23 May 2014 Higher Education Program News



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FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces

National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD





23 May 2014
Higher Education Program News:


  • Hi Ed Symposium Applications:

We are finding many applications mail in March and early April did not make it to the Admissions office. Please check the email address you sent it to. The correct email for NETC Admissions is netcadmissions@fema.dhs.gov. If you have not gotten a response from the Admissions office please resend now.


Symposium participants staying on-campus must purchase a meal ticket. Meal tickets cost $125.20 for the week and include 3 meals, breaks and the log cabin cookout.
Everyone staying on-campus will be expected to eat their evening meal at the log cabin unless you specifically tell the cafeteria staff otherwise.
Everyone staying off campus - if you plan to share in the drinks and food during the plenary and session breaks you must purchase a break ticket from the cafeteria. Cost break down for off campus participants wanting to eat on campus.


  • Coffee breaks: $6.00 per day x 4 days = $24.00  

  

  • Lunches: $8.44 per day x 4 days = $33.76




  • Log Cabin Cookout: $11.95

Everyone staying in on-campus housing will be expected to eat their evening meal at the log cabin unless you specifically tell the cafeteria staff otherwise.


Please read your acceptance package carefully regarding a seat reservation on the shuttle, dealing with security, checking into your dorm room, parking, and the campus dress code. We encourage comfortable shoes. You will be walking from one building to another for plenary and breakout sessions.
Currently we have available approximately 80 on-campus dorm rooms for symposium applicants. Dorm rooms are no charge for eligible applicants. International participants must pay $40 per night. When staying on campus the purchase of a meal ticket is required. Symposium applications are on the Hi Ed website at https://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/educonference14.asp. The applicant’s signature is the only signature required on the application and an org chart is not required. Applications should be emailed to the NETC Admissions office at netcadmissions@fema.dhs.gov or faxed to 301-447-1658.
*Remember to send a bio for inclusion in the website information and the symposium CD. The bios are used as a reference and as a way for symposium attendees to begin a pre-symposium dialogue with each other.
Please use the Workshop Schedule to pre-register for workshop selections. Some of the workshops have limited seating plus it gives us a good idea of how much in the way of classroom materials to have on hand.
Note: The wine and cheese reception for Monday evening, June 3, has been cancelled.
College and University News:


  • Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy of Tulane University

The Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy of Tulane University is seeking motivated students with an interest in disaster resilience and global humanitarian assistance to begin the DRL Master's or Certificate Program in Fall 2014.


The Academy is interdisciplinary and encourages domestic involvement as well as international experiences, focusing on disaster operations management and policy, leadership analytics, research/data analysis, environmental hazards and the psychosocial aspect of disasters. We aim to equip our students with a skill-set that prepares them to partake in emergency preparedness, disaster management, grass-root development, monitoring and evaluation and disaster risk and recovery.
The Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy offers a Master of Science in DRL (36-credit hours) and a Certificate in DRL (12-credit hours). The 36-credit hour Master's program includes 18 credits of core requirements and 18 credits of electives, 12 electives of which can be taken in any of the Tulane schools to hone your interests. Although the program is usually completed over 2 years, it can be completed in an accelerated manner over 1.5 years (i.e. 3 semesters). The Certificate in DRL can be completed in two academic semesters (fall/spring).
The Academy is currently accepting applications for Fall 2014 admission.
Fall 2014 Applications due August 1, 2014
*Note: Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) has advised that international applicants start the application process quite early given the average length of US visa processing time.
Interdisciplinary Academic Program:
* Master of Science in Disaster Resilience Leadership (36hrs)

* Disaster Resilience Leadership Certificate (12hrs)

* DRL Summer Institute 

* Research Assistantships & Global Networking Opportunities


Global Research in the Classroom:

Curriculum integrates research initiatives aimed at strengthening disaster resilience leadership in vulnerable communities, funded in part by USAID, the World Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


DRLA
Tulane University
1555 Poydras, Suite 716
New Orleans, LA 70112
For more information email info@drlatulane.org
Internship Information:


  • U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science – ORNL Internship

