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Wed, 2013-02-27 19:46 — mdmcdonald
This working group focuses on Emergency Management at the community, city, county, and state levels

The Emergency Management Working Group's mission is to maximize emergency preparedness through education, identification, resolution, and introduction:  Educate residents on what emergencies may take place and how to prepare for them, identify gaps in preparedness and resolve them, and introduce residents to their local police, fire departments, and medical facilities.

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OPINION Florida Guv’s Next Pandemic Fiasco: Vaccine Rollout

Tue, 2020-12-15 10:07 — mike kraft
Rogue Florida Guv’s Next Pandemic Fiasco: Vaccine Rollout States are deciding who to protect first, and some governors have their acts together better than others. Ron DeSantis is off the deep end, experts say. The Daily Beast
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United States
US - South
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Policy
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis

Hurricane Dorian - News and Information Resources

Thu, 2019-10-10 13:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

AN EXPANDING LIST OF NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES RELATED TO HURRICANE DORIAN . . .

CLICK HERE - NOAA - Watches, Warnings or Advisories for Florida

CLICK HERE - Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM)

CLICK HERE - FDEM - Emergency Info

CLICK HERE - FDEM - Open Shelters

CLICK HERE - Orange County Shelters

CLICK HERE - Red Cross - Find Open Shelters

CLICK HERE - Housing - Airbnb - Hurricane Dorian - Southeastern United States

CLICK HERE - Ready.gov - Hurricanes - Preparedness

CLICK HERE - CDC - Preparing for a Hurricane or Tropical Storm

Country / Region Tags: 
US - SouthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Emergency Management
Extreme Weather
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

'Everyone Would Have Left': Putting Lessons From Hurricane Michael To Work

Sat, 2019-06-08 01:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

A boat moved by Hurricane Michael rests near a canal in May in Mexico Beach, Fla. Seven months after the hurricane made landfall, the town is still littered with heavily damaged or destroyed homes and businesses.  Scott Olson/Getty Images

npr.org - by Greg Allen - June 7, 2019

As another hurricane season begins, emergency managers and other officials throughout the Southeast and along the Gulf Coast are applying lessons they learned last year during Hurricane Michael. Those lessons include how they conduct evacuations . . .

 . . . we're going to start seeing a lot of things change . . . 

 . . . Among those likely changes: how people prepare for storms, how many evacuate and how strong new construction on Florida's Panhandle will need to be to survive hurricanes like Michael.

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Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Communication
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Extreme Weather
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

How Flood Control Officials Plan To Fix Area Floodplain Maps

Tue, 2018-11-27 18:31 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Graphic of Texas shows the updated rainfall values in inches that define certain extreme events, such as the 100-year storm. Courtesy of NOAA

CLICK HERE - ENLARGED TEXAS MAP (1 page .PDF file)

New topographic and predictive rainfall data means more people in Harris County will be mapped in floodplains.

houstonpublicmedia.org - by Davis Land - November 26, 2018

When Hurricane Harvey left so much of Houston underwater, it highlighted a problem that’s been getting worse for years: Harris County’s existing floodplain maps just don’t work.

In the year since the historic storm, flood control officials have promised to change that, and they already had plans to redo the maps, but new data on the geography of the area and the amount of rainfall forecasters expect in the future means the new maps could look drastically different.

It’s crucial the maps are done right, as people are using the maps, meant to set flood insurance premiums, for more than they are intended . . . 

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Climate
Emergency Management
Extreme Weather
Flood
Map
Visualization
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

One Concern Uses AI to Streamline Disaster Relief Efforts

Fri, 2018-11-16 23:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Image: One Concern

fastcompany.com - by Katharine Schwab - November 15, 2018

 . . . One Concern is launching a machine learning platform that provides cities with specialized maps to help emergency crews decide where to focus their efforts in a flood. The maps update in real-time based on data about where water is flowing to estimate where people need help the most. It’s the latest in a wave of AI-powered tools aimed at helping cities prepare for an era of severe, and increasingly frequent, disasters.

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Our platform provides unprecedented situational awareness and actionable insights for decision-makers.

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Cities
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Map
Technology
Visualization
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Solutions
Problem
Situation Report

FEMA Flood Maps Ignore Climate Change, and Homeowners Are Paying the Price

Sun, 2018-11-04 18:48 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

The flood maps don’t factor in sea level rise or changes in extreme weather, and many are years out of date. In Mexico Beach, 'minimal-risk' homes were swept away.

insideclimatenews.org - by James Bruggers - November 1, 2018

The official map laid it out for more than 200 homes within the community of Mexico Beach, Florida: the federal government had characterized their flooding risks as minimal, despite their near-beachfront locations.

That meant for them there were no requirements to buy flood insurance, and local residents say many did not.

When Hurricane Michael and its 155-mile-per-hour winds slammed into the town on Oct. 10, with a storm surge of perhaps 19 feet, the result was devastation. An analysis by coastal geologists from Western Carolina University has found that 70 percent of the homes were demolished. Another 10 percent were severely damaged.

Country / Region Tags: 
US - SouthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Climate
Economics
Flood
Map
Sea Level
Visualization
Vulnerability
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

Here's Where the Greatest Hurricane Threat Is in October

Sun, 2018-09-30 08:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

These are the typical areas for development and tracks of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclones in October.

weather.com - by Linda Lam and Brian Donegan - September 27, 2018

At a Glance

Florida is the state most likely to see a landfalling hurricane in October.

Since 1950, 15 hurricanes have made a U.S. landfall in October, eight of which occurred in Florida.

In South Florida, October is the month with the most hurricane direct hits.

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Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Emergency Management
Extreme Weather
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

National Hurricane Center - Tropical Cyclone Status Updates

Mon, 2018-09-03 17:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux
Country / Region Tags: 
US - SouthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Emergency Management
Extreme Weather
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Miami Beach - Storm Surge Warning

Mon, 2018-09-03 15:20 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Via City of Miami Beach: Miami Beach is under a storm surge warning. Please stay indoors and avoid driving if possible!

Country / Region Tags: 
US - SouthEast
General Topic Tags: 
Emergency Management
Extreme Weather
Flood
Oceans
Sea Level
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

'Weather models have flipped the switch': Hurricane season coming to life in the Atlantic

Thu, 2018-08-30 09:01 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

As hurricane activity starts to ramp up, Meteorologist Bobby Deskins is tracking a wave in the Windward Islands that's expected to bring heavy rain to the Southeast early next week. USA TODAY

usatoday.com - by Doyle Rice - August 29, 2018

The sleeping giant may be about to awaken.

Hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico is forecast to ramp up over the next couple of weeks. "Weather models have flipped the switch on the Atlantic hurricane season and see multiple areas of development possible, starting mainly this weekend," weather.us meteorologist Ryan Maue said.

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Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Emergency Management
Extreme Weather
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

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