Editorial in the NY Times on FEMA and DHS:
“As the new administration ponders how to grapple with the dysfunctional homeland security mega-agency, one fast fix for public confidence would be to restore the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a separate cabinet-level arm of government.”
Listen to the latest ‘Hear It Now’ webcast from Dr. David H. McIntyre for discussion on the TSA’s No-Fly list.
Offered at Bates College in Tacoma, WA.
For Contractors, Builders, Remodelers, Teachers, Architects, Appraisers, Homeowners/buyers, Government Planning Departments (local, state, federal), Real Estate Professionals, Inspectors, Public and Private Facility Employees, Environmental Sciences Students, Sustainability Managers, and others that have an interest in sustainable building practices.
$124.00 PER CLASS PLUS TEXTBOOK
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Green Construction & Remodeling – Introduction
As the first course in a series of five, this course provides an introduction to “Built Green” and “LEED” – the methods and processes to be used in new construction or remodeling which will improve healthier indoor environments, while supporting the sustainability of the world’s ecosystems and provides a concentration in renewable energy techniques and technologies.
Green Construction & Remodeling – Building Materials
This second course provides you with the capabilities to select appropriate building materials for green construction projects and identify cost and benefit criteria during the project planning stage.
Green Construction & Remodeling – Air Quality
This third course provides you with the knowledge to identify air quality issues, testing and measurement techniques, and to identify methods to remove air quality pollutants. You will learn how to select appropriate equipment/technologies to create or upgrade better indoor air quality levels that meet green standards.
Green Construction & Remodeling – Water Quality
This fourth course concentrates on water quality issues. Students are introduced to water cycles and distribution, water quality factors, and water treatment and optimization technology that meet green standards.
Green Construction & Remodeling – Marketing and Sales
This fifth and final course introduces you to marketing and sales techniques for green construction, how to identify a customer base, how to present green construction or remodeling, and reach potential customers.
REGISTER:
Phone with credit card at 253-680-7300/7029
Online at https://www.bates.ctc.edu/registration/reg.asp - Click on Available Classes for Online Registration – Go to Construction Trades link
In person at Bates Technical College Downtown or South Campus
Catastrophe Readiness and Response. This 19 page session, accompanied by 49 slides, has been written by Dr. Timothy Beatley at the University of Virginia. The learning objectives are found here:
The World Health Organization has released their ‘Manual for the Health Care of Children in Humanitarian Emergencies’.
These guidelines are to assist in the care of children in emergencies. They are designed to serve as a reference manual for the evaluation and management of children in emergencies, and as the basis for the training of health care workers. The target audience is first level health workers who provide care to children under the age of 5 years.
Read the PDF here: Manual for the Health Care of Children in Humanitarian Emergencies
Article from the Associated Press (AP) on the aftermat of Hurricane Ike:
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause of the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the inadequate load capacity, due to a design error by Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc., of the gusset plates at the U10 nodes, which failed under a combination of (1) substantial increases in the weight of the bridge, which resulted from previous modifications, and (2) the traffic and concentrated construction loads on the bridge on the day of the accident.
A synopsis of the Board’s report, including the probable cause, conclusions, and recommendations, is available on the NTSB’s website, www.ntsb.gov, under “Board Meetings.” The Board’s full report will be available on the website in several weeks.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has received an exceptional amount of interest in its operational capabilities to respond to catastrophes. This has led to several significant changes in the way FEMA operates and a new emphasis on “leaning forward.” Implicit in this new emphasis on FEMA’s operational capabilities is its ability to execute its assigned missions under the National Response Framework and as authorized under the federal Stafford Act.
Read more here:
The Role of FEMA Attorneys in the New FEMA and Its Renewed Emphasis on Operational Matters. - Journal of Homeland Security, November 2008.
From the Center for American Progress Action Fund, pre-publication access can be found at:
Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) announced today that a new large-scale mobile medical treatment facility can now be deployed at or near the scene of a disaster or emergency anywhere in the state to provide treatment for patients on site and reduce the number of patients sent to hospital emergency rooms.
Read more here:
State Health Department Acquires Mobile Medical Treatment Center
The Justice Institute of British Columbia is offering a Certificate in Emergency Management Exercise Design. The certificate program uses the most up-to-date practical and theoretical training required to train students in developing and implementing emergency management simulations and exercises. Students graduating from this program will have demonstrated extensive knowledge and sound proficiency in all aspects of the five key exercise design phases: Foundation, Design & Development, Conduct, Evaluation, and Improvement Planning.
Click here for more information.
Director of the Executive Master of Science in Crisis and Emergency Management Program at UNLV, copies of 12 syllabi to add to the “Syllabi Compilation” on the EM Hi-Ed Program Homepage:
Featured on ‘Hear it Now’:
Author Peter Bergen provides an intelligence update on the threats the United States faces around the globe.
Just released from the Agriculture Center of Excellence at the Walla Walla Community College
April 14, 2009–April 15, 2009
Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center - Tacoma, WA
The Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference is the largest and most successful regional emergency preparedness conference in the Pacific Northwest. Partners in Emergency Preparedness annually hosts nearly 700 people representing business, schools, government, the nonprofit sector, emergency management professionals, and volunteer organizations.
The Partners Conference attracts top-notch speakers with expertise that includes earthquake research, contingency planning, school preparedness, technology, news media, and public health. Speakers and exhibitors provide cutting-edge information on subjects such as business continuity planning, school safety, public health preparedness, homeland security, and public information.
For more information, please contact Siri McLean, Conference Chair, at: 206-897-8081 or Online Registration is currently not available. Please continue to check back for updated information.
For questions related to curriculum or presentation submission, please e-mail curriculum@partnersinemergencypreparedness.com.
Report by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Six Years After Anthrax: Are We Better Prepared to Respond To Bioterrorism?
A flood is an emergency and, while police may not have the authority to order residents out of their homes, fire officials do, according to a Supreme Court ruling released yesterday.
Read more about the decision here:
Mandated Evacuation Lawful in Emergency
Notice as of November 10, 2008.
Executive Order 12938, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (weapons of mass destruction) and the means of delivering such weapons. On July 28, 1998, the President issued Executive Order 13094 amending Executive Order 12938 to respond more effectively to the worldwide threat of weapons of mass destruction proliferation activities.
“New high-tech maps are forcing many U.S. homeowners to buy flood insurance for the first time, while others who have had coverage are being cleared to drop their policies. The changes stem from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s multiyear plan to digitize its Flood Insurance Rate Maps to make them more accurate and easier to update. New flood maps go into effect this month in 123 communities in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin. By 2010, about 92% of the population and 65% of the land in the USA will be covered by the maps, FEMA says. ”
Read the article in USA Today here: New High-Tech FEMA Maps Redefine Flood Zones
From the article:
“Hurricane Ike left thousands homeless, millions without power and destroyed houses and businesses along the Texas Gulf Coast. But it also gave state and local governments a chance to learn from their mistakes during a natural disaster.
A slate of elected officials, public utility executives, educators and community advocates testified to a Texas House committee Monday about lessons learned during the hurricane and its aftermath at the first of four public hearings examining the response to the Sept. 13 storm.”
Read the entire article here in the Washington Post:
Texas House Panel Studies Response to Hurricane
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