Fall 2014 Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory


DEADLINE IS MAY 30
Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
ORL is the largest science an energy laboratory in the Department of Energy system. Areas of research include materials, neutron sciences, energy, high-performance computing, systems biology and national security. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSCdUJ8cavw to discover some exciting reasons why ORNL offers a great internship experience!
Benefits:

  • 16 weeks (August 25 – December 12) engaged in a research project under the direction of a laboratory scientist/engineer

  • Career development workshops/lab tours

  • $500 per week stipend and limited travel reimbursement/housing allowance (for those who qualify)


To be eligible, you must:

  • Be currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. institution AND have completed at least one year as an undergraduate (at the time of application)*

  • Be at least 18 years of age

  • Be a U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident

  • Have a minimum GPA of 3.0



*Please note - the internship requires a full-time (at least 40 hours per week) commitment onsite at ORNL in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Some students find it reasonable to take online or evening classes during the course of the internship.
Application deadline: May 30, 2014 5:00 p.m. ET

Apply online now at http://science.energy.gov/wdts/!

Email sull@orau.org for questions or additional information
www.orau.org/ornl
Emergency Management/Homeland Security News:


  • Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS) at the George Mason University School of Law International Edition (The CIP Report), Volume 12, Number 11

This month, The CIP Report presents its annual International issue. Recognizing that threats to critical infrastructure do not respect national boundaries, particularly in light of increasing global dependencies and interdependencies, our authors examine several foreign security and resilience approaches, as well as international partnership efforts.




  • CIPRNet: EU’s Network of Excellence for Resilient Critical Infrastructures

  • Problematization of Critical Infrastructures in the Framework of Russian National Security

  • New Resilience Organization at Virginia Tech

  • Progress and Achievements of the European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection

  • Love in the Time of Climate Change: Inspiring Devotion in Global City Communities


*CALL FOR PAPERS: 8TH ANNUAL HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY EDUCATION SUMMIT
September 25-26, 2014 - Colorado Springs, Colorado
This year’s theme: Rethinking Infrastructure Protection: Innovative Approaches for Education and

Research


For additional information,https://www.uapi.us/
*The Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience at Virginia Tech announces new conference series: “New Perspectives on Resilience” This conference series builds on the Community Resilience series begun in 2010 and reflects GFURR’s broader mission to understand regional and urban resilience globally within a trans-disciplinary context.

Inaugural Conference: “Normative Aspects of Resilience”

October 12-14, 2014
For more information, including registration, Call for Papers, and draft agenda, please visit www.gfurr.vt.e du

If you would like to be added to the distribution list for The CIP Report, please click on this link:

http://listserv.gmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=cipp-report-l&A=1


  • Disaster Information Management Research Center, April 18, 2014


A River Runs Through It: 3 Lessons from the West Virginia Water Emergency

May 12, 2014

Mark Crafton, MPA, MT(ASCP)

