FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces
National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD
15 February 2013
Hi Ed Website (new and update items submitted to webmaster for posting:
 EM Hi Ed Reports – http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/activityRA.asp
 January 25
 February 1
 Free College Courses, Textbooks, Materials – Courses Under Development – Hazards Risk
Management - http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/hazardousRiskManagement.asp
 Session 17 – Financing Risk Reduction
 Session 17 – Power Point
 College List – EM Programs – Masters http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/EMMasterLevel/
 Anna Maria College – Master of Science in Emergency Management
 College List – EM Programs – Masters Certificates, Spec, Conc, Tracks –
http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/EMMasterLevel/certificate.asp
 Anna Maria College - Master of Public Administration with EM/HS Specializations
 College List – EM Programs – Bachelor http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/collegelist/DHSBA/
 Immaculata University – Bachelor of Arts in Emergency Planning and Management
 College List – HS Programs –
http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/DHSMaster/certificate.asp
 Anna Maria College - Master of Public Administration with EM/HS Specializations
 George Washington University – Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security Emergency
Preparedness and Response (HSEPR)
 College List – Distance Learning – http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/dl/
 Anna Maria College – Master of Science in Emergency Management
 Anna Maria College - Master of Public Administration with EM/HS Specializations
 Immaculata University – Bachelor of Arts in Emergency Planning and Management
 Syllabi Compilation - http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/syllabi.asp
2. AU – Anderson University
 All Hazards Primer
 Crisis Communications and Leadership in Crisis
 Emergency Management Planning and Technical Writing
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Incident Management and Planning
Principles of Emergency Services Management
Safety and Survival
Social Dimensions of Disaster
Terrorism
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
 Hi Ed Symposium - http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/educonference13.asp
 Graduate/Doctoral Research Presentations
 Student Volunteer Information
 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THEORY AND RESEARCH
WORKSHOP
All comments concerning website materials should be emailed to Barbara.Johnson3@fema.dhs.gov.
16th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference Update
 16th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium is scheduled for June 3-6,
2013. Some need to know information is now posted to the Hi Ed website symposium page at
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/educonference13.asp.
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Symposium Theme: From Theory to Doctrine to Practice
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All Symposium Applicants must have a SID number on their application. To reduce the risk
of identity theft, FEMA, the National Fire Academy (NFA), and the Emergency Management
Institute (EMI) are eliminating the use of the Social Security Number (SSN), where possible
when applying for training. This number will be used in place of the SSN on your application.
Individuals applying to the symposium will be required to register using the FEMA Student
Identification (SID) number. This number will be used in place of the Social Security Number
(SSN) on your application form. The SSN number is no longer required.
Obtaining a FEMA SID number?
 Step 1: To register, go to https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
 Step 2: Click on the “Need a FEMA SID” button on the right side of the screen.
 Step 3: Follow the instructions and provide the necessary information to create
your account.
 Step 4: You will receive an email with your SID number. You should save this
number in a secure location.
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Call for Papers/Presentations: Deadline – April 19, 2013
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Symposium Goals and Objectives
 Emergency Management Theory and Research Workshop - Hi Ed Symposium
Monday June 3, 2013
Most established academic disciplines have research conferences wherein advances in theory
development and new research findings or data from research underway are shared. This sharing creates
the opportunity for researchers to receive feedback on their work; new knowledge to be disseminated
amongst scholars; and, for the scholars to in turn build on this new knowledge through their own
research and/or share the new knowledge with students in higher education programs. This sharing also
provides the opportunity for those conducting research to receive peer feedback on their work, offer
presentations that are meaningful for achieving tenure, and develop synergies that will enhance
scholarship in the field.
As of this year, emergency management has such a research conference.
The FEMA Higher Education Program welcomes EM student and faculty scholars to submit abstracts to
present at this year’s Workshop to be held Monday, June 3 at the Emergency Management Institute in
Emmitsburg, Maryland the day before the 16th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education
Symposium.
Abstracts for research presentations that will report advances in theory, analysis based on a literature
review, results of basic research, and results of applied research are welcomed.
THE DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS: April 1, 2013. You can submit your abstract for
consideration at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EMTandRWorkshop
 Graduate and Doctoral Student Thesis and Dissertation Presentations
Each year during the Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium a breakout session
is reserved for graduate and doctoral students currently enrolled in an emergency management program.
