FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces
National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD
15 June 2012
Hi Ed Website (submitted today to webmaster for posting next week):
v EM Hi Ed Reports - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/activityRA2012.asp
· May 25
v Higher Education Conference - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/educonference12.asp
· Conference Agenda
· Participant Profiles - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/12conf/profiles/
o BARRY, DAN – D.F. Barry Group LLC
o CRERAR, LINDA – Pierce College
o FREY, FREDERICK H, M.B.A. – Maryland Emergency Management Agency
o JENNINGS, ELIOT A – University of North Texas
o KENT, TARA McENROE – Massachusetts Maritime Academy
o MARKOWSKI-BYNUM, TINA, M.P.A. – Colorado Technical University
o McLELLAN, DONALD R., Ph.D. – Walden University
o VOLSCH, KATHERINE – American Public University
o WUKICH, CLAYTON, Ph.D. – Sam Houston State University
v EM Faculty Positions - http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/facultypos.asp
· North Dakota State University – Assistant Professor of Emergency Management
v College List – Related Programs – Graduate - http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/RelatedGrad/
· Harvard University, Graduate School of Design – Master in Design Studies Anticipatory Spatial Practice
v College List – Proposed/Investigating – http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/proposedprogram/
· Immaculata University – Bachelor of Arts in Emergency Planning and Management
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14th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference Update
v 16th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference is scheduled June 3-6, 2013.
v 15th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference, June 4-7, 2012 – the numbers we have gathered thus far.
· Workshop attendance:
- Writer’s Workshop – 12 (Robert Jaffin)
- Exercising Emergency Plans – 63 (Richard Sexton)
- Leadership Workshop – 65 (Eric Papp)
- Teaching Introduction to HS – 36 (Dr. Stanley Supinski)
- ArcGIS – 34 (Shane Hubbard)
- HAZUS – 30 (Shane Hubbard)
- How To Teach Emergency Management – 90 (Dr. David McEntire)
· 7 plenary presenters
· 51 breakout sessions with 138 speakers presenting 75 topics of discussion
· 28 student volunteers
College and University News:
v Hi Ed Statistical Update for May 4, 2012:
· Emergency Management Higher Education Programs – 257
o 68 - Certificate, Diploma, Focus-Area, Minor in EM Collegiate Programs
o 47 - Schools Offer Associate Degree Programs
o 45 - Schools Offer Bachelor Degree Programs
o 87 - Schools with Master-Level/Concentrations/Tracks/Specializations/Emphasis
Areas/Degrees
o 10 - Schools Offer Doctoral-Level Programs
· 131 - U.S. Homeland Security/Defense and Terrorism Hi Ed Programs
· 16 - U.S. International Disaster Relief/Humanitarian Assistance Programs
· 31 - Public Health, Medical and Related Program
· 28 - Listing of Related Programs
v 2012 DHS/FEMA Grant Guidance for Colleges and Universities
All current grants information can be accessed at the following link: http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/index.shtm. Moreover, you may contact them directly with questions or comments using the contact information below:
DHS/FEMA Grants Directorate Customer Service:
E-mail:
Telephone: 1-800-368-6498
v Call for Contributors: Issues in Disaster Science and Management: A Critical Dialogue
Edited by: Dr. Joseph E Trainor, PhD and Mr. Tony Subbio, CEM, MS
Introduction
For decades, the emergency management community has discussed the gap between practitioners (i.e., those directly responsible for implementing emergency management programs at the federal-, state-, regional-, local-, or facility-level) and scientists (i.e. those that focus on studying disasters and emergency management.) This FEMA in Higher Education funded project was designed with that divide in mind. Our goal is to develop a textbook for use in advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate courses that will focus the attention of academic/practitioner teams on critical contemporary issues related to disasters.
For each issue, academics and practitioners will be selected to describe what we “know.” Researchers will be asked to focus on the scientific findings and practitioners will be asked to discuss patterns and variation in national policies/state of practice. The focus of the project will be on facilitating an exchange of ideas between these communities and developing a vision for how their insights could be brought together to make emergency management systems better.
