2016 National Fire Administration Volunteer Incentive Program Courses

NFA’s Volunteer Incentive Program has vacancies for February 28 – March 4, 2016, classes.  Courses included are:

R0810 Leadership and Administration (http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/56)

R0824 Management Strategies for Success (http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/62)

R0827 Fire Protection Systems for Emergency Operations (http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10270)

R0834 National Fire Incident Reporting System: Program Manager (http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10646)

R0836 Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention (http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10648)

R0847 Emergency Medical Services Incident Operations (http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/details/10432)  

View information on the VIP and courses at: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/programs/vip.html. 


We are also in an open application period (ending December 15, 2015) for courses offered during the other VIP weeks in 2016--May 29 – June 3 and September 11-16.


If interested apply today as vacancies fill quickly! Don’t miss out on this FREE training at your National Fire Academy. Please share this information with your colleagues and local fire and EMS Departments!  

Effectiveness of Ring Vaccination as Control Strategy for Ebola Virus Disease

EXPEDITED AHEAD-OF-PRINT ARTICLES — November 3, 2015

Dispatch Effectiveness of Ring Vaccination as Control Strategy for Ebola Virus Disease Adam J. Kucharski, Rosalind M. Eggo, Conall H. Watson, Anton Camacho, Sebastian Funk, and W. John Edmunds Abstract Using an Ebola virus disease transmission model, we found that addition of ring vaccination at the outset of the West Africa epidemic might not have led to containment of this disease. However, in later stages of the epidemic or outbreaks with less intense transmission or more effective control, this strategy could help eliminate the disease. Volume 22, Number 1 - January 2016

CSIS Event: Strengthening Collaboration on Humanitarian Emergency Response - Thursday, November 12

The CSIS Africa Program invites you to a conference on:

Strengthening Collaboration on 
Humanitarian Emergency Response 

Featuring:

Dr. Emmanuel Dolo
Head of Secretariat, Presidential Advisory Council on Ebola
Office of the President, Republic of Liberia

Hon. Gangalal Tuladhar
Member of Parliament, Government of Nepal
Coordinator, National Campaign for Disaster Risk Reduction, Nepal

Valerie Bemo
Senior Program Officer, Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Jeremy Konyndyk
Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID

Ky Luu
Executive Director, Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, Tulane University

Moderated by:

Jennifer Cooke
Director, CSIS Africa Program

Thursday, November 12, 2015
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
CSIS | 2nd Floor Conference Room
1616 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036


The West Africa Ebola crisis, the deadly April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, and ongoing crises in Syria, Central African Republic, and beyond have exposed weaknesses of global humanitarian emergency response efforts. Complex humanitarian emergencies require a constellation of actors from different sectors working collaboratively to save lives and provide critical services. A new report by the Disaster Resilience Group, A Networked Approach to Strengthening Emergency Response Capacity, draws lessons from international and local networks and offers recommendations for building capacity among first- and second-line responders and strengthening networks for emergency response. Panelists will present the report's findings and discuss how they might be implemented to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of emergency response.

Click here to register or RSVP to africa@csis.org

This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.  No direct sponsorship contributed to this event.

Cyber Security Awareness Resource Available All Year

Every month is security awareness month at Securing the Human. We'll continue to have resources available at cyberaware.securingthehuman.org.

Here are three popular resources to bookmark or download now:

1.  Securing Your Kids Presentation & Handout - http://ow.ly/SWH6X

2.  3 Steps to Transform Your Security Awareness Program -

    http://ow.ly/TTGbv

3.  Security Awareness Event Calendar - http://ow.ly/TTGjE

- The SANS Securing the Human Team

P.S. Remember to visit cyberaware.securingthehuman.org to access dozens of tools, videos, and articles all related to security awareness.