The reserved breakout session is an opportunity for students to present thesis or dissertation research. In
past years this has proved to be a very popular session with conference attendees. Students wishing to
present their research must be a graduate or doctoral student currently enrolled in an emergency
management program and have the recommendation of a faculty advisor. Presentation is “one student
only” delivery. We do not allow group presentations for this session. Presentations should be 10
minutes or less in length, power point slides supporting the presentation is allowed. A question and
answer period will follow after all the presentations have been delivered.
For more information or to submit a proposal abstract contact Barbara Johnson,
Barbara.Johnson3@fema.dhs.gov or Shannon Cool, Shannon.Cool@associates.fema.dhs.gov.
 Student Volunteers Needed for the Hi Ed Symposium
Students currently enrolled in a college/university emergency management program are needed as
student volunteers for the 16th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education (Hi Ed) Symposium.
Students will be given reporting assignments and general conference duties. The reports will be
incorporated into the post-symposium proceedings posted to the FEMA Emergency Management Higher
Education Program website.
Generally graduate students will be assigned primarily to take detailed notes during the concurrent
breakout sessions and to write summaries of those breakout sessions for incorporating into the postsymposium “proceedings”. Reports will be 3-4 pages per session and will highlight the most significant
aspects of the session. Graduate students will be assigned at least one breakout session to report but
may be assigned up to three reports during the conference.
Generally undergraduate students are assigned various aspects of the symposium i.e., passing
microphones during plenary sessions, assisting with symposium registration, passing out folders, taking
hard copies of presentation materials to classrooms, posting breakout session classroom assignments and
various other duties.
In addition one or more students will be assigned to assist the Hi Ed Program Manager and as well as the
Hi Ed Program Assistant the entire week of the symposium.
Student volunteers are required to attend 100% of the symposium beginning with Monday
workshops and ending on Thursday afternoon with the last breakout sessions. The typical volunteer
obligations comprise about 20% of the symposium. When not acting in a volunteer capacity students
are free to attend breakout sessions at their leisure.
Student volunteers are highly encouraged to participate in all symposium activities.
For more information contact Barbara at Barbara.Johnson3@fema.dhs.gov
 Symposium Presentation/Paper Thoughts and Ideas
During her facilitated breakout session on maximizing the potential of EM Hi Ed Dr. Jessica Jensen
noted several of the issues that the audience was interested in learning more about and discussing further
to help EM Hi Ed develop would make great conference presentations. Dr. Jensen list along with a
description of suggested conference session is below. Please feel free to use any of the ideas and
develop them in your own voice. Proposals should be submitted along with the call for
papers/presentation to Barbara at Barbara.Johnson@fema.dhs.gov. Dr. Jensen can be reached at
Ja.Jensen@ndsu.edu. Call for papers/presentations can be found on the HI Ed website at
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/educonference13.asp.
Conference Breakout Sessions
Building Successful External Program Partnerships
External program partnerships are key to moving emergency management programs forward.
Partnerships with state and local offices of emergency management, state associations of emergency
management, nonprofits involved in disaster relief, businesses, school districts, hospitals, and more can
benefit higher education programs in countless ways. External partnerships can provide
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places for students to intern,
places for students to implement service learning projects,
the potential for job placements,
opportunities for students to attend/observe emergency management functions (training sessions,
conferences, planning meetings, exercises etc.),
speakers for classes, and
advice related to program development, among many other benefits.
Despite their value, building successful external program partnerships can be challenging for higher
education programs that are understaffed, under-resourced, and overworked. The challenges can be
overcome. This session will include presentations from a panel of emergency management
program representatives that have developed enduring, mutually beneficial external program
partnerships. They will share their experience with a special focus on providing straightforward,
easy steps that the busy emergency management faculty member can implement.
Maintaining Quality Programs by Self-Evaluation
Maintaining a quality higher education program that produces quality graduates should be the utmost
concern of faculty and administrators associated with emergency management higher education
programs. Ensuring that our programs achieve the highest quality requires regular evaluation in several
key areas including curriculum, faculty, extracurricular activities for students (e.g., internships, projects,
student organizations, training opportunities, etc.), student performance, graduate employment, the
program’s institutional status, the program’s status in the community, and, perhaps, research and service
activities. This session will include presentations from a panel of emergency management program
representatives that regularly evaluate their own programs. The panelists will share how—given
the other demands of being involved in an emergency management program—they are able to
critically examine their programs and implement program changes as a result.
