Free Training. National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), Columbia Climate School, at Columbia University

 

At the time of this newsletter, 2022 has proven to be another billion-dollar year of weather and climate disasters affecting the United States. And 2023 is starting with high rainfall and flooding in Los Angeles County, Orange County, Santa Barbara County, and other southern counties in California. At NCDP, we know communities are impacted long after the disaster ends. In 2022, there were 18 weather and climate disaster events, with losses exceeding $1 billion with 474 deaths.1 Major disasters included: ·    One winter storm/cold wave event (across the central and eastern U.S.) ·    One wildfire event (wildfires across the western U.S., including Alaska) ·    One drought and heat wave event (across the western and central U.S.) ·    One flooding event (in Missouri and Kentucky) ·    Two tornado outbreaks (across the southern and southeastern U.S.) ·    Three tropical hurricanes (Fiona, Ian, and Nicole) ·    Nine severe weather/hail events (across many parts of the country, including a derecho in the central U.S.)    Some additional disaster challenges of 2022 included the fifth-warmest calendar year on record for Florida and Rhode Island. An above destructive hurricane season with 14 named storms, Hurricane Fiona brought 12-18 inches of rain to Puerto Rico, Hurricane Ian brought 150 mph sustained winds to Florida along with flooding, and Hurricane Nicole made landfall in Florida, causing thousands of people to lose power. There were 1,332 tornadoes reported, and in March of 2022, the most tornadoes were recorded in the 1950-2022 record. In the West and Alaska, wildfires were widespread, causing destruction, and in Alaska, over 1.185 million acres were burned, which is the second-highest on record. Disaster events impact communities large and small.  To assist communities in preparing for and returning from these catastrophic disasters, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), Columbia Climate School, at Columbia University has created training programs focused on post-disaster economic and housing recovery, mass care, and pandemic planning.  These programs are funded through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants. 1NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2023). https://www.noaa.gov/news/record-drought-gripped-much-of-us-in-2022; DOI: 10.25921/stkw-7w73

 

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Jan, Feb, March, April 2023. Virtual and Instructor-led Trainings FREE.

 

Attend Upcoming Virtual and Instructor-led Trainings The National Center for Disaster Preparedness, through its FEMA training grants, will be offering the following free upcoming trainings.  Live Virtual Learning (February - April) ·    January 17 and 18, 2023 - All FEMA Regions (En Español) ·    PER-387BLCA ESP: Mejorando la Alfabetización y Gestión Financieras de Individuos y Familias para Apoyar la Recuperación Económica Post-Desastres ·    January 18 and February 15, 2023 - All FEMA Regions ·    PER-387: Improving Individual and Households’ Financial Literacy and Management to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery ·    January 26, 2023 - Iowa, FEMA Region 7 ·    PER-385: Improving Business’ Financial Literacy and Management to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery ·    January 30, 2023 - Lehigh County, PA, FEMA Region III ·    PER-387: Improving Individual and Households’ Financial Literacy and Management to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery ·    January 31 and February 1, 2023 - All FEMA Regions (En Español) ·    PER-385: Mejorando la Alfabetización y Gestión Financieras de Empresas para Apoyar la Recuperación Económica Post-Desastres ·    February 21 and 22, 2023 - South Carolina, FEMA Region 4 ·    PER-387: Improving Individual and Households’ Financial Literacy and Management to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery ·    March 9, 2023 - Clallam County, WA, FEMA Region 10 ·    MGT-472: Planning for Transitional and Long-Term Housing After A Major Disaster ·    March 21, 2023 - Georgia, FEMA Region 4 ·    MGT-477: Roles for State, Tribal and Territorial Governments in the Implementation of Disaster Housing Programs   Instructor-led In-Person Learning (February - April)   ·    January 31, 2023 - Delaware, FEMA Region 3 ·    PER-385: Improving Business’ Financial Literacy and Management to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery ·    February 7, 2023 - Plantation, FL, FEMA Region 4 ·    MGT-471: Executing Strategies to Rapidly Rehabilitate Damaged Housing ·    February 8, 2023 - Allegheny County, FEMA Region 3 ·    PER-387: Improving Individual and Households’ Financial Literacy and Management to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery ·    February 8, 2023 - Martin County, FL, FEMA Region 4 ·    MGT-470: Establishing Collaborative Case Management Services ·    February 9, 2023 - Martin County, FL, FEMA Region 4 ·    MGT-471: Executing Strategies to Rapidly Rehabilitate Damaged Housing ·    April 11, 2023 - Plantation, Florida, FEMA Region 4 ·    MGT-472: Planning for Transitional and Long-Term Housing After A Major Disaster ·    April 12, 2023 - Martin County, FL, FEMA Region 4 ·    MGT-472: Planning for Transitional and Long-Term Housing After A Major Disaster ·    April 13, 2023 - Martin County, FL, FEMA Region 4 ·    MGT-477: Roles for State, Tribal and Territorial Governments in the Implementation of Disaster Housing Programs

 

free on-demand web-based pandemic, mass care, economic, and housing post-disaster recovery

 

We have free on-demand web-based pandemic, mass care, economic, and housing post-disaster recovery courses available!

 

Take one or all of the pandemic and mass care, and economic and housing disaster recovery web-based courses and learn about the impacts of pre-disaster planning, how to conduct impact assessments, best practices for post-disaster planning, and more. Enroll today to earn a FEMA certificate.

 

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WISER Discontinuation - February 28th, 2023

 To Our WISER Community,

We wanted to inform you that the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) including the WISER website (https://wiser.nlm.nih.gov) and WebWISER (https://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov), and the standalone applications for Windows PCs, iOS app, and Android app, will be discontinued as of February 28, 2023. This change is part of NLM’s initiative to align and consolidate the Library’s health information to make it easier for online health information seekers to find and navigate trusted health information curated by NLM.

Other sources of Hazmat or Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) information are available with the following resources, which are also listed in the header notice on the WISER website:

• CHEMM (Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management) - HHS ASPR
• REMM (Radiation Emergency Medical Management) - HHS ASPR
• ERG2020 (Emergency Response Guidebook) - USDOT/PHMSA [search for ERG2020 in the App Stores]
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - CDC/NIOSH [search for NIOSH Mobile Pocket Guide in the App Stores]
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) website - CDC/ATSDR
• DHS's Hazardous Materials Release website - DHS
• PubChem - NIH/NLM
• The National Library of Medicine Data Distribution (data files for HSDB, ChemIDplus, etc.) - NIH/NLM

 

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