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Thu, 2012-11-01 12:50 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on discussions about emergency management.

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Fed Flood Maps Left NY Unprepared for Sandy — and FEMA Knew It

Mon, 2013-12-09 18:31 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Flooding in Red Hook, Brooklyn after Sandy (Flickr/gunnicool)

The agency ignored state and city officials' appeals to update the maps with better data until it was too late.

wnyc.org - December 6, 2013
by Al Shaw : ProPublica / Theodoric Meyer : ProPublica / Christie Thompson : ProPublica

When Patrice and Philip Morgan bought a house near the ocean in Brooklyn, they were not particularly worried about the threat of flooding.

Federal maps showed their home was outside the area at a high risk of flood damage. . .

. . . But the maps drawn up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency were wrong. And government officials knew it.

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Country / Region Tags: 
United States
US - NorthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Emergency Management
Flood
Map
Visualization
Vulnerability
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem

Governor Cuomo Announces New Academic Partnership Focused on Storm Resilience and Emergency Preparedness

Sat, 2013-11-02 14:30 — Kathy Gilbeaux

governor.ny.gov - Albany, NY (November 1, 2013)

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of the New York State Resiliency Institute for Storms & Emergencies (NYS RISE), a new “applied think tank” led by New York University and Stony Brook University that will serve as a hub of research and education on emergency preparedness, as well as a clearinghouse of information regarding extreme weather and natural disasters.

The Resiliency Institute will bring together academic thought leaders as well as government officials, national experts and emergency response leaders, to conduct research and provide scientific information and intellectual resources that will lead to the development of comprehensive plans that policymakers and stakeholders can use to better protect communities.

Country / Region Tags: 
US - NorthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Risk Reduction
Education
Research
Resilience
Science
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Solutions

What we learned from citizen response to Superstorm Sandy evacation orders and how this has impacted the way we issue storm warnings

Tue, 2013-10-01 23:51 — admin

As Superstorm Sandy approached, and residents in coastal areas from Maryland to Connecticut were ordered to evacuate, many residents chose to stay put.  There are various reasons for this and analysis of these reasons has led to changes in the way storm warnings are now issued and will be issued in the future.

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Country / Region Tags: 
US - NorthEast
US - South
General Topic Tags: 
Extreme Weather
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Other

Predicting What Could Happen if Hurricane Hits

Mon, 2013-07-29 17:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                                                 

homelandsecuritynewswire.com - July 19, 2013

A Sandia National Laboratories team is gearing up for hurricane season, readying analyses to help people in the eye of a storm. The team has two jobs: conducting annual “hurricane swath” analyses of probable impacts on the Gulf Coast and East Coast, and providing quick analyses of crisis response in the face of an imminent hurricane threat to the United States. A swath analysis looks at how a hurricane might interrupt critical services and at impacts to infrastructure specific to an area, such as petroleum and petrochemical industries in Houston or financial services in New York City. It also looks at such things as the economic impact of the storm or how it could upset food deliveries.

Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group - All Hazards Consortium Webinar Series

Mon, 2013-07-15 17:51 — Kathy Gilbeaux

When
Tuesday July 23, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT                                 
 

Where
This is an online event.
Details will be provided after registration

NYC OEM, Heat Emergency Plan & Cooling Centers Activated

Sun, 2013-07-14 20:33 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Peter B. Gudaitis

nyc.gov - July 13, 2013

 

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE URGE NEW YORKERS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND HELP THE VULNERABLE DURING HOT WEATHER THIS UPCOMING WEEK

Use air conditioning to stay cool, drink water to avoid dehydration, limit strenuous activity

More Than 400 Cooling Centers Open;
To Find the Nearest Center, Call 311 or Visit Cooling centers are open Sunday, July 14 through Thursday, July 18; to find the nearest cooling center, tomorrow call 311 or visit www.nyc.gov
or CLICK HERE - FIND A COOLING CENTER

 

Be sure to call and confirm the center is open before traveling in the heat. The agencies providing Cooling Center facilities are the NYC Department for the Aging, New York City Housing Authority, Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library and Queens Library and The Salvation Army.

  

12 Things You Should Have at Home in Case of a Hurricane

Sun, 2013-07-14 20:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux

             

inhabitat.com - by Yuka Yoneda - July 12, 2013

It's already hurricane season - would you be ready if another Superstorm Sandy hit today? If you hesitated for a moment, you might be one of the many who meant to prepare for the next big storm but then just got sucked into the daily grind and forgot. The good news is that there's still time to gather up the essentials so that you'll be ahead of the game for the next hurricane instead of having to fight some lady for the last pack of batteries at Duane Reade. Read on for the 12 important items you should have at home in case of an emergency situation like a serious storm or other natural disaster. . .

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Risk Reduction
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Other

NYC Hurricane Evacuation Zones Map Updated Months After Hurricane Sandy (MAP)

Wed, 2013-06-19 15:19 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

huffingtonpost.com - June 18, 2013

New York City officials released the final version of the updated hurricane evacuation zones map Tuesday. The new map incorporates 600,000 more city residents into evacuation zones.

The new zones are now listed from Zone 1 to Zone 6 and will replace Zones A, B, and C to "allow more flexibility in targeting areas to evacuate in advance of a predicted storm," according to a statement.

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(GO TO THE INTERACTIVE EVACUATION ZONES AND EVACUATION CENTERS MAP)

(NYC HURRICANE BROCHURE) - (3 page .PDF file)

(ALSO SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HERE)

Verizon: Sandy Victims Should Be Customers, Not Guinea Pigs

Tue, 2013-05-28 12:41 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

publicknowledge.org - by Harold Feld - May 9, 2013

Verizon wants to replace copper landlines destroyed by Hurricane Sandy with a new fixed wireless service called Voice Link. But should victims of natural disaster be guinea pigs when fundamental basic services are at stake? Especially when it means losing access to broadband?

Ever since Hurricane Sandy destroyed huge pieces of its landline network last October, Verizon made it clear it did not want to rebuild its traditional copper network. Most folks assumed that meant replacing damaged copper with fiber. While some consumers have grumbled about being upgraded to a more expensive service, no one doubts fiber to the home represents a step up – especially on the broadband side. 

But what about those communities where Verizon does not want to spend the money upgrading to FIOS? Turns out, rather than an upgrade to fiber, these communities will play guinea pig for Verizon’s new, cheaper, more limited wireless alternative called “Voice Link.”

Florida County Taps Faith-Based Community for Preparedness

Wed, 2013-03-13 22:11 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Illustration by Tom McKeith

submitted by Samuel Bendett

emergencymgmt.com - by Lauren Katims - March 11, 2013

Miami-Dade County, Fla., emergency management officials have been praised for their effective preparedness and recovery in a hurricane-and flood-prone area. Now the county is serving as the pilot for a federal program to better engage members of the community who haven’t been as easy to reach.

Communities Organized to Respond in Emergencies (CORE), a program launched by the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, is designed to better engage faith-based and community organizations in planning for, responding to and recovering from disasters.

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