakeholders to join IAEM. As a result of this membership campaign, a total of 4,149 new Individual members have been added to the IAEM-USA Council membership roster. These new members now have one year of membership free of charge, along with the opportunity to participate in our network, attend our incredible Annual Conference, participate in our wide range of IAEM-USA committees and caucuses, receive our IAEM Bulletin, and have a voice in our profession and the policies that impact our communities. Congratulations to the IAEM-USA Council, and many thanks to those who sponsored our new members through Operation Invite a Friend! Learn more.

Tell the IAEM-USA Strategic Planning Committee your thoughts on the association IAEM The IAEM-USA Strategic Planning Committee is currently studying internal and external strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (a "SWOT analysis"). The intent is to help ensure the association remains relevant to its members, partners and the emergency management community. Please help us by providing input to the SWOT survey by 5:00 pm Eastern time on Monday, September 22.

Currently 180 IAEM-USA members have shared their thoughts by responding online. Don't be left out. The survey should only take 10-15 minutes of your time and it will give insight into where we can continue to improve, what we are doing well, and whether there might be a reallocation of resources from efforts that may not have widespread priority. Results will help committees, regions and the board better serve IAEM and its partners.

DHS Science & Technology Directorate seeks input from EM community to help finalize visionary goals IAEM The Department of Homeland Security wants to hear from federal, state, local and tribal governments. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is looking for input from the emergency management community to help finalize new visionary goals. These big picture ideas will serve as S&T’s strategic direction, helping the directorate navigate the homeland security challenges ahead. Download a letter from DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Dr. Reggie Brothers. You are encouraged to visit the DHS S&T Collaboration Community to submit ideas; discuss and refine the proposed visionary goals; and vote the best ones to the top. This fall, S&T will report back to the community on the outcomes of the #VisionaryGoals initiative.

DHS announces expansion of the Securing the Cities program to the National Capital Region IAEM The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the expansion of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office's (DNDO) Securing the Cities program to the National Capital Region, further building upon the Department's ongoing efforts to raise the nation's capabilities to detect and protect against radiological and nuclear threats. The Securing the Cities program seeks to lessen the threat posed by dangerous radiological or nuclear materials against major metropolitan areas in the United States by establishing sustainable capability among state, local, and tribal agencies to detect and report dangerous radiological and nuclear materials within their jurisdictions. This is the third implementation of the Securing the Cities program. The program began in 2006 as a pilot project for the New York City region and expanded to the Los Angeles/Long Beach region in 2012. The Department plans to expand to additional cities in the coming years. As part of the Securing the Cities program, the District of Columbia's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency will receive a direct grant of up to $30 million over five years beginning with $6 million in 2014. The funding will allow the District to work with partners in the National Capital Region to build a robust, regional nuclear detection capability for law enforcement and first responder organizations. Initial efforts will focus on analyzing the region's current capabilities and planning for post-program sustainment activities.

IAEM-CANADA NEWS

IAEM-Canada members to receive a discount conference fee at 2014 Canadian INDUSTRIAL EMERGENCY Conference & Expo IAEM The Canada INDUSTRIAL EMERGENCY Conference & Expo, scheduled for Sept. 24-25, 2014, in Hamilton, Ontario, is offering a discount to IAEM members. IAEM-Canada members can save with the coupon on the IAEM-Canada news page. IAEM-Canada will have a presence at this event, so please join us! This is Canada's only national conference dedicated to the industrial emergency professional. Industry professionals will converge in Hamilton to participate in timely and important sessions designed for industrial emergency responders. More than 100 vendors will be on hand to showcase the newest products, technologies and services. If your company or agency has a need for preventing and managing industrial emergencies, both at your plant and off-site, you and your team should plan to attend. The typical audience includes: fire, industrial fire brigades, EMS, safety managers, safety

coordinators, health and safety committees and managers, city planners, industrial operations managers, training coordinators, emergency response coordinators, EMT Paramedics, group leaders, compliance coordinators, and many others.

EM NEWS

September is National Preparedness Month in the United States IAEM Disasters can strike anywhere and anytime. National Preparedness Month — observed every year in September — serves as a reminder that everyone must take action to prepare for the types of emergencies that can affect each of us. This year, the theme to National Preparedness Month is "Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare." In support of this theme, the Ready Campaign will highlight specific actions individuals and groups can take to prepare for an emergency. These include the four building blocks of emergency preparedness — being informed, making a plan, building a kit, and getting involved. National Preparedness Month provides an important opportunity to raise public awareness about the importance of national resiliency by engaging individuals and groups through a wide variety of strategic partnerships and collaboration. Each week in September, the campaign will focus on a different area of preparedness. National Preparedness Month will culminate on September 30th with a national day of action, a National PrepareAthon! Day, as part of a nationwide grassroots campaign called America's PrepareAthon! through which individuals, organizations and communities take simple, specific actions to increase their preparedness for a potential disaster. To learn more about how you can play a role in your community's preparedness, visit www.ready.gov/prepare for fact sheets, guidance, creative materials and an events calendar to help plan your PrepareAthon! activities.

