NOLA (New Orleans) to Test their Hurricane Plans\evacuation. Friday, April 30, 2021.

 

#EmergencyExercise

April 2021

Hello New Orleans, We're reaching out to invite you to participate in the City's hurricane evacuation exercise on Friday, April 30th. While we have no intention of slowing down COVID-19 vaccine efforts, we also look ahead to the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins in June. As we experienced with last year's record-breaking hurricane season, other emergencies do not stop, even during a global pandemic. We're planning ahead to ensure that we are prepared for any storms that may come our way this summer & fall. Next week, we're hosting a small scale dry run, or “functional exercise” of a mandatory hurricane evacuation, to test our City-Assisted Evacuation (CAE) plan, and we are seeking volunteers for this effort. City-Assisted Evacuation is a large-scale life-saving emergency operation designed to help our most vulnerable neighbors evacuate to a safe shelter ahead of a major hurricane, so that no one is left behind. Join us: Date: Friday, April 30th Time: 8am-2pm Food: Lunch will be provided Needed: 100 volunteers Volunteer Role A: Roleplay as a volunteer supporting City-Assisted Evacuation. Volunteer Role B: Roleplay as a CAE user, to help test hurricane response plans. Getting Involved: Click here to create a volunteer profile, or log in.  Click here to sign up! Thank you, and we hope to see you there! - The Team at NOLA Ready Helping you stay #ReadyYearRound

NOLA Ready is the City of New Orleans' emergency preparedness campaign, managed by the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.    This message contains emergency preparedness information. Emergency alerts are sent through a separate program. To sign up for emergency alerts, text your zip code to 888777 or go to ready.nola.gov/alerts.

D.C. HSEMA Virtual Training. April 2021

 

The HSEMA Academy provides the District with access to online emergency management and homeland security-related training resources and opportunities.

AWR - 343 Hurricane Awareness District residents are encouraged to learn about hurricane science by signing up for this free course! The course is brought to you virtually by HSEMA and the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Hawaii. Course Description: Awareness-level course that provides emergency managers, first responders, and community members from all sectors with a basic understanding of the latest knowledge in hurricane science, forecasting, warning, and preparedness. This course enhances the ability of state/local decision-makers to identify and describe the hazards associated with hurricanes and to better prepare for and mitigate the impacts of high winds, heavy rain, and storm surge. The goals of this course are to enable participants to: Summarize the structure and characteristics of hurricanes and tropical cyclones and their attendant hazards, including high winds, heavy rain, and storm surge; Explain the forecast process and uncertainty associated with predicting hurricane track and intensity; Interpret official forecast and warning products from the National Weather Service; and  Use available decision support tools to prepare themselves, their families, and their organizations when hurricanes threaten Dates: April 28 or May 19 (pick 1) Times: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET Location: Virtual Registration: HSEMAAcademy.com *Search for AWR-343 For registration help, email: HSEMA.LMS@dc.gov

Situation Reports Volcanic Eruptions Continue at La Soufrière, St. Vincent. April 2021.

Please use the link below to obtain daily released Situation Reports.

https://www.cdema.org/news-centre/situation-reports/2155-volcanic-eruptions-continue-at-la-soufriere-st-vincent

Cultural Understanding and Information. Ramadan 2021. April 2021

 

Nominate Town Hall Speakers: Guidance on PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes. April 2021

Nominate Town Hall Speakers:
Guidance on PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes
Middle U.S. Virtual Town Hall on May 6, 2021
Western U.S. Virtual Town Hall on May 25, 2021 

Looking for speakers to represent their communities at upcoming NASEM Town Halls on PFAS. The town halls will focus on communities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau, American Samoa, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state.

Save the Date Registration for the upcoming town halls will open soon. Both events will be open to the public and free to view via livestream on the pages linked below.  Middle U.S. Virtual Town Hall: May 6, 2021 from 3:00-7:00 PM (EST) States Include: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska Western U.S. Virtual Town Hall: May 25, 2021 from 1:00-5:00 PM (EST) States and Territories Include: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau, American Samoa, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. For more information on the study and associated town halls, visit our webpage.    Submit Nominations

Tribal Climate Health Project. Upcoming learning opportunities. April 2021

 Shasta Gaughen (Pala Band of Mission Indians) and I, on behalf of the Tribal Climate Health Project, are pleased to invite you to register to join us for two upcoming learning opportunities. As always, our goal is to help you access knowledge and resources that you can apply within your Tribe to better brace your community for the future. Please feel free to share this with your networks. 

 1. Getting Ahead of Climate Trauma (starting April 21): This 3-part tribal wellbeing adaptation webinar mini-series features expert guest speakers and interactive peer learning opportunities to arm tribal-serving professionals with knowledge and skills to build psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual resilience in tribal communities before the next wildfire, flood, or other emergency hits. Learn more and register here. 