Executive Director, Communications and External Relations


Last month, Joint Commission staff had the privilege of meeting with seven West Virginia hospitals to discuss how they handled the week-long water emergency resulting from the chemical spill in the Elk River - the primary water source for not only Charleston but the surrounding eight-county area.  The purpose of the meeting, coordinated by my friend and colleague Jim Kranz at the West Virginia Hospital Association, was to identify lessons learned that might help hospitals faced with a similar emergency in the future.  Another goal was to assess which Joint Commission standards were particularly helpful at preparing the hospitals to deal with the loss of water for consumption, equipment sterilization, laundry and dialysis, as well as which standards might need to be modified to better prepare organizations for such an event.  This entry describes some of the important themes from that disaster debriefing. 
Lesson 1:  Hospitals should not only plan for emergencies that might directly impact their immediate area, but also consider emergencies that may impact their suppliers of critical services located in adjacent communities.  A couple of the hospitals at the debriefing were not under the “do not use” water directive because they received their water from a different supplier.  However, those hospitals were still impacted because their supplier of laundry services was within the impacted area.  Thus, the hospitals needed to quickly make alternate plans to ensure their supply of clean linen continued uninterrupted.  This concept of considering the impact of potential emergencies on contracted service providers adds a level of complexity to an organization’s Hazard Vulnerability Analysis, but the work is worth it, based upon the recent experience in West Virginia.
Lesson 2:  People will always gravitate to the local hospital during a community crisis.  During the onset of the water emergency, state and local public health agencies sent non-stop messages through the media, telling the community where to go (e.g., schools, churches, shopping centers) to obtain water for drinking and cooking.  Hospitals reinforced this message on their websites and through social media.  However, people still showed up at their local hospital, assuming that water would be available for distribution.  We have observed this phenomenon in virtually every disaster debriefing.  Whether it was a hurricane, power outage, tornado or act of terrorism, when in need, people will follow the blue “H” sign looking for warmth, shelter, food, electricity or in this case, water.  Disaster plans need to reflect this inevitability.
Lesson 3:  Improvisational skills are mandatory during an emergency.  For the most part, hospitals were able to quickly obtain water from various public and private sources.  However, the challenge came when trying to figure out how to get water from a tanker truck, into their piping system, and up to patient care areas throughout the hospital.  Building engineers and facility managers at the hospitals demonstrated incredible ingenuity, creativity and innovation in crafting together delivery systems that would get water to where it was needed, with sufficient pressure to operate various types of medical equipment.  In one instance, a hospital teamed up with its dialysis provider and the local fire department to pressurize the system so that patient care could continue uninterrupted.  This type of problem-solving under duress is a unique characteristic that exemplifies organizations that are able to weather the storm during any emergency.  High reliability experts would call this “organizational resiliency.”  Whatever you call it, they have it in West Virginia, and we need to figure out how to bottle it and spread it to other health care organizations.
Webinar: Communicating with Person's with Access and Functional Needs during Emergencies

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 1PM EDT/10AM PDT

   

Pre-registration is not required. Click this link to access the webinar: https://share.dhs.gov/capacitybuildingseries 


The First Responders Group Capacity Building Webinar Series features webinar-based training events that offer innovative practices and emerging national models on how our nation's emergency management and responder agencies can effectively share incident-critical information, improve emergency communications, and implement solutions that are cost-effective, interoperable, proven, and available. Participants earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon successful completion.
For more information visit the "Grants and Training" section on www.firstresponder.gov. 

Reference Librarian for Sciences - University Libraries – Gulf Coast Library


The University of Southern Mississippi invites applicants for a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track faculty position as an assistant professor/librarian in the Reference Services department of Gulf Coast Library in the University Libraries.
The reference librarian for sciences is a member of the Reference Services department and is responsible for providing general and subject-specific instruction and research services using current technologies and information resources in print and electronic formats; cultivating partnerships through active liaison work with faculty and students by promoting library services and resources in the following subject areas: biology, chemistry, health sciences, environmental sciences, mathematics, geology and nursing; working some night and weekend hours in the Information Commons; participating in library-supported professional development activities and community service; and promoting user education by conducting bibliographic instruction sessions.
A complete position description, as well as required qualifications and application information, can be found at https://jobs.usm.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1400621123015. 
Review of applications will continue to be accepted until position is filled.
The NLM has just released the latest version of WISER for the Android (version 3.1) to the Google Play store. The specific details are below, but the quick version is that this release brings the Help Identify and Protective Distance Mapping functions to Android devices (it is already on the Windows, iOS, BlackBerry and WebWISER versions). This now means that we are now functionally equivalent across all our platforms, so there’s greater uniformity and less of a learning curve for people using difference devices.
Here are the details of what this latest version includes:

WISER for Android 3.1 is now available.   Here’s a look at what’s new in this release:




  • WISER's Help Identify Chemical capability is now available on the Android platform. Identify and validate an unknown chemical based on the following criteria:

    • physical properties of the substance gathered by observation or sensors

    • signs and symptoms of victims of exposure

    • the ability to categorize a substance, such as a substance used in a meth lab or a flammable substance

    • hazard values from NFPA 704 placards

    • transportation identification, including DOT placards, type of road trailer, and type of rail car

  • Use WISER's protective distance mapping feature on your Android device. Visualize the areas likely to be affected during the first 30 minutes after a substance is spilled or released on a live map. The Department of Transportation's Emergency Response Guidebook serves as the source of WISER's protective distance data.

