Urban Community Capacity Building. Needed in every city. Water & Food Security. Vertical Farming. Singapore and Newark, NJ

Jobs for the homeless, and future leaders.

Urban Agriculture

Singapore

http://www.stage2omega.com/check-out-the-worlds-largest-indoor-vertical-farm-capable-of-producing-2-million-pounds-of-food/?utm_source=Stage2Omega+Daily+Digest+Newsletter&utm_campaign=70b685534e-Stage2Omega_Daily_Digest_Newsletter1_11_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65449d26fb-70b685534e-219572077

Newark, NJ

http://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-indoor-vertical-farm-will-produce-2-million-pounds-of-soil-free-food-in-newark/

AeroFarms will be running the show, they are a company that grows leafy greens in indoor, urban facilities.

The site is a 69,00 square foot converted steel factory, and once it’s completed it is estimated that the facility will be able to produce approximately two million pounds of green vegetables and herbs every year

Black Emergency Managers Association
1231  Good Hope Road  S.E.
Washington, D.C.  20020
Office:   202-618-9097
bEMA

     

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1820 West Florence Avenue

Los Angeles, California 90047

Office: +1-323-752-1180

Mobile: +1-424-222-1997

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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.

Training Opportunity. "FEMA Promising Practice: FEMA Promising Practice: Inclusive Emergency Management Practices in Vermont" November 12th, 2015

ADA National Network/FEMA Webinar Series: Emergency Management and Preparedness-Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities The following is provided by the Pacific ADA Center Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

Announcing a new webinar - "FEMA Promising Practice: FEMA Promising Practice: Inclusive Emergency Management Practices in Vermont" November 12th, 2015 Webinars begin at 2.30pm ET/1.30pm CT/12.30 pm MT/11.30am PT/9.30am Hawaii. Registration: Free on-line at http://www.adapresentations.org/registration.php On August 28, 2011, the State of Vermont was devastated by Tropical Storm Irene, resulting in several deaths, hundreds of homes destroyed, over a thousand Vermonters displaced, damage to hundreds of businesses and farms, and thousands of roads and bridges being washed out. In the aftermath of this historic natural disaster and with funding made possible by the Vermont Department of Public Safety, Disability Rights Vermont and the Vermont & New Hampshire Valley Region of the American Red Cross worked collaboratively to survey emergency shelters for accessibility and develop emergency planning processes inclusive of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in disaster planning, preparedness, response, relief, and recovery efforts. Disability Rights Vermont also provided 8 two-hour trainings to 45 Red Cross volunteers and approximately 25 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers on the ADA, disability etiquette, and assisting individuals with disabilities during times of disaster. Learning Objectives: Describe processes for surveying and adapting emergency shelters to ensure accessibility and sheltering of people with disabilities in an integrated environment. Name best practices for training emergency management staff and volunteers in working effectively with people with disabilities. Identify strategies for building effective partnerships between state governments, emergency preparedness/disaster recovery agencies, and the disability community. Presenters: A.J. Ruben has been Supervising Attorney at Disability Rights Vermont (DRVT) since 2002. He and his family live in a rural town in Vermont that was cut off from the rest of the state for eight days during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and has worked with DRVT on emergency planning and preparedness issues for people with disabilities ever since. Tina Wood has been a Senior Investigator/Paralegal with Disability Rights Vermont (DRVT) since 2000 and works mostly within the prisons in Vermont, investigating abuse and neglect allegations, and advocating on behalf of prisoners with disabilities. She has 15 years of experience volunteering in varying local emergency management roles, and currently is a Red Cross Disaster Liaison to the State Emergency Operations Center. Michelle Bishop is a Disability Advocacy Specialist at the National Disability Rights Network (NRDN). In her role at NDRN, Michelle provides training and technical assistance to the national Protection & Advocacy Network (including DRVT) on inclusive emergency preparedness. She also works collaboratively with NDRN's MOU/MOA partners, FEMA and the Red Cross. These 90 minute webinars are delivered using the Blackboard Collaborate webinar platform. Collaborate downloads files to your machine in order to run. We recommend that you prepare your technology prior to the start of the session. You may need the assistance of your IT Staff if firewalls prevent you from downloading files. To view all of the sessions for the coming year, or to see previous sessions, go to http://www.adapresentations.org/schedule.php The information presented in this webinar is intended solely as informal guidance, and is neither a determination of legal rights or responsibilities by NIDILRR or FEMA.

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Training Opportunity. FEMA. Comm Spec IEMC Recruitment Application Process Changes

FEMA EMI News

Website Update

Training Bulletin - FY2017 Comm Spec IEMC Recruitment Application Process Changes

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Emmitsburg, MD — You are subscribed to EMI News for FEMA. The following information has recently been updated, and is now available on http://training.fema.gov/EMI/

1199 - Training Bulletin - FY2017 Comm Spec IEMC Recruitment Application Process Changes - 10-30-2015

Course Description:

Each year, state, local, tribal, territorial and specialized jurisdictions throughout the United States can apply to EMI to conduct a community-specific IEMC.

IEMCs are exercise-based training courses that place jurisdictions’ emergency operations center (EOC) personnel in realistic crisis situations within a structured learning environment. The jurisdiction selects the hazard(s) and the Core Capabilities it wishes to include in both the plenary and exercise components of the course to reflect the hazards or events facing the jurisdiction, the type of EOC used by the jurisdiction, and the organizations included in the jurisdictional emergency plans. Data reported in the applicable State Preparedness Report and the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment should be used as a basis for the request. Read more in Training Bulletin 1199

Emergency Management Institute Mission

To support the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s goals by improving the competencies of the U.S. officials in Emergency Management at all levels of government to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people. Read more...

Emergency Management Institute 16825 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Switchboard: (301) 447-1000 Office of Admissions: (301) 447-1035      Fax: (301) 447-1658 netc-admissions@fema.dhs.gov FEMA Independent Study Program Office: (301) 447-1200     Fax: (301)447-1201