Making EM Higher Education Programs Sustainable: Invade the General Education Curriculum
The educational purview of the discipline includes both the profession of emergency management and
the distributed function of emergency management within society. Thus, an emergency management
education can, and should, serve a broad audience in higher education institutions. Moreover, many
aspects of emergency management constitute general education and can, and should, be offered as such
by our programs. There is a significant opportunity for emergency management higher education
programs to offer at least one course—at the 101 level—that qualifies for general education credit. If
programs are successful in implementing a general education course, their enrollments could be more
than 100 per semester and reach a broad range of students representing many disciplinary majors. These
large enrollments raise the visibility of programs and make the programs more sustainable in the long
run. This session will feature a panel from North Dakota State University who will share the
format and content of their general education course, the history of its evolution, the process of
getting general education course approval, and suggestions for how one might develop a general
education course in their institution.
Students and Experience: The Duty of Higher Education Programs to Address This Issue
There are many entry points to a career in emergency management. There are job possibilities for an
emergency management professional both domestic and international in all levels of government (and
many departments/agencies—not the least of which are emergency management), businesses,
consulting, hospitals, schools, and nonprofits. An emergency management education will certainly
benefit the development of any emergency management professional; YET, training and experience are
equally important. Emergency management higher education programs have a duty to address this issue
whether through engaging in program-wide projects, course-based service learning projects, and/or
internship requirements. This session will feature a panel of emergency management higher
education program representatives who will share when their program began to address the
experience issue and how their program has historically, and does currently, address this issue.
Making Higher Education Programs Sustainable: Bridging to Other Higher Education Programs
Emergency management courses have the potential to attract students from a wide array of majors. For
instance, a business continuity course would be perfect for the emergency management student as well
as the business administration student. And, a mitigation course, would be perfect for not just our majors
but for planning, engineering, and public administration majors. Actively publicizing existing courses
across the institution or building relationships with other programs so that the other majors require one
or more emergency management courses has the potential to significantly increase enrollments, increase
program visibility, increase perceived program value within the institution, and, more generally, bring
about change in society. This session will feature a panel of emergency management higher
education program representatives who will discuss how their program has successfully marketed
their courses to other majors and/or built relationships with other majors on campus as well as
what benefits their program has seen as a result.
Making Higher Education Programs Sustainable: Publicizing Your Program
After 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and countless other domestic and international disasters, it is hard to
imagine that folks do not know what emergency management is—as a profession or as an academic
discipline. It is high time that we find a way of publicizing just what we are in higher education and
whom we serve. There is an enormous opportunity to publicize our programs both within our institutions
and externally. This session will feature a panel of emergency management higher education
program representatives who will discuss how their program has publicized just what their
program does and its value. From taking advantage of National Preparedness Month in
September, to offering open speaker series, to engaging in program-wide annual projects come
hear ideas for how to market your program.
College and University News:
 Hi Ed Statistical Update for February 2013:
http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/
 Emergency Management Higher Education Programs – 265
o 67 - Certificate, Diploma, Focus-Area, Minor in EM Collegiate Programs
o 50 - Schools Offer Associate Degree Programs
o 51 - Schools Offer Bachelor Degree Programs
o 88 - Schools with Master-Level/Concentrations/Tracks/Specializations/Emphasis
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Areas/Degrees
o 9 - Schools Offer Doctoral-Level Programs
132 - U.S. Homeland Security/Defense and Terrorism Hi Ed Programs
16 - U.S. International Disaster Relief/Humanitarian Assistance Programs
31 - Public Health, Medical and Related Program
29 - Listing of Related Programs
 All-Hazards Articles in the Scholarly Literature (ALL-HAZARTS) – NETC LRC
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/allhazarts.html
An index to the scholarly periodical literature (some with full text) - This resource page allows you to
search and explore the unique collection of over 18,000 scholarly/peer-reviewed articles covering AllHazards topics.
 Coastline Community College - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Homeland
Security Training Program
Coastline Community College has been selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to
participate in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) homeland security training program in
partnership with John Wayne Orange County Airport. The program is designed to better equip TSA
employees to meet their homeland security mission and provide a career-enhancing education. The
courses introduce concepts such as homeland security, intelligence analysis and security management.
Participants who successfully complete coursework receive college credit that leads to a TSA Certificate
of Achievement and ultimately an associate’s degree in Emergency Management/Homeland Security.
The first course, Introduction to Homeland Security, is scheduled to begin February 5, as a part of
Coastline’s Spring 2013 semester. It will be offered at the college’s new state-of-the-art “green” campus
overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Newport Beach. Dr. Albert Vasquez, a graduate in Homeland Security
from the Naval Postgraduate School and Co-Chair of the CEMHS Associate’s Degree Development
Program, will serve as the instructor for the course.