2. Accessing Tribal Climate and Health Resilience Data (May 5): At this webinar, we will share the results of recent BIA-funded work aimed at making it easier for California tribes to access useful data to inform decisions about climate and health resilience and adaptation.  Attendees will be introduced to tools to support efficient fact-finding for their vulnerability assessment efforts, including a simple protocol for requesting data on climate-relevant health indicators from our project partners at the California Tribal Epidemiology Center. Learn more and register here.

Summer Urban Agriculture Assistant. April 2021

 Berkeley Food Institute
UC Berkeley, CA | Full Time | Paid
April 28

The role of the Summer Urban Agriculture Assistant is to help with on-site logistics and implementation of a series of summer shortcourses at the UC Gill Tract Community Farm, as well as communication and evaluation for other BFI urban agriculture work. This position will work closely with the BFI Administrative Coordinator, Communications Director, partnering contractors, and potentially the full BFI staff. This position will require the student to be physically present at the UC Gill Tract Community Farm during the weekend courses will be held. All other work will be remote.

See position details here. 

WEBINAR (4/15 @2p.m. ET): Faithful Action: Strategies to Support Families in Preventing and Protecting Against Online Child Sexual Exploitation

 

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. To commemorate the month, the Department of Homeland Security, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigation Unit are hosting a webinar to assist faith and community groups and caregivers of youth and teens on how they can help children to be safer online. The webinar will also address support for families when their children have been victimized by online sexual exploitation.   

To stop the abuse from happening we must understand how abusers operate on internet platforms. We have brought together four of the leading organizations in this fight that will share insights on how to prevent child exploitation online, identify what child sexual abuse material (CSAM) looks like in communities, and provide tips on how to support children and their families if they become victims of this crime. We will also share resources you can use to educate children on how to be safer online and to support families dealing with the aftermath of this crime.

DATE: April 15, 2021
TIME: 2- 3:30 p.m. ET
REGISTRATION: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/dhs_center-faithful-20210415-webinar/event/event_info.html

How to Join the Webinar:

• Please register for the event using the Adobe Connect registration web link.
• Test your Adobe Connect prior to the meeting; you may need time to update or install software to access the audio-visual content.
• This webinar will offer captioning on the webinar platform.
• For more information, contact: iGuardian@ice.dhs.gov
• A recording of webinar will be sent by email to all registered participants, in case they are unable to attend or wish to share.

We hope that you will join us on April 15!

WEBINAR (4/14 @1p.m. ET): Public Assistance Grants for Houses of Worship and Private Non-Profits

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NACCHO 2021 MRC Operational Readiness Awards Applications Open through April 23

 
NACCHO is pleased to offer a second round of funding for the 2021 MRC Operational Readiness Awards (ORA) for MRC units at either a $5,000 or $10,000 award level for up to $500,000 in total awards.
 
How to Apply:

1. The 2021 MRC Request for Applications (RFA) is available here and includes detailed information on the award, intent of funding, funding tier levels, eligibility requirements, application questions, and important dates. 

1. MRC units may apply here: https://nacchoapplication.secure-platform.com/a/organizations/main/home 

1. Who may apply?

1. MRC units that received a 2021 MRC ORA award during the first round are not eligible.

1. New MRC units that are fully registered with the MRC Program Office are eligible.

1. MRC units that have not recently received funding are eligible.

1. MRC units that received a 2020 MRC ORA or COVID-19 award are eligible.

1. First time users will need to set up a My NACCHO account or use their MY NACCHO credentials to start an application.

 
Additional information on the award is available by listening to the MRC ORA informational webinar recording and webinar slides. 
 
Medical Reserve Corps Team
National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
1201 I Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
Main:  202-783-555 | Email:  mrc@naccho.org |www.naccho.org  

COVID-19 Tracking in YOUR community. April 2021

 
COVID-19 crisis.  A real-world event substitutes for an exercise, not like the past ‘Zombie Attacks’ that were the focus during the highlight of a major television show still in syndication.
 
After-Action reports, Case Studies data and information must be constantly updated for improvements, not blame.  A total quality management (TQM) approach. 
 
Gather the data for your community.  The CDC  COVID Data Tracker should be helpful for all.  
 
Improve and expand on what we call in BEMA International the C5&P (Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering), or we may just return to business as usual with the same results.  Unnecessary loss of lives.
 
BEMA International

 

COVID-19 Info Products April 8, 2021 suite of COVID-19 Info Products below, please note distribution day in red.  COVID-19 Community Profile Report (CPR) (Mon - Sat)  Data Visualizations/PDF  Data Summary and Notes/XLS  COVID-19 Daily Update (Mon - Sat)  COVID-19 State Profile Report – Combined Set (a.k.a. Governors Report) (Tues)  ESF-8 Response Resources and Force Laydown Summary (Mon - Fri)  HHS Communications Coordination Group Report (Mon - Fri)  U.S. Summary Report of PPE Shipments to 50+ States for Previous Week (Mon)  Additional information on COVID-19 can be found on the CDC's COVID Data Tracker.