WISER for Android can be downloaded and installed directly from the Google Play Store:

https://market.android.com/details?id=gov.nih.nlm.wiser
Coming Soon

 

Look for these exciting additions in the coming months:



  • WISER for iOS and WISER for Android 4.5, which adds chemical reactivity, triage procedures, and WISER’s full set of radiological tools to these mobile platforms

  • WISER 4.6, which will add many new substances to WISER and update much of WISER’s backend data, including its HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Bank) substance data

For your own subscription to receive topics of interest, sign up at http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dimrclistserv.html



  • FIRE & EMS AND SAFETY LAW NEWSLETTER



Articles saved in 18 Chapters of Fire Service Law.

Full court decisions can be read on the deciding court’s website (such as U.S. Supreme Court’s cite, www.supremecourtus.gov) or use Google Search. Decisions with lexis citation (such as 2007 La. App. LEXIS 1895) can also be read at www.lexisone.com .


Each of the Chapter listings that follow is a link to the articles for that chapter of Fire Service Law.
Chapter 1: American Legal System: Search Warrants in Arson Investigations, Fire Code Enforcement, and Civil Litigation

Chapter 2: Line of Duty Death (LODD) and Safety: Litigation and Fireman’s Rule

Chapter 3: Homeland Security: National Incident Management System, USA Patriot Act, and War On Terrorism

Chapter 4: Incident Command: Fire Scene Operations, Training, and Immunity

Chapter 5: Emergency Vehicle Operations

Chapter 6: Employment Litigation: Age, Beards, Free Speech, and Promotions

Chapter 7: Sexual Harassment: Hostile Work Atmosphere, Pregnancy Discrimination, and Gender Discrimination

Chapter 8: Race Discrimination

Chapter 9: Americans With Disabilities Act ( ADA)

Chapter 10: Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Chapter 11: Fair Labor Standards Act

Chapter 12: Drug-Free Workplace: Random Drug Testing and Firefighter DUIs

Chapter 13: Emergency Medical Services ( EMS) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Chapter 14:Physical Fitness

Chapter 15: Critical Incident Stress Management

Chapter 16: Discipline: Misconduct On Duty and Off Duty and Ethical Decision Makinghapter 16:

Chapter 17: Arbitration / Mediation

Chapter 18: Legislative Process: Getting Helpful Laws Passed for the Fire Service (Amending the Fireman’s Rule)


NEWSLETTER IS NOT PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE; Posted by UC solely as information and for the benefit of students.

  • Governor’s Hurricane Conference


2014 On-line Conference Survey
All who attended the 2014 GHC, if you have not already done so, please complete the GHC on-line survey so that we may continue to improve the GHC with your input:

www.kerr-downs.com/websurvey/GHC


This is not the same survey as the written evaluations you completed for your conference attendance certificate!  It will provide us additional feedback regarding the overall GHC, venue, logistics and more.   The survey will be available until close of business this Friday, May 23.

Governor's Hurricane Conference, Inc. | (727) 944-2724 | ghcrene@verizon.net | http://www.flghc.org




  • IAEM Dispatch – May 22, 2014

IAEM-USA NEWS
Deadline for Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience is July 17
IAEM
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking nominations for the 2014 Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience that recognizes leadership in fostering resilience during 2013. This year, there will be two separate awards for organizations, one for "for-profit organizations" and one for "not-for-profit organizations." Following the 1993 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Rick Rescorla, vice president of security, regularly drilled his Morgan Stanley employees in disaster preparedness and response, especially evacuation. On 9/11, Rescorla led a massive evacuation of Morgan Stanley's 2,700-person workforce located in the South Tower. He lost his life on 9/11 as he returned to the South Tower in order to assist others. Candidates may be nominated for the Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience until July 17, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. (EDT). All nominations must be submitted by email to rescorlaaward@hq.dhs.gov. For details, including the nomination form, please visit www.dhs.gov/rick-rescorla-national-award-resilience.
Virginia Governor names Jeffrey Stern, CEM, as state coordinator of Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management
IAEM
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced additional appointments to his administration. Among those announcements was the appointment of Jeffrey Stern, CEM, an SDMI Senior Fellow, as the state coordinator of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Stern has more than 25 years of local and federal government experience as an emergency manager and first responder. He served in leadership roles as director of the Northern Virginia Emergency Response System and in the Arlington County Office of Emergency Management, and helped lead teams in response to Hurricanes Charley and Katrina and the Haitian earthquake. Stern earned the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) credential through IAEM's certification program.
EM NEWS