Report: 21 states don't meet emergency standards for kids USA Today Dropping your child off at day care or seeing them onto the school bus can be difficult — but what are your plans if the unthinkable happens? Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia do not meet emergency planning standards for schools and child care providers, according to a new report from Save the Children. However, for the first time this year, more than half of states — 29 — reach the non-governmental disaster relief organization's standards in its laws and regulations.

SAMOA: UN disaster risk chief calls for putting partnerships to work UN News Centre The commitments made at the international conference on partnering with small island developing states must be prioritized and implemented as soon as possible, urged the top United Nations official on disaster risk reduction. "I think the challenge for all of us is how do we put a frame around this and make it understandable, call out the partners to the table, and get a commitment to constrict the focus," said the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction.

IAEM NEWS

Reserve your seat at IAEM members-only Sept. 8 webinar on 'Climate Change and Emergency Management' IAEM The IAEM-USA Ad Hoc Climate Change & Weather Committee is sponsoring an IAEM-members only webinar event on "Climate Change and Emergency Management," Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT. Space is limited, so interested IAEM members should register today. This webinar will provide a review of current information about changes in weather patterns and what, if anything, emergency management can do to mitigate impacts, get involved in the climate change conversation,

and plan for the future of their own local. Noël Kepler will share resources, review scientific data, and help interpret possible opportunities for emergency managers.

IAEM Bulletin call for articles on 'Emergency Management: Navigating the New Normal' IAEM The IAEM Editorial Work Group seeks articles for its fifth special focus issue of 2014, which ties into the IAEM 2014 Annual Conference theme of "Emergency Management: Navigating the New Normal." Possible articles might include such topics as: what you have done about the "new normal" in your own community; how effective your activities have been; what lessons you have learned; and how these changes have affected your strategic planning. Please read the IAEM Bulletin Author's Guidelines and note that we now accept feature articles of 750 to 1,500 words. Email article submissions to Karen Thompson, IAEM Bulletin editor, by Sept. 10, 2014.

Emergency management related jobs are posted daily on the IAEM's Jobs Board IAEM This past week the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation, posted a listing on the IAEM jobs board. They are seeking candidates for the position of Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs (DAA) in its Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS), Washington, D.C. This senior executive position will oversee and manage the day-to day operations of OHMS at its headquarters, working closely with the Associate Administrator and the Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations to develop planning and priorities. In addition, the DAA will participate in long range planning and development of program applications to promote public safety, security and the environment, as related to the transportation of hazardous materials and dangerous goods. Salary range is $120,749.00 to $174,300.00 per year, and the application deadline is Sept. 18, 2014. More details are posted on the IAEM Jobs Board, and the complete job description is available here. Whether you're looking for employment, a career change, or looking to hire, the IAEM Jobs Board is the perfect place to start.

EM RESOURCES

EPA's new RadTown USA is here! IAEM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's student-focused radiation website, RadTown USA, has launched with a new look and feel. This interactive, virtual community provides information for students and teachers about different radiation sources, links to additional information and all new graphics and content. A new addition to RadTown is EPA's Radiation Education Activities for middle and high school students (grades 6-12) which includes lesson plans covering radiation basics, sources of radiation, radiation protection, exposure versus contamination, uranium mining methods, radon and more. All educational activities are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and the Vocabulary Materials are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.

Sailors prep for the next natural disaster Navy Times More than 320 sailors and Marines put new gear and strategies to the test in a bid to prepare for and reduce response times to natural disasters. "We're making a lot of mistakes out here," said Rear Adm. Frank Morneau, commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. "That's good. It's fine that we learned [those lessons] out here." The Improved Navy Lighterage System quickly transferred gear from mud flats to the dock landing ship Whidbey Island, which was fully equipped for relief operations within one day.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE UPDATE

New pre-conference training course added to IAEM Annual Conference – Persuade! A course on presenting for emergency managers IAEM IAEM is pleased to announce that Nathaniel Forbes will offer "Persuade! A Course on Presenting for Emergency Managers" at a special price for IAEM conference attendees. If you have ever made a presentation, you know there is nothing as rewarding as seeing an audience's eyes light up with interest, their heads nod in agreement, the lights on their mobile phones going off as they begin to really pay attention. This one-day course helps you get that response from any audience. Forbes will guide you through the 3 essential steps of a great presentation:

Developing a story your audience will remember Finding the emotional appeal in your story, and Choosing images that reinforce your message.

This is a must for all presenters. Join others in this training course on Sunday, Nov.16, 2014, in San Antonio at the IAEM Annual Conference. For more information visit the IAEM Annual Conference Program or download the brochure for this course.