Request
We are currently searching for individuals and/or practitioner/academic teams that are interested in contributing to this textbook for a number of pre-identified topic areas. We are currently looking for authors to address the following issues (in no particular order):
1. Vulnerability
2. Resilience
3. Integration of Persons with Access and Functional Needs
4. Inequity and Emergency Management
5. Evaluating and Acting on Risks
6. Mitigation Measures
7. Individual Preparedness
8. Insights on the Whole Community Approach
9. Private Sector Integration
10. The Creation and Maintenance of Plans and Policies
11. Planning and Improvisation During Disasters
12. Reflections on NIMS
13. Volunteers and Non-Profits
14. Alert, Warning, and Notification Systems
15. Media
16. Social Media
17. After Action, Exercises, and Evaluation
18. Long-term Recovery
19. Emergency Management as a Profession
20. Strategic vs. Tactical Emergency Management
21. Neglected Issues in Emergency Management
You will note that this list reflects a diverse set of topics. As such, we welcome suggestions from interested authors on how they would approach writing about these areas. We are also open to contributors proposing topics they believe would fit in such a volume.
Compensation
Each contributor will receive a $500 honorarium for their efforts.
Interested in contributing?
Send an e-mail to either of the volume editors: Dr. Joseph E. Trainor, PhD or to Tony Subbio, CEM, MS, for additional details.
We will respond to questions from interested contributors on a rolling basis, but we expect to select all participants by the end of July 2012.
v North Dakota State University - Assistant Professor of Emergency Management
Position Description
The Department of Emergency Management at North Dakota State University is accepting applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position to teach in the Emergency Management undergraduate and graduate programs as well as the Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Track in the new Master’s of Public Health (MPH) program.
Minimum Qualifications
$ A Ph.D. in Emergency Management or closely related discipline such as Sociology, Public Health, Anthropology, Political Science, Community and Regional Planning, Geography, or other associated disciplines.
$ Demonstrated commitment to teaching.
$ Demonstrated ability to interact collegially and collaborate effectively with a diversity of colleagues and students.
$ Effective written and oral communication skills.
$ Ability to teach one or more of the disaster phases (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery) and environmental health (online).
$ Ability to assist in coordinating internships for MPH students in the Disaster and Emergency Preparedness track.
Preferred Qualifications
$ Evidence of effective teaching
$ Evidence of recent research productivity
$ Evidence of ability to obtain extramural funding.
$ Ability to teach two or more of the following: International Disasters, Spatial Analysis (GIS), Emergency Management Capstone, Introductory Emergency Management, Business Continuity.
Date Available
The position will be filled starting in January, 2013 or August 2013 depending on candidate’s availability. The position will remain open until filled. For full consideration apply by August 1, 2012.
Women and other members of traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply
North Dakota State University does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a U.S. veteran. Direct inquiries to the Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach, 205 Old Main, (701) 231-7708.
Emergency Management and Homeland Security News:
v Summer Weather. Check the FEMA website when preparing your home, car and work place for seasonal weather emergencies. Important information can be found at http://www.ready.gov/ Contains information for your family and community in addition to fun aids when teaching children the essentials of emergency preparedness.
v Received from: Greta E. Marlatt; email: /:
· New or Updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
o Closing Yucca Mountain: Litigation Associated with Attempts to Abandon the Planned Nuclear Waste Repository. R41675
o Congressional Primer on Major Disasters and Emergencies. R41981
o Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations. R41633
o Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program. RL33375
o Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2013. R42410
o The First Responder Network and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress. R42543
o Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: A Summary of the House- and Senate-Reported Bills for FY2013 R42557
o Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding. RL32341
o Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources. R42507
· American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)
o Energy Security Risk Assessment: A Transatlantic Comparison http://www.aicgs.org/2012/06/energy-security-risk-assessment-a-transatlantic-comparison/
· American Resources Policy Network
o Reviewing Risk: Critical Metals & National Security http://americanresources.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ARPN_Quarterly_Report_WEB.pdf
· Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee
o The National Preparedness Report: Assessing the State of Preparedness http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-national-preparedness-report-assessing-state-preparedness
o TSA's Efforts to Fix Its Poor Customer Service Reputation and Become a Leaner, Smarter Agency http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearingtsas-efforts-fix-its-poor-customer-service-reputation-and-become-leaner
· Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
