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FEMA’s Higher Education Program Bits and Pieces National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, MD 16 December 2011Hi Ed Website (submitted today to webmaster for posting next week):Hi Ed Activity Reports – 9College List – EM Programs – Masters Level Certificate, Specialization, Track - George Washington University - Graduate Certificate Emergency Management and Public Health Park University, Hauptmann School for Public Affairs – Graduate Certificate in Disaster and Emergency Management Southwestern College Professional Studies – Graduate Certificates – Emergency Planning and Enterprise Risk Management University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management College List – EM Programs – Associates Level – Red Rocks Community College – Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Management and Planning Southeast Arkansas College – Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Administration and Management St. Petersburg College – Associate Degree in Emergency Administration and Management Western Iowa Tech Community College – Associate of Applied Science in Emergency and Disaster Management Western Iowa Tech Community College – Associate of Applied Science in Technical Emergency and Disaster Management College List – EM Programs – Stand-Alone Certificates – Madonna University – Emergency Management Certificate Programs Red Rocks Community College –Emergency Management and Planning Certificate Program Western Iowa Tech Community College – Certificate in Technical Emergency and Disaster Management Western Iowa Tech Community College – Diploma in Emergency and Disaster Management College List – EM Program – One or More Courses - Florida State University – Select Courses College List – HS Programs – Certificates/Diplomas – Madonna University - Certificate of Completion in Homeland Security College List – Emergency and Disaster Mgmt Programs in Other Countries - Royal Roads University – Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Emergency Management Royal Roads University – Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management College List – Distance Learning – Red Rocks Community College – Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Management and Planning Red Rocks Community College –Emergency Management and Planning Certificate Program University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management Western Iowa Tech Community College – Associate of Applied Science in Emergency and Disaster Management Western Iowa Tech Community College – Associate of Applied Science in Technical Emergency and Disaster Management Western Iowa Tech Community College – Certificate in Technical Emergency and Disaster Management Western Iowa Tech Community College – Diploma in Emergency and Disaster Management College List - Programs Being Proposed/Investigated – Northern Essex Community College – Emergency Management Certificate EM References - ?NOAA: U.S. Sets Record With a Dozen Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in One YearSource: NOAA, 12/7/11To date, the U.S. set a record with 12 separate billion dollar weather/climate disasters in 2011, with an aggregate damage total of approximately $52 billion.? This record year breaks the previous record of nine billion-dollar weather/climate disasters in one year, which occurred in 2008.? Previously only 10 events were reported; the two new billion-dollar weather and climate events added to the 2011 total include: ·??????? The Texas, New Mexico, Arizona wildfires event, now exceeding $1 billion, had been previously accounted for in the larger Southern Plains drought and heatwave event.? This is in line with how NOAA has traditionally accounted for large wildfire events as separate events.·??????? The June 18-22 Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes and Severe Weather event, which just recently exceeded the $1 billion threshold.All comments concerning website materials should be emailed to Barbara.L.Johnson@fema.. 14th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference Update15th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference is scheduled June 4-7, 2012. College and University News: Shannon continues to be hard at work with the yearly update of the Hi Ed website college list. The college list is the section most used by potential students seeking program information as well as being used by other colleges and universities that are investigating the possibility of an emergency management program in their school. For these and other reasons it is essential for us to have the most current and up to date information for your programs. Please respond to Shannon’s email as soon as possible when she contacts you. We appreciate the time you take to inform us of changes to your program. Hi Ed Statistical Update for December 2011:Emergency Management Higher Education Programs – 254 68 Certificate, Diploma, Focus-Area, Minor in EM Collegiate Programs47 Schools Offer Associate Degree Programs43 Schools Offer Bachelor Degree Programs86 Schools with Master-Level/Concentrations/Tracks/Specializations/Emphasis Areas/Degrees10 Schools Offer Doctoral-Level ProgramsU.S. Homeland Security/Defense and Terrorism Hi Ed Programs – 126 U.S. International Disaster Relief/Humanitarian Assistance Programs – 15Public Health, Medical and Related Program – 26 Listing of Related Programs – 27 2012 Student Conference Scholarship Program - 26th Annual Governor’s Hurricane ConferenceAll students interested in Emergency Management are invited