Smelters across US at risk from tornadoes, floods, quakes
Environmental Health News
As tornado season ramps up and some natural disasters become more common across the United States, storms and floods can bring an ugly, largely forgotten past back to the surface. Just look at Joplin, Missouri. Despite a Superfund cleanup, the tornado had no trouble stirring up some of the 9 million tons of toxic wastes left behind from hundreds of lead mines and 17 smelters.


Experts: Wildfires growing increasingly dangerous and costly
The Missoulian
The buildup of forest fuels across Western states combined with modern suppression tactics and a warming climate have led to an explosion of wildfires that are growing to sizes — and costs — unheard of 30 years ago. Given climate models over the next 50 years, the problem will likely grow worse without a change in policy, Jerry Williams told an audience of 600 at the Large Wildland Fires Conference.


MERS cure? Lots of drugs might fight virus
NBCNEWS.com
More than two dozen different drugs, from old-line chemotherapy drugs to malaria drugs, might work against the baffling new MERS virus, researchers said. They'll need to be tested in animals first and then in people after some early promise in the lab, but the discovery offers hope that there might be something available quickly to fight the virus if it does start spreading faster than it has so far, the researchers said.
US mines personal health data to find the vulnerable in emergencies
The New York Times
The phone calls were part Big Brother, part benevolent parent. When a rare ice storm threatened New Orleans in January, some residents heard from a city official who had gained access to their private medical information. Kidney dialysis patients were advised to seek early treatment because clinics would be closing. Others who rely on breathing machines at home were told how to find help if the power went out. Those warnings resulted from vast volumes of government data. For the first time, federal officials scoured Medicare health insurance claims to identify potentially vulnerable people and share their names with local public health authorities for outreach during emergencies and disaster drills.
4 major phone carriers providing text-to-911
The Washington Post
The four major U.S. wireless phone companies are providing emergency texting 911 service as of this month to any local government that wants it and has the capability to use it, a big step toward moving the nation's emergency dispatch system out of the voice-only technology that dates to the 1960s.
Looking ahead to the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season
WBZ-TV
On Thursday, May 22, NOAA released their outlook for the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Eric Fisher's on outlooks are shared by a number of Meteorologists in the field — they have limited use. If you talk to someone in a "quiet" season that's just been hit by the only hurricane of the year, Fisher doubts they'd tell you it was "quiet." One is all it takes, and one destructive storm can change lives within hours. 1992 is the poster-season for this rationale. Only one hurricane made landfall — but it was catastrophic, Category 5, Hurricane Andrew.
State-of-the-art emergency response vessel headed home
Your Houston News
A two-week voyage through four Great Lakes and the Mississippi River will bring to the Port of Houston Authority the third of three high-performance emergency response vessels. The new boats equip the Port Authority's firefighting team with what some describe as the most sophisticated fleet in the world.

