Next Quarterly Meeting of the EPC - September 8, 2011

Looking for something to do when the Minnesota State Fair is over, the kids are back in school - but the leaves are still somewhat attached to the trees?  Well, I've got just the answer:

The next Quarterly Meeting of the MnGeo Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC)! 

Highlights of the September 8th event:

• InfraGard P2CAT overview


• U.S. National Grid location marker update


• Twin Cities GECCo details


• And much, much more 


For event details, to include online participation information, go here.

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EMI Announces: Hazards United States-Multi-Hazards (HAZUS-MH) for Floodplain Managers

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) will be presenting a new course, "Hazards United States-Multi-Hazards (HAZUS-MH) for Floodplain Managers", at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in

Anniston, Alabama, during September 26-29, 2011.  Cost of transportation, lodging and course materials is covered by FEMA.  To learn more, including application procedures, go here.

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HAZUS User Group Conference Calls - August 16th

HUG Leadership Call
• Open to  all HUG Leaders


• 1:30-2:30 PM Eastern Time


• Conference Number: 1-570-720-0113, Passcode: 1351813#


• This call will feature an open discussion on outreach and development between HUG leaders, with a review of the 5th Annual Hazus Conference. 





HUG Topic Specific Call
• Open to all Hazus Users


• 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern Time



• Conference Number: 1-570-720-0113, Passcode: 1351813#


• Keith Porter, PE, PhD, Associate Research Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder; Principal, SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO


• Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk (ROVER). ROVER is fast, free, mobile, software for state and local governments and private-sector building owners to perform pre- and post-earthquake building safety assessments. ROVER also integrates with USGS's ShakeCast software to perform real-time seismic monitoring, and with Hazus-MH for prospective risk analysis.

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S-341 - GIS Specialist for Incident Management Course Dates Announced

The S-341 - GIS Specialist for Incident Management Course, run by the National Widlfire Coordinating Group will be given at three different times at three different venues in 2012:

• Phoenix, AZ: February 21-23, 2012


• Redmond, OR: April 10-12, 2012


• Asheville, NC: May 15-17, 2012 (IQCS session #027)


The course is described as: "The GIS Specialist course is designed to meet the training needs of a Geographic Information Systems Specialist (GISS) to manage the information needs of all-risk incidents managed with the Incident Command System (ICS). The course combines lecture, discussion, and group exercises in on-line and classroom environments. The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is one of the most efficient methods for documenting, analyzing, and managing information regarding the location of facilities, conditions, and environments affected by Wildfire, Storms, Floods, Earthquakes, and other incidents. Candidates from all agencies involved in all-risk incident management are encouraged to attend."

To learn more, including application procedures, go here.  Nomination deadline line is November 1, 2011.

Comment:  The wildfire community long ago came to understand that GIS was absolutely critical to managing a fast moving, mutating disaster.  Consequently, the geospatial capacity within this sector of the Department of the Interior is well advanced and serves as a benchmark for where the Department of Homeland Security must move for both field operations and the development of systems like a national Common Operating Picture.  

The wildfire community also conducts the following other classes on geospatial technologies for emergency response:


S495 - Geospatial Fire Analysis, Interpretation, and Application
N9006 - GPS for ICS
N9005 - GIS Technician - All Risk  (No description available)

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ICS 300 and 400 Training Dates Announced

All,
Here's an opportunity for some excellent advanced ICS training:

Prairie Island Indian Community is hosting an ICS300 and ICS400 this August.
A prior scheduled course had to be canceled  and rescheduled due to not enough students.
 
If you know of anyone needing this course please pass the information on.
 
Law enforcement personnel can receive 24 (ICS-300) and 16 (ICS-400) hours of continuing
education credit upon completion of these classes.
 
Minimum number of students for these classes is 20, the maximum is 40.
 
300 will be August 15th, 16th, and 17th. (Mon- Wed.)  8-5pm daily with an hour break for lunch on your own.
400 will be August 29th and 30th.   (Mon- Tues.)  8-5 daily with an hour lunch break on your own.
 
They will be located in our Tribal Court Chambers in the Community.
 
If you are interested in signing up please contact me via email or phone.  I will need proof of
passing any prerequisite courses  (for 300 it is ics 100,200 and 700,  for 400 it is ics 300) prior to
the start date of the course for the instructor.  If you are signing up a student, I need their name, title and agency they work for and a way to contact them prior to the class to send out directions and information.
 
I will send out a confirmation email to enrolled students a week prior to the course
with directions and options for lunch nearby.
We do have a hotel near the property and there are also other hotels within 10 miles of where the class will be held.  If you have any questions about hotels, please let me know.
 
Thanks much, sorry for the hassle in doing this all over again.
 
Jennifer Cable
 
Jennifer Cable
Prairie Island Indian Community
Emergency Management Coordinator
Prairie Island Tribal Police Department
1960 Island Blvd.
Welch, MN 55089
651-385-4178  office
651-267-4008  fax
651-775-1560  cell

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Terrorism, Social Media & You Conference

On June 10th, 2011 InfraGard has partnered with the Mall of America to present the Terrorism, Social Media & You Conference. Our online registration closes on Friday, so you only have 5 days left to sign-up!! If you miss the online registration, you can register at the door for an additional cost.

Our conference will feature, Gordon Graham, nationally recognized expert on risk management, whose work has had tremendous impact on the risk management effectiveness of law enforcement operations and private sector companies around the country and Dr. Jarret Brachman, internationally recognized counterterrorism specialist, author, public lecturer and former CIA Analyst and Director of Research at West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center.

We will also have a presentation from Weber Shandwick on their newly launched Social Crisis Simulator, FireBell. FireBell creates an authentic, real-time experience of being under attack on social media channels.

And we will hear from Mall of America’s Bridget Jewell, Bloomington Police Department’s Brant Richardson and the Eden Prairie Police Department’s Ryan Kapaun in a case study approach to analyze real crisis to see how social media changes crisis communication while exploring the changing nature of human response in crisis, and what organizations need to know to strategically employ and observe social media during these events.

Conference Website: http://terrorismsocialmediaandyou.wordpress.com/

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ArcGIS 10 for Emergency Managers

ArcGIS 10 for Emergency Managers
Location: Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
Dates: Tuesday, June 21 to Thursday, June 23, 2011
Times: 8:30 to 4:30 pm each day

Cost: FREE
This hands-on introductory course is designed to empower emergency managers, planners, engineers, public safety professionals, and others with the skills needed to visualize and analyze information related to disaster mitigation, response, recovery, and risk management using ArcGIS 10 Desktop.  While examples reference in this course pertain primarily to emergency management, the skills learned apply to anyone that is using ArcGIS to support their projects.
The course develops a solid foundation of important skills for new ArcGIS Desktop users. Topics covered include tools and concepts related to creating effective maps, creating and manipulating tabular and geographic data; investigating data by constructing effective questions, and understanding and managing coordinate systems and projections. The course also equips participants with a working knowledge of many ArcGIS Desktop tools that support the analysis of data.  The class concludes with a group exercise in which students apply the skills that they have learned to work with data that represents a community of their choice.

Participants in this course will receive a certificate from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that meets the requirements for the Hazus Trained Professional certificate.  Information about this program is available at http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training09.shtm.
This course is funded by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.   Therefore, there is no cost for participation in the course.  However,  participants are responsible for any travel expenses incurred as a result of attending.

Questions about course content can be directed to the course instructor, Kevin Mickey, at 317.371.4479 or kmickey@iupui.edu.  You can register for the course at http://www.polis.iupui.edu/Training/default.aspx?CourseID=2689.
Prerequisites: None

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