to apply for a Student Scholarship to attend the 26th Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference May 13-18, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, FloridaEligibility:Students currently enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education, at the graduate or undergraduate levels, and who have taken or are taking emergency management related courses as part of their academic program, are eligible to apply. While a student’s major or minor concentration of study need not be “emergency management” specifically, they should demonstrate that their field of study has a direct impact to overall emergency preparedness, response, recovery and/or mitigation.Additional Eligibility Considerations:Recent Graduates: Students who complete their degree requirements no more than 6 months prior to the conference are also eligible to apply.Florida Residents: Students who are Florida “residents for tuition purposes” (as per § 1009.21, F.S.) will be given priority. Out-of-state or online students may also be considered based upon review committee recommendation.Institutional Limits: The total number of students from any single institution will be limited based on total funding availability.How to Apply:Apply online between December 15, 2011 and February 15, 2012 at ghcrene@ to be added to the email distribution list for future communications regarding the program. Applicants will be notified of their status in March.For more information on the 2012 GHC, visit .The 2nd Annual National Alabama State University HBCU Conference, March 5-7, 2012Theme: Entrepreneurship: Transforming Education, Government and IndustryToday’s speaker highlight is Edward J. Lee, who is the Historical Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program Manager for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) in Arlington, Virginia. The AFOSR is one of 10 directorates that comprise the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The office has a staff of 200 people and an annual working budget over $400 million that supports more than 5,000 basic research grants and contracts critical to the defense of the United States. AFOSR is charged with maintaining the technological superiority of the U.S. Air Force and manages its entire basic research program. In 2010, AFRL's total support for HBCU/MIs exceeded $16 million in research and development funding in the form of grants, contracts and fellowships.Mr. Lee has worked for the AFOSR since 1997, initially overseeing the University Research Initiative program. He now works to enhance the communications between HBCUs and MIs to enable them to compete for contracts and grants at a larger scale. Working in private industry prior to coming to AFOSR and owning his own business – EJL Associates- since 1987, Mr. Lee has helped to establish and support black-owned businesses in the Washington Metropolitan area. He is an alumnus of Morgan State University, an HBCU in Baltimore, Maryland.Mr. Lee is a panel speaker on the Building Strong Partnerships for Innovation track session.Media Contacts: For additional information on the conference contact Tammi L. Thomas, 301-583-3500 or at tthomas@Sent to us by Claire Rubin: Sector Report for December 8, 2011: Education Special degree helps grads compete in DHS hiring boom HS NewswirePublished 8 December, 2011Even amid the economic downturn, students who graduate with degrees in homeland security can breathe a bit easier knowing that they are more likely to find jobs than their fellow graduates; the agency’s hiring boom is expected to continue over the next several years as more and more baby boomers in their 50s begin to retireEven amid the economic downturn, students who graduate with degrees in homeland security can breathe a bit easier knowing that they are more likely to find jobs than their fellow graduates.In recent years, DHS and other national security agencies have been on a hiring spree for individuals with cybersecurity expertise, counterterrorism know how, emergency management skills, and other homeland security related skills.In particular, recent graduates with degrees in law enforcement, criminal justice, and cybersecurity have been well-poised in the job market.For instance in 2009, DHS’ National Cybersecurity Division nearly tripled its workforce. Meanwhile a 2009 report by the Partnership for Public Service found that DHS was planning on hiring more than 65,000 employees over the next three years including 34,500 transportation security officers and 9,800 border patrol agents.At a recent conference focusing on homeland security education in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Robert Zitz, a former deputy undersecretary of DHS, said the agency’s hiring boom will continue to grow in the next several years as more and more baby boomers in their 50s begin to retire.As evidence, Zitz pointed to , an official website that lists government jobs which had more than 500 pages of Homeland Security job openings.Stressing the importance of having the right skills, Zitz said, “They are hiring, but it’s important you have the skills.”Zitz said individuals looking to enter the homeland security industry can make themselves better candidates for the department by taking classes or receiving a certification. J. Eric Dietz, the director of Purdue’s Homeland Security Institute, considers the university’s program a “differentiator” for students and a “a way to sell yourself in a tough job environment.”Steve Riedel, a graduate student at Purdue, said, “What my resume looked like two years ago to what it