IAEM NEWS
Reminder: 2014 IAEM Awards Competition Ends May 30, 2014
IAEM
Time is running out! The 2014 IAEM Awards Competition ends on May 30, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Please submit your entry, including all supporting material and entry forms (where applicable), to Karen Thompson. There will be no extensions to the entry deadline. There is still time to enter your outstanding project or nominate the person of your choice in one of our award categories. Everything that you will need to enter the IAEM Awards Competition is posted at www.iaem.com/Awards. Read about the various 2014 award categories, and take the time to review the posted entries of last year's winners. You may be inspired to enter your innovative project, which in turn may provide the perfect solution to a challenge facing some of your EM professional colleagues. Whether you are submitting an entry for the Public Awareness Award, Technology & Innovation Award, or Partners in Preparedness Award — or whether you are nominating someone for the IAEM-USA Clayton R. Christopher Award, Uniformed Services Awards or Student Awards — the IAEM Judges welcome your entries. Visit www.iaem.com/Awards today to learn how you can enter the 2014 IAEM Awards Competition.
IAEM Bulletin call for articles on professional development in emergency management
IAEM
The IAEM Editorial Work Group seeks articles for its fourth special focus issue of 2014, "Professional Development in Emergency Management." Possible articles might include: promoting individual growth within an emergency management department through incorporating higher education and other activities; how individual emergency managers are applying professional development activities in their departments to make their efforts more effective; or how your emergency management program has improved or how your community has benefited through the application of what you learned in professional development activities. Please read the IAEM Bulletin Author's Guidelines at www.iaem.com/Bulletin. Email article submissions to Thompson@iaem.com by July 10, 2014.
EM RESOURCES
Google touts Google Maps' role in emergency preparedness
eWeek
Google Maps is working with first responders and municipal officials around the world to help them be better prepared for natural disasters and other emergencies by using map visualizations to track problems and plan recovery scenarios.
'Vision Van' helps eye doctors respond after natural disasters
Reuters via Chicago Tribune
Eye doctors in Japan used a clinic-on-wheels to provide eye exams to earthquake survivors in 2011. Now, they have published a study showing what people in disaster areas needed most: glasses. The doctors were prepared to treat a large number of eye infections due to contaminated water in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. But in fact, what people needed most were replacements for lost eyeglasses, contact lenses or eye drops.


ANNUAL CONFERENCE UPDATE
Save the date for the IAEM-USA 62nd Annual Conference — Nov. 14-19
IAEM
The IAEM-USA 62nd Annual Conference in San Antonio is the premiere emergency management event of the year. Registration is opening soon! Don't miss out on what others come back to year-after-year. We have numerous dynamic general and breakout session speakers planned and training courses offered. Check out the IAEM website for more information.
IAEM Middle East Resilience Conference will be Dec. 10-11 in Dubai
IAEM
Dates of the IAEM Middle East Resilience Conference have been changed to Dec. 10-11, 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. "The IAEM MERC 2014 was launched to fill a need to educate our safety, security and emergency managers and officers on how to best prepare for potential and unforeseen emergencies," stated H.E. Khaled Al Mansoori, IAEM International Council President. "Over the two-day conference, delegates will attend sessions facilitated by experts who have the knowledge and first-hand experience on handling emergency situations." Details are available on the conference website.
NEW INSIGHTS
Eyes on the Arctic: The US's pivot north
World Policy Institute
Let's face it. The Arctic is not part of America’s collective imagination. Yes, we recognize that the state of Alaska legitimizes our claim as an Arctic nation, but it's so terribly far away. Maps of the United States sometimes depict Alaska plopped centered atop the lower 48, looking a bit like a headless creature with one leg circling toward Russia via the Aleutian Islands. Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, and a flight from Juneau to Barrow is 1,100 flight miles as the crow flies. For that flight you'd have to pass through Canadian air space.
IAEM MEMBER NEWS
IAEM member Gary McKay, CEM, was part of a team that ensured the safety of all when MERS cases arrived at his hospital's ER
IAEM
Two confirmed U.S. cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were found at Community Hospital, Munster, Indiana, on Apr. 28, as reported in The Washington Post. The hospital was cited for its readiness to respond to this medical crisis and prevent the spread of the disease. IAEM member Gary McKay, CEM, as manager of Emergency Preparedness, Security and Safety for Community Hospital, was part of the team that prepared Community Hospital to act quickly in response to the MERS threat.
CEM® UPDATE
Revised version of CEM®/AEM application now available
IAEM
A new CEM®/AEM℠ Application has been uploaded onto the IAEM website, and all candidates should note the following changes in the requirements:

  • Previously, the work experience requirement stated that candidates had to participate in an actual disaster or full scale exercise. The commission has made the following changes to the work experience requirement:

    • To fulfill the work experience requirement, candidates may now participate in a full-scale exercise or two separate functional exercises by planning, conducting or coordinating and/or having a major disaster/emergency management role during the exercise. OR

    • Obtain experience in the preparation, response, recovery and mitigation phases of an actual declared disaster, or a major public event such as major sporting event, state visit, or special event. A special event is defined as "a non-routine event that places a strain on community resources and requires planning, preparedness and mitigation efforts by emergency management and public safety professionals."