NEW INSIGHTS

How the sharing economy is changing disaster response and recovery Emergency Management The "sharing economy" — the term now commonly used to describe using technology and social media to promote the sharing and reusing of assets — has received a good deal of press over the last few years. From cooperatives that allow people to share cars, bikes and homes, to crowdfunding and crowdsourcing initiatives that allow large undertakings to be accomplished through the combined efforts of many, working together appears to be the latest progression in the social media evolution.

CEM® UPDATE

Board clarifies use of college degree to meet CEM® experience and training requirements IAEM The CEM® Executive Board provided clarification on use of a college degree to meet the CEM® experience and training requirements. The information outlined below is also available on the CEM® website under FAQs.

1. An Oceania and Europa candidate may use a master's degree to meet the degree requirement. If the master's degree is in emergency management, the work experience requirement is reduced to two years. If the master's degree is earned within the previous 6 years of applying for the certification, the candidate may use the degree to reduce the number of hours of EM training required depending on when the degree was earned. The candidate cannot use any courses from the master's degree toward the GM Training.

2. A USA candidate may use a bachelor's or master's degree in EM or related field to reduce the work experience and reduce the number of hours of EM Training required depending on when the degree was earned.

3. If a candidate uses a degree in emergency management (different from the degree used to meet the

education requirement) to reduce the EM training requirement, courses from that degree can be used toward the GM training.

EM CALENDAR

Is My Building Earthquake Safe? Webinar IAEM The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) on Sept. 25, 2014, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT, is presenting its third webinar in a series on mitigation. "Is My Building Earthquake-Safe? Obstacles to a Practical Earthquake Rating System" will be presented by David Bonowitz, S.E., chair of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Existing Buildings Committee and member of the MMC Board of Direction. In his presentation, Bonowitz will explain past attempts to rate buildings, as well as the often-conflicting priorities of owners, tenants, lenders, insurers, engineers, emergency planners and policy makers. He also will present a new rating system developed by the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC). The SEAONC system, which is suitable for voluntary use and geared to non-expert stakeholders, has already attracted interest from the City of Los Angeles, the California Earthquake Authority, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and private-sector institutions. Space is limited. Get more details and register.

SBA Webinar: How to Plan for a Power Interruption ... and Recover Fast IAEM The second in a series of free webinars hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Agility Recovery will be held Sept. 10, 2014, 2:00-2:30 p.m. EDT. The September series is presented in collaboration with FEMA's Ready Campaign as part of National Preparedness Month. This webinar will address "How to Plan for a Power Interruption ... and Recover Fast." Nearly 70% of businesses in the United States will lose power sometime in the next 12 months. According to a 2011 National Federation of Independent Business report, the number one business interruption experienced in the United States was loss of power. However, with this type of threat so prevalent in today's world, the majority of American organizations are woefully unprepared to withstand such an event, and recover from it quickly. Since every organization has different power needs, it is important to know and understand your risk as well as your building's power requirements. This information-dense half-hour session will dive into the most resilient strategies to mitigate this threat and best practices for a swift and efficient recovery. Learn more and register.

The Global Katrina Effect, 2005-2015: Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Disaster Management Systems Worldwide Symposium IAEM The Center for Disaster Research and Education (CDRE) at Millersville University will present on Oct. 2-3, 2014, an international research symposium on "The Global Katrina Effect, 2005-2015: Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Disaster Management Systems Worldwide." All sessions are free and open to the public. Hurricane Katrina is considered to be one of the defining historic events within the emergency management field in the United States. Less known is that Katrina also had a powerful impact upon emergency management systems worldwide, over a variety of subject areas, ranging from emergency preparedness to coastal management to vulnerable populations to companion animals. To highlight the global lessons drawn from Hurricane Katrina, the symposium will bring together policymakers, practitioners and academics from Australia, France, New Zealand and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, as well as CDRE faculty associates, to share their original findings on this important topic. Learn more.

AROUND THE WORLD

Double trouble for Mexico as tropical cyclones flank the country The Washington Post Along its Gulf coast, Mexico is being inundated with rainfall from former Tropical Storm Dolly, while to the west, the Baja California peninsula is preparing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Norbert, which is expected to brush by the peninsula as a hurricane. Dolly has since dissipated over the mountainous terrain of Mexico after making landfall.

Northern California wildfire explodes in size; residents evacuate Los Angeles Times A wildfire burning along the California-Oregon border grew by 8 square miles overnight to become the largest in the state, prompting new evacuation orders, the U.S. Forest Service said. The Happy Camp Complex fire remains just 15 percent contained and has burned more than 71,700 acres in the Klamath National Forest since it was ignited by a lightning strike. A thunderstorm that same day pummeled the region with lightning strikes and ignited 17 fires; all but three have been extinguished.