o Veterans Employment and Government Contractors http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/contracting-oversight/hearings/veterans-employment-and-government-contractors
· Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
o The 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43288
o Trends in the Distribution of Household Income, 1979-2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43302
· Department of Homeland Security
o 2012 Northern Border Strategy http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/policy/dhs-northern-border-strategy.pdf
o OIG-12-84 Free and Secure Trade Program – Continued Driver Eligibility http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2012/OIG_12-84_May12.pdf
· Government Accountability Office (GAO)
o Disaster Assistance Workforce: FEMA Could Enhance Human Capital Management and Training. GAO-12-538 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-538
o Disaster Recovery: Selected Themes for Effective Long-Term Recovery. GAO-12-813T [testimony] http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-813T
o Combating Terrorism: State Should Enhance Its Performance Measures for Assessing Efforts in Pakistan to Counter Improvised Explosive Devices. GAO-12-614 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-614
· Homeland Security Policy Institute
o Public Health and Emergency Management: Challenges and Opportunities http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/policy/report_phem.pdf
· National Academies Press
o The Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources: A Workshop Summary http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13366
· National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
o National Counterterrorism Center: 2011 Report on Terrorism http://www.nctc.gov/docs/2011_NCTC_Annual_Report_Final.pdf
· Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
o 2012 American Values Survey http://www.people-press.org/values/
· Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
o 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook: A Guidebook for First Responders During the Initial Phase of a Dangerous Goods/ Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident http://phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/DownloadableFiles/Files/Hazmat/ERG2012.pdf
v National Emergency Management Agency Learning Resource Center (NETC LRC) Update
Current Awareness: Weekly News Roundups
All-Hazards News and Information
Includes:
· 40 Years After Killer Flood, A Reshaped City Reflects
· Study: Storm surge from hurricanes threatens 4 million homes
· Analysis of Sheltering and Evacuation Strategies for a Chicago Nuclear Detonation Scenario
· Giant Tankers Battle Wildfires From The Sky
· Ads Seek to Light a Match Under Would-Be Volunteers
· QR Codes Bring Awareness to NotifyChicago Alert Tool
· This Past May Is The First Since 2005 Without A Tornado Fatality
· General Slocum Steamship Disaster, New York, NY, June 15, 1904 - 1021 fatalities: Click here
New at the LRC Last Week
· All-hazard book/report titles
· Online texts - all-hazards
Newly indexed journal articles:
· Communications
· Disaster planning/preparedness
· Emergency Management
· Emergency response
· Geographic Information Systems
· Interagency Cooperation
· Leadership/Personnel Management
· Mass Evacuation
· Natural disasters
· Resiliency/Critical Infrastructure
· Risk communications/social media
· Risk evaluation/management
· Terrorism
· Training - Fire Service
· Training - Emergency Mgmt
· Wildfires
v EMForum.org Program, May 30, 12:00 Noon Eastern -- Recordings of June 13th Program Now Available -- NEMA Update: Moving Preparedness Forward
The Webinar recording of theJune 13thEMForum.org program, "National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Update," with James M. Mullen, current NEMA President and Director of the Washington State Emergency Management Division, is now available. This is a large file and requires Windows Media Player or Windows Media Components for QuickTime or a similar product to view. The Audio Podcast,presentation Slides, as well as Ratings and Comments, are available from the Background Page. Please take a moment to rate this program for relevance and share your comments.
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Newsletters/Periodicals/Bookstore:
v American Journal of Disaster Medicine
What exactly is disaster medicine?
Even to practitioners, the discipline's definition can be fuzzy and somewhat confusing. If it appeared in dictionaries (which it doesn't yet), it would look like this:
dis.as.ter med.i.cine (di zas' tor med'i sin) n 1. the study and collaborative application of the professional skills of diverse medical and public health specialties to provide "crisis management" (altered standards of care) in mass casualty incidents 2. not the same as conventional medical care 3. requires a fundamental change in the approach to the care of patients in order to achieve the objective of providing the "greatest good for the greatest number of patients 4. requires knowledge of the fundamentals of disaster management, specific injury patterns commonly encountered in disasters and the ability to work as part of a multi-organizational response team
Independent and strictly peer-reviewed, guided by a internationally recognized editorial review board and accepted for inclusion in the National Library of Medicine's prestigious PUBMED database, American Journal of Disaster Medicine is designed for those of us who will find ourselves on the frontlines of a major disaster. It offers practical, real time guidance as we seek to combine emergency medical and trauma skills with crisis management and new forms of triage in the effort to save lives.