  • Professional Contribution L has changed from "State or Province Emergency Management Certification or Registration" to "Professional Certification related to Emergency Management."

  • Until further notice, Canadian candidates may continue to use the degree waiver in place of the education requirement by substituting extra years of work experience.

  • It is the candidate's responsibility to provide documentation verifying all sections of the application. Candidates may no longer write the name of someone who can verify the information on their behalf (as was documented in the professional contribution section of the application).

  • The essay scenario has changed and can be accessed in the CEM®/AEM℠ Application. Candidates who have already submitted their application or are in the process of resubmitting supplemental documentation due to the first review being found incomplete, may continue to use the old essay scenario.

Candidates should note that starting July 1, 2014, applications must meet the new requirements outlined above. The North American Application Review Commission is meeting Sept. 11-14, 2014. All applications must be received at IAEM HQ by Aug. 15, 2014, to be included in this review.
IAEM is offering CEM®/AEM Prep Courses and exams
IAEM
Register today for one of the upcoming CEM®/AEM℠ Prep Courses or Exam offerings that are convenient to you.

  • June 6 (Exam only): University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas

  • June 12 (Exam only): New Taipei City, Taiwan

  • June 14 (Exam only): Adelphi University, Garden City, New York

  • June 21 (Prep course and exam): Richmond, California

  • July 22 (Prep course and exam): Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Register through the IAEM website to secure your space. IAEM requires a minimum of 10 registrants for the prep course. If you have any questions, feel free to contact CEM administrator Kate McClimans.


AROUND THE WORLD
Northern Arizona wildfires: More crews on the way, 1,000 acres burned by Slide fire
The Weather Channel
As a wind-whipped wildfire continued to rage in northern Arizona, burning more than 1,000 acres of land in a canyon between Flagstaff and Sedona, dozens of additional firefighters were called in to help control the blaze. Resorts and campgrounds have been evacuated due to the wildfire near Slide Rock State Park in northern Arizona's Oak Creek Canyon. With about 200 firefighters and five Hotshot crews already fighting the fire, an additional 15 Hotshot crews, 10 more firefighting crews and dozens more fire trucks are on order to help.
Turkey says mine disaster won't go unpunished
The Washington Post
Turkey's prime minister pledged Tuesday not to allow anyone responsible for the country's worst mine disaster to go unpunished, and promised improved supervision of Turkish mines. Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke a day after a court ordered the arrests of three more people as part of probe into the coal mine fire in the western town of Soma, which killed 301 people. The arrests raised the number of suspects facing charges of negligent death to eight.
Wildfires grow in Southcentral, stretching firefighters thin
Anchorage Daily News
A wildfire that threatened the village of Tyonek on the northwest side of Cook Inlet has triggered more than 100 evacuations while an explosive wind-driven blaze near Soldotna more than doubled in size Tuesday to 7,000 acres in dry, windy conditions. The Kenai Peninsula fire was not threatening any homes or structures, and no evacuations were in place as of mid-afternoon Tuesday.
Ban expresses concern for flood-hit Balkans as UN scales up disaster response
UN News Centre
As the United Nations and its humanitarian partners ramp up disaster response in the Balkans, where heavy rains have led to massive floods and devastating mudslides, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern for affected populations in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia desperate for fresh water, medicines and other basic necessities.
Extreme heat, floods strike Eastern Europe
Weather Underground
Recently, the worst flooding in a century has occurred in Bosnia and Serbia this past week. At the same time, a record May heat wave has affected Estonia, Finland, Belarus, and northwestern Russia. Here are some details.

  • Natural Hazards Center - DR 629—Disaster Research News You Can Use – May 15, 2014


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