Switzerland braces for alpine lake tsunami Nature The land of chocolate and clocks could soon be known for something quite different: tsunamis. Authorities in Nidwalden, a canton in landlocked Switzerland, are factoring the risk of a tsunami in Lake Lucerne into their hazard plans. It is the first official acknowledgement of such a threat in Europe's Alpine region — and comes in step with findings that the risk of tsunamis in the area, which is home to around 13 million people, is much higher than previously thought.

Severe storms roll through Midwest, causing tornadoes and power outages Fox News More strong storms rumbled through the Midwest, with a tornado reported in Kansas and other places seeing heavy rains, large hail and strong winds. The National Weather Service said a tornado was confirmed near Cedar Vale, Kansas, on Monday night. It also cited hail the size of Ping-Pong balls.

'Disaster relief mansions' are tearing neighboring Fukushima town apart Reuters via Business Insider Like many of her neighbours, Satomi Inokoshi worries that her gritty hometown is being spoiled by the newcomers and the money that have rolled into Iwaki since the Fukushima nuclear disaster almost three and a half years ago. Property prices in Iwaki, about 60 km south of the wrecked nuclear plant, have jumped as evacuees forced from homes in more heavily contaminated areas snatch up apartments and land. Hundreds of workers, who have arrived to work in the nuclear clean-up, crowd downtown hotels.

Nicaragua abandons search for trapped miners Agence France-Presse via Yahoo News Rescue teams called off painstaking efforts to reach seven gold miners trapped underground in Nicaragua for nearly a week after new landslides made the work too dangerous. Anxious relatives were brought to tears by news that the rescue was off at the makeshift mine in the remote village of El Comal in the country's northern Caribbean region. Families had waited outside the mine, hoping to recover their loved ones after 22 of 29 miners came out alive.

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New or Updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports: NATO's Wales Summit: Expected Outcomes and Key Challenges. R43698 Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future. R42613 The 2014 Ebola Outbreak: International and U.S. Responses. R43697 Clean Coal Loan Guarantees and Tax Incentives: Issues in Brief. R43690 Domestic Terrorism Appears to Be Reemerging as a Priority at the Department of Justice, CRS

Insights. IN10137Asian Development Bank Customized Risk Management Framework

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2014/customized-risk-management-framework.pdf Bipartisan Policy Center Access to Federal Health Data: A Key Imperative for Improving Health and Health Care

http://bipartisanpolicy.org/sites/default/files/BPC%20Access%20to%20Federal%20Health%20Data.pdf

Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS) The CIP Report, August 2014, v. 13, no. 2

http://cip.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CIPHS_TheCIPReport_August2014_Water.pdf o Water and Water Infrastructure

Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) Mind the Gap: The Role of Liability and Insurance Regimes in Strengthening Radiological Security

http://www.nonproliferation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Mind_the_Gap.pdf Congressional Budget Office (CBO) An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2024

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45653 CBO's Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product

Accounts http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45652 The Economic Outlook for 2014 to 2024 in 15 Slides http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45672 National Academies Press An All-of-Government Approach to Increase Resilience for International Chemical, Biological,

Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18814

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Sequestration Update Report for FY 2015

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/legislative_reports/sequestration/sequestration_update_august2014.pdf   

World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola Response Roadmap

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/131596/1/EbolaResponseRoadmap.pdf?ua=1

Sept. 2014 Fire & EMS and Safety Law Newsletter    Newsletter now posted with 22 new cases. Oct. 11, 2014 seminar / free SIMULCAST - COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE http://ceas.uc.edu/content/dam/aero/docs/fire/Sept.%202014.pdf [Also posted: http://aerospace.ceas.uc.edu/FireScience - click ONLINE BENNETT]

See four cases on National Security – Chapter 3.

Newsletter also posted:  http://ceas.uc.edu/content/dam/aero/docs/fire/Sept.%202014.pdf  Lawrence T. Bennett, Esq.University of Cincinnati, Fire Science Dept.lawrence.bennett@uc.edu

Employment Opportunities:

MEMA Digital Engagement Coordinator

The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is seeking a Digital Engagement Coordinator (full-time, contractual position), who will have the responsibility of promoting MEMA & the agency's emergency preparedness programs by administering projects related to social media, digital engagement, and public outreach. Primary responsibilities include creating content on social media platforms; graphic, audio, and visual design; and, writing press releases. The best candidates may have experience developing ad hoc or crisis communications and may have expertise in emergency management or related fields. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Chas Eby at chas.eby@ maryland.gov. Salary commensurate with experience.

Thank you and have a nice weekend,

Barbara

Barbara L. JohnsonHigher Education Program AssistantFEMA/EMI/NETCDepartment of Homeland Security16825 S. Seton Avenue, K016Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Ph: (301) 447-1452Barbara.Johnson3@fema.dhs.gov http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu

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