Hurricane Preparedness for Coastal and Inland Communities Tuesday, May 21, 2013

We are just over 3 weeks away from the start of Hurricane Season! In preparation for that, FEMA is hosting a webinar in which they will discuss some lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy as well as the 2013 forecast. See below to register:

***Webinar Announcement***

Hurricane Preparedness for Coastal and Inland Communities

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

3:00 p.m. EDT

Join us at 3:00 p.m. EDT on May 21 for a discussion of hurricane preparedness activities in coastal and inland communities.

Hurricanes can cause catastrophic damage not just to coastlines, but also several hundred miles inland. Hurricanes often produce winds exceeding 155 miles, tornado outbreaks and severe flooding. Know how to be ready. Know how to be prepared.

As a lead-in to National Hurricane Week (May 26 to June 1), FEMA will be hosting a free webinar featuring FEMA’s Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO), Michael F. Byrne, who will discuss hurricane preparedness lessons from Superstorm Sandy. In addition, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide an outlook of the 2013 hurricane season.

Local emergency response personnel will also present innovative ways and promising practices to engage coastal and inland communities in hurricane preparedness activities. These speakers will highlight important effective local preparedness initiatives.

To register, please visit: http://connect.hsin.gov/hurricane2013a/event/registration.html  

If you have already registered for this webinar, have registered for a previous webinar or are already a registered HSIN user, you can login here: http://connect.hsin.gov/hurricane2013a/event/registration_login.html

Training Opportunity: June 18-19, 2013. Threat and Risk Assessment (CG 7)(Free)

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Title	TEEX MGT 310 Threat and Risk Assessment (CG 7)(Free)
Dates	6/18/2013 - 6/19/2013
Time	7:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST
Location	Howard Co Public Safety Building, 2200 Scott Wheeler Dr.
City	Marriottsville
State	MD 21104
Description	This course prepares participants to conduct a jurisdictional Threat Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). Participant activities focus on allowing the jurisdiction to understand threats and hazards and how the impacts may vary according to time of occurrence, season, location, and other community factors. This knowledge helps a jurisdiction establish informed and defensible capability targets. Participants will identify threats and hazards of concern, give the threats and hazards context, examine the core capabilities, set capability targets, perform vulnerability and consequence assessments, and apply the results. The course delivery combines lecture, small group discussions, participant activities, and multimedia scenarios to improve the jurisdiction’s capability to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, or recover from all-hazards events. Participant Audience: Emergency response level, supervisory and/or management personnel who respond to or have oversight responsibility for incidents caused by terrorism, natural disaster, major accidents and all other hazards. Course participants include responders from the following disciplines/services: • Law Enforcement • Fire Service • Emergency Medical Services • Hazardous Materials • Public Health • Public Works • Emergency Management • Health Care • Emergency Communications • Governmental Administrative Personnel from the private sector, non-governmental organizations, schools, and the military are also allowed to attend if invited or approved by the host jurisdiction. Prerequisites: Participants should work in one of the listed disciplines, have completed a WMD/terrorism awareness level course, or be approved by the local jurisdiction host. Completion of the online courses IS-700.a (NIMS - An Introduction) and AWR-160 (WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders) is recommended but not required. The DHS/FEMA NTED course AWR-160 is offered online by TEEX at: www.teexwmdcampus.com.
Sponsors	MEMA
Contacts	John Broaddus-410-517-3609 John Reginaldi-443-865-9514
Contact Email	john.broaddus@maryland.gov
Topic	None
Frequency	Daily
[Register For TEEX MGT 310 Threat and Risk Assessment (CG 7)(Free)]

HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health. Nominations DEADLINE: May 31, 2013

HHS: Announces Solicitation of Nomination for Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Minority Health. Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on May 31, 2013. View Full Announcement [PDF | 196KB]

Demystifying Autism. May 20, 2013

WMRO - Demystifying Autism.........presented by Bill Stillman

When Monday May 20, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar   Where Hager Hall Conference Center 901 Dual Highway Hagerstown,, MD 21740 Driving Directions

It's not too late to register for May 20th's presentation by Bill Stillman.  To find out more about the day, click on "Get More Information".......we hope you consider spending the day with us.   Get more information Register Now! As always, feel free to contact me with questions/comments.   Sincerely,   Kathy Balint DDA.WMRO kathy.balint@maryland.gov 240-313-3865

Training: Biosurveillance Symposium. June 17, 2013. Alexandria, Virginia

The 2^nd Annual Oak Ridge National Laboratory Biosurveillance Symposium 

is being held June 17, 2013 in Alexandria, VA.   

For more information, please visit 
http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/viewevents.php?event_id=295&act=evt.