John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA), owned and operated by the County of Orange, is the only
commercial service airport in Orange County, California. The service area includes more than three
million people within the 34 cities and unincorporated areas of Orange County. In 2011, nearly 9 million
passengers were served.
Coastline’s Emergency Management/Homeland Security (EM/HS) program is the first associate degreecertificate granting program of its kind in the California Community College system.
It is directed by Dr. Kevin C. Sampson, Chair for the Emergency Management/Homeland
Security/Criminal Justice Department at Coastline Community College. He can be reached at:
ksampson@coastline.edu.
 Free Download: Emergency Response Guidebook Practice Slides
This training aid is based on the 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook and other identification systems.
It has been peer reviewed, and will allow the user to practice using the guidebook and other resources.
To access the slides click on or copy the following into your browser:
http://www2.lakelandcc.edu/nora/events/iuser/faculty/faculty.asp?Faculty=151&Submit=Go
Once there scroll down to "Link URL - 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook Practice Slides"
Right click on the item, then "Save target as" or "Save link as" to save it to your computer.
Be patient - I may take a little while to download.
Once you download the file open it, click on "view", then "full screen mode".
Once in that mode advance the slides as you would any presentation.
The training aid was virus scanned prior to uploading to the Lakeland web site.
All links were tested and worked as of January 2013.
You are welcome to pass this link on to any and all individuals
and agencies in your jurisdiction for their noncommercial use.
Lakeland Community College is home to Accredited OnLine Degrees
in Emergency Management (a.k.a. Homeland Security or Disaster Planning)
and Fire Science Technology. Some FREE and low cost College Credit is
available for FEMA, EMA, EMI, EMI-IS, Fire Academy, and Certification Courses.
Professor Lee Silvi, Director, Fire Science Technology and Emergency Management Programs
Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, Ohio 44094
EM Employment/Scholarship Information:
 2012 DHS/FEMA Grant Guidance for Colleges and Universities
All current grants information can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/index.shtm. Moreover, you may contact them directly with
questions or comments using the contact information below:
DHS/FEMA Grants Directorate Customer Service:
E-mail: AskCSID@FEMA.gov
Telephone: 1-800-368-6498
 DHS/FEMA Job Opportunities – from Tracey Batacan, Private Sector Liaison
Student Programs:
FEMA Corps
 Recruitment for FEMA Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) Pilot Program
. The Position Announcements are now live at USAJobs:
https://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/SpotlightDetails?contentID=243
USA Jobs Tips:
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Review each announcement carefully to determine a skill match
Update your USA Jobs.gov resume and profile with your
o Current resume
o Cover letter
o Transcripts
o Writing samples
o Any additional documents required based on the job announcement requirements
o If you have questions regarding any opportunities listed in this announcement, please
contact the hiring point of contact on the job announcement for more details
Visit DHS Student Programs and Services on the web at www.dhs.gov/student-opportunities. Also, sign
up for our e-mail alerts at the following link: http://www.dhs.gov/subscribe-free-e-mail-updates.
Information regarding DHS and FEMA Career Opportunities can be found by visiting
www.USAJobs.gov and using the key terms “FEMA” and “DHS”.
Check the DHS website at http://www.dhs.gov/job-opportunities-recent-graduates for additional
career opportunities.
FEMA Student and Career Opportunities
Students: Review information regarding the new Pathways Program Internships, Recent Graduates
and Presidential Management Fellows on OPM.gov at the following link:
http://www.opm.gov/hiringreform/pathways/.
Emergency Management and Homeland Security News:
 Winter weather has arrived across the nation. Check the FEMA website when preparing your home,
car and work place for seasonal weather emergencies. Important information can be found at
http://www.ready.gov/ Contains information for your family and community in addition to fun aids
when teaching children the essentials of emergency preparedness.
 NETC Library Resource Center (LRC):
This Week's Library Highlights
No matter what that groundhog Phil may say for the rest of our winter weather this year, there have been
some big snowstorms in February. Thus, this month we celebrate blizzards. Visit our new page here
All-Hazards News Feed Digest:
Follow LRC updates: http://www.lrc.fema.gov/news.xml
 After Disasters, New Zealand Finds Temporary Uses for Vacant Urban Spaces
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DOT Launches Free App Featuring Emergency Response Guidebook
Drought, heat trigger pre-wildfire season jitters
Fire Prevention News Feed Digest:
 Grant helps CYFD install smoke detectors in homes
 Sprinklers still saving lives after 40 years
 Fire safety is hot priority at Duquesne
 In Night Clubs, The Steps Taken To Prevent Tragic Fires
 Knoxville firefighters, nightclub owners take fire codes seriously
 Fatal Rolling Green fire prompts added emphasis on fire safety measures
New books and reports at the library:
 Fire service/EMS titles
 Emergency management/All-hazards titles
 Dissertations/Theses (14)
 Videos
Newly published articles
The USFA Library's All-HazArts Alert is a weekly online bibliographic digest featuring citations to
recently published first responder articles in order to enhance awareness in the fire, EMS and emergency
management communities.*
 All articles (136)
o Fire service articles (54)
o EMS articles (21)
o Emergency management/All-Hazards articles (36)
o Downloadable Fire/EMS articles (34)
o Downloadable emergency management articles (10)
o Scholarly/peer-reviewed articles (11)
 Received from: Greta E. Marlatt; email: gmarlatt@nps.edu/:
New or Updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Recent Activities and Ongoing Developments. R42942
 Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress. R42918
 The National Flood Insurance Program: Status and Remaining Issues for Congress. R42850
American Security Project
 The Challenges of the Internet and Social Media in Public Diplomacy
http://americansecurityproject.org/ASP%20Reports/Ref%200112%20%20Challenges%20of%20the%20Internet%20and%20Social%20Media%20in%20PD.pdf
Bipartisan Policy Center
 Capitalizing on the Evolving Power Sector: Policies for a Modern and Reliable U.S. Electric Grid
http://bipartisanpolicy.org/library/report/capitalizing-evolving-power-sector-policies-modern-andreliable-us-electric-grid
Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)
 Homeland Security Affairs Journal, February 2013, v. 9 http://www.hsaj.org/
o Ending America's Energy Insecurity: Why Electric Vehicles Should Drive the United States
to Energy Independence
o Evacuation and Sheltering of People with Medical Dependencies - Knowledge Gaps and
Barriers to National Preparedness
o Homeland Security Education: A Way Forward
o Operational Epidemiological Modeling: A Proposed National Process
Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
 Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home: Results of a National Survey
http://cis.org/sites/default/files/camarota-survey-illegals-feb-13.pdf
Congress. House. Homeland Security Committee
 Assessing DHS 10 Years Later: How Wisely is DHS Spending Taxpayer Dollars?
http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-assessing-dhs-10-years-later-how-wiselydhs-spending-taxpayer-dollars
Congress. House. Oversight and Government Reform Committee
 Government Spending: How Can We Best Address the Billions of Dollars Wasted Every Year?
http://oversight.house.gov/hearing/government-spending-how-can-we-best-address-the-billions-ofdollars-wasted-every-year/
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
 OIG-13-26 United States Customs and Border Protection’s Radiation Portal Monitors at Seaports
http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-26_Jan13.pdf
 OIG-13-27 Independent Review of U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2012 Drug Control
Performance Summary Report http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-27_Jan13.pdf
 OIG-13-28 Independent Review of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Reporting of FY
2012 Drug Control Obligations http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-28_Jan13.pdf
 OIG-13-29 Independent Review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Reporting of FY
2012 Drug Control Obligations http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-29_Jan13.pdf
 OIG-13-30 Independent Review of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Reporting of
FY2012 Drug Control Obligations http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-30_Jan13.pdf
 OIG-13-31 Independent Review of U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2012 Drug Control
Obligations http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-31_Jan13.pdf
 OIG-13-32 Review of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Reporting of FY 2012 Drug
Control Performance Summary Report http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_1332_Jan13.pdf
 OIG-13-34 Independent Review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Reporting of FY 2012
Drug Control Obligations http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-34_Jan13.pdf
 OIG-13-35 Independent Review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Reporting of FY 2012
Drug Control Performance Summary Report http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_1335_Jan13.pdf
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
 When Disasters and Conflicts Collide: Improving Links Between Disaster Resilience and Conflict
Prevention http://www.odi.org.uk/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinionfiles/8228.pdf
 The Emergency Management Higher Education Community group on facebook welcomes others to
join. (When in facebook, just type in that descriptor.) About 250 members now belong and newcomers
are welcome. The site has been active for almost 3 years.
Newsletters/Periodicals/Bookstore:
 American Journal of Disaster Medicine
What exactly is disaster medicine?
Even to practitioners, the discipline's definition can be fuzzy and somewhat confusing. If it appeared in
dictionaries (which it doesn't yet), it would look like this:
dis.as.ter med.i.cine (di zas' tor med'i sin) n 1. the study and collaborative application of the
professional skills of diverse medical and public health specialties to provide "crisis management"
(altered standards of care) in mass casualty incidents 2. not the same as conventional medical care 3.
requires a fundamental change in the approach to the care of patients in order to achieve the objective of
providing the "greatest good for the greatest number of patients 4. requires knowledge of the
fundamentals of disaster management, specific injury patterns commonly encountered in disasters and
the ability to work as part of a multi-organizational response team
Independent and strictly peer-reviewed, guided by an internationally recognized editorial review board
and accepted for inclusion in the National Library of Medicine's prestigious PUBMED database,
American Journal of Disaster Medicine is designed for those of us who will find ourselves on the
frontlines of a major disaster. It offers practical, real time guidance as we seek to combine emergency
medical and trauma skills with crisis management and new forms of triage in the effort to save lives.
To subscribe to the American Journal of Disaster Medicine at
http://shop.pnpco.com/category.sc?categoryId=3
About the Publisher
At Weston Medical Publishing, our mission is simple: to provide the highest quality professional
journals and we take great pride in our company, our commitment to customer service and in the
journals we publish.
 Black Emergency Managers Association (BEMA)
MISSION:
 Provide information, networking, professional development opportunities to African-American
emergency managers.
 To advance the emergency management and homeland security profession within AfricanAmerican communities.
 To assist and ensure African-American and minority community involvement in all phases of
emergency management to include grant opportunities, training, preparedness, etc. with
emphasis on the long-term recovery of the community.
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To provide mentoring opportunities to high school and college level students so that these
individuals will return with skills for their communities.
BEMA is an 'all inclusive' association and does not exclude any individual, organization, or entity that
adheres to our primary mission & vision.
To join send an email to BlackEmergManagersAssociation@verizon.net
 CEMR Network Broadcast: http://cemr-network.org/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
Please feel free to invite other EM professionals, researchers, professors, or others that you think would
be interested in participating in the CEMR Network. If you have any suggestions or comments regarding
the CEMR Network, please feel free to post on the CEMR Network profile wall or send us an email.
Do you have a study that you would like to announce, request participation in, or promote your
contributions to advancing the profession? Feel free to share it with the growing number of CEMR
Network members. Simply email your request at inquiry@cem-research.org. We will share your
announcement in the weekly CEMR Network Update Broadcast and a special announcement on the
CEMR Network.
If you would like to broadcast an announcement to the CEMR Network, please let us know at
inqury@cem-research.org.
 Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS)
The CIP Report is a monthly, electronic newsletter for professionals in industry, government, and
academia who have an interest in critical infrastructure protection (CIP). The newsletter provides the
latest information about CIP including emerging legislation, government initiatives and leaders, and
academic endeavours. All versions of The CIP Report are available in The CIP Report Archive with a
complete listing of all volumes of The CIP Report organized by date and topic.
The Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS), originally called the CIP
Project, is located in the George Mason University School of Law. The Center received initial funding
in 2002 and enjoyed subsequent renewal through the current fiscal year. Executive management of the
grant is through The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). As the project expanded,
on-going activities were leveraged to generate new funding that matured the project scope to address
unexplored areas of critical infrastructure protection. By 2004, the CIP Project grant had evolved into a
family of projects under the overall umbrella of the Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland
Security (CIP/HS), featuring core research (NIST-funded) and contracted research projects. Additional
funding sources include, but are not limited to, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), Battelle, and SANDIA National Laboratories.
For more information and to subscribe to the CIP/HS Report: http://cip.gmu.edu/the-cip-report
 Disaster Bookstore – Emergency Management Books and Related Products
A new online bookstore, featuring high-quality, low-cost books on emergency and risk management,
hazards, and disasters, as well as related products, such as disaster time line charts.
The bookstore features:
"Managing Long-Term Community Recovery in the Aftermath of Disaster." by D.Alesch et al.;
2nd printing; and
"Emergency Management, The American Experience, 1900-2010" (2nd edition, Claire B. Rubin,
Editor
A major clearance sale is going on, which means all books are very inexpensive. We look forward to
your patronage, and we welcome comments and suggestions.
Visit the bookstore online today at www.disasterbookstore.com!
 Emergency Management Magazine – http://www.emergencymgmt.com
Emergency Management is the award-winning, all-hazards publication of record for emergency
management, public safety and homeland security stakeholders charged to protect our communities,
critical infrastructure and the security of our nation.
For more information, contact 800-940-6039 or www.emergencymgmt.com/info
 Emergency Management Solutions is a free monthly newsletter written by Lucien G. Canton, CEM.
It is intended to share ideas, tips and tricks that will help improve your emergency programs.
To subscribe to the newsletter or to view the current issue
http://www.luciencanton.com/newsletter.html.
 Global Risk Forum – GRF Davos, Switzerland:
The Global Risk Forum GRF Davos is an international organization based in Davos, Switzerland and
aims, through its various activities, at serving as a Center of Excellence in knowledge and know-how
exchange, transfer and application.
The combination of the world’s growing population with expanding urbanization and globalization has
greatly aggravated the risk potential to all communities and nations. Climate change will dramatically
worsen the situation. GRF Davos wants to address the variety of risks that face communities, from
natural hazards to technical and biological risks, from pandemics to terrorism – all across different
political institutions, national and international organisations, countries and business sectors.
GRF Davos reflects with its three pillars, the Risk Academy, the International Disaster and Risk
Conferences (IDRC) and Workshops and the Platform for Networks, the necessity to create interaction
and involvement between all key players, from line ministries and disaster, risk and safety management
authorities to academic institutions, the private sector and the media.
More information and to sign up for email go to www.grforum.org
 Journal of Emergency Management
Journal of Emergency Management is a professional, bi-monthly journal with a simple but urgent goal:
to better equip all those responsible for emergency preparedness and response to deal effectively with
everything from acts of terror, fires, floods, and weather emergencies to gas explosions and catastrophic
accidents on land, in the air, or at sea.
With a well-focused game plan carried out by an unbeatable team of emergency preparedness and
response experts, Journal of Emergency Management is already being hailed as long overdue and a
"must have" for anyone responsible for the safety and well-being of both personnel and property.
For JEM subscription information: http://www.pnpco.com/pn06001.html
 Lucien G. Canton, CEM – Emergency Management Solutions
 Paper Plans and Fantasy Documents
 Surviving an active shooter event
 Professional Development
 Life Balance
 From the Bookshelf – The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco
 Speaker’s Corner
 MedSchool Emergency Preparedness
“MedSchool Emergency Preparedness
(https://sites.google.com/site/medschoolemergencypreparedness/) is a non-commercial website that
provides links to information and free resources for those conducting emergency planning for medical
schools. The site is organized around an alphabetical list of topics that may be of interest to MedSchool
Emergency Planners. Each page of the site contains some basic information, lists of free resources, links
for additional information, and some excerpts from key documents and reports. Where relevant, a
"What's New" section highlights key topics – for instance, under the topic Mass Casualty
Incidents/Medical Surge, there is a reference to the 2012 Eight Priority Capabilities; and there are
references for Healthcare Coalitions.
Depending on how they are configured, Medical Schools may have some unique planning
considerations. Emergency preparedness programs for Medical Schools generally need to integrate the
preparedness activities that are typically done at hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers / clinics,
institutions of higher education, research centers, business operations, and organizations with complex
information systems capability / security requirements. Medical schools may also have to address
preparedness in regard to bio-containment, particularly if there is a Bio-safety Level 1, 2, 3 or 4
laboratory on campus. This would include response plans for exposures at the laboratory and in the field.
Campuses often have equipment that contains radiological materials. The medical school may be part of
a state higher education system, or part of a consortium. Medical schools may have unique issues to deal
with such as a high vulnerability to different types of natural hazards, or the presence of a prison
hospital. Construction projects on campus may require additional emergency planning, for instance, in
coastal areas subject to hurricanes, activities may include an emergency preparedness orientation for
contractors, requirements that their safety/emergency management staff complete some level of ICS
training, and either integration into the school’s incident command, or establishment of a liaison
relationship. With students on campus, active shooter preparedness programs that engage students and
include them in exercises are required in some states and are a best practice. . . .
Mike Mastrangelo directs institutional preparedness for the University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston and is compiling the site. The site will include information based on learning from Hurricane
Ike, and improvement plan elements that focus on response and recovery. While the site is in a
rudimentary form now, it does contain some information that may be of use to emergency / continuity
planning practitioners. Mike hopes to build additional topics into the site and welcomes
recommendations from other Medical School practitioners. Recommendations can be sent to
mikemastrangelo100@gmail.com .”
 Natural Hazards Center – Hurricane Sandy-related Quick Response Grant Program
It’s been nearly three months since Hurricane Sandy swept through the Northeast and for many areas are
there are long months of recovery ahead. Considering the work still in process, as well as the rarity of
the storm, we would love to use some of our Quick Response Grant Program funds to assist researchers
as they begin to collect perishable data. Sadly, though, requests to study the super storm have been
lacking.
To that end, we’re issuing a special call for Hurricane Sandy-related Quick Response Grant proposals.
Proposals submitted between now and February 15, 2013, will carry extra weight in our blind, weighted
scoring process. If you have ambitions to study an aspect of disaster present in Hurricane Sandy, now is
an excellent time to submit your proposal. And just a reminder, if your work substantially engages one
or more of our preferred topic areas, it will have even more of an advantage.
Even though we're excited to learn more from this event, please remember that all the regular rules still
apply: research must directly support fieldwork that captures perishable data, funds can only be used to
reimburse travel-related expenses, and you must have IRB acceptance or waivers in hand before
entering the field.
Take a close look at the program guidelines and how to submit a proposal, then let us know when you're
ready to get started!
 Natural Hazards Center - DR 602—February 7, 2013
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Defending Against Digital Disaster: Pentagon Plans to Increase Cybersecurity Forces
Forget Building Back Better—How About Not Building at All?
Disaster News Redux: BioWatch Program Under Fire
Apply Now for the Mary Fran Myers Scholarship
Call Outs: Calls for Papers, Abstracts, Proposals, and More
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Some New Web Resources
Conferences, Training, and Events
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
 National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
The NCDMPH serves as the Nation's academic center of excellence for education, training, and
educational research in disaster medicine and public health preparedness.
For more information: http://ncdmph.usuhs.edu/
 National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center
The National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center webpage of
Disaster Apps and Mobile Web Pages was redesigned using responsive web design, which provides an
optimal view across a range of devices – PC, tablet or smartphone. The content on the page
automatically resizes and adjusts its content to fit the user’s device. NLM also used responsive design
for its Gallery of Mobile Apps and Sites page.
DIMRC web page: http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterapps.html
NLM Gallery of Mobile Apps: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/index.html
 NYC Citizens Corp
Urban Assembly: Seeking Exceptional Partnership Coordinators
Install.Inspect.Protect
EmergeNYC
Active Shooter Preparedness
Visit our website for more resources at www.NYC.gov/citizencorps
Spread the Word - NYC Citizen Corps Council News (For Nonprofit and Community Organizations)
Sandy News
IRS Saturday Open House to Aid Super Storm Sandy Victims
· Brooklyn - 2 Metro Tech Center, 100 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn 11201
· Queens - 59-17 Junction Boulevard, Rego Park 11368
· Downtown Manhattan - 290 Broadway, New York 10007
· Bethpage - 999 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage 11714
· Midtown Manhattan - 110 West 44th Street New York 10035
Hurricane Sandy NY Resource List
Keeping Volunteers Safe during Hurricane Sandy Cleanup and Recovery
These hazards are outlined in this document along with the proper precautions.
Hurricane Sandy NYC Transportation Timeline
 NYDIS Recovery Guide and Resource Widgets
 American Red Cross Resource Guide
Deadline for FEMA Assistance extended to February 27
 Disaster Assistance Checklist
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Disaster Assistance for Non-Citizen National and Qualified Residents
Resources
Accessibility Toolkit Designed to Help People with Disabilities During Emergencies
Practical Suggestions for Disaster Preparedness From New Yorkers
Climate Change and Disaster Management
LinkedIn Disaster Spiritual Care Forum
Webinars/Events
Volunteer Disaster Chaplain Training Course
Get Ready, Get Set: Congregational Preparedness Seminar
Don't Take Chances With Your Data: Five Absolutely Critical Questions for Data Security in the Cloud
Webinar
Social Media and Response Management Interface Event
Notes from the Hi Ed Program:
 We are accepting news and events to be placed in our “Bits and Pieces” reports each week. Let us
know what emergency management or homeland security activities are happening at your college,
university, and state or local emergency management office.
Thank you and have a constructive weekend,
Barbara
Barbara L. Johnson
Higher Education Program Assistant
FEMA/EMI/NETC
Department of Homeland Security
16825 S. Seton Avenue, K016
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Ph: (301) 447-1452
Barbara.Johnson3@fema.dhs.gov
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu
“FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to
build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate
all hazards.”
FEMA and the EMI Higher Education Program do not endorse any non-government Web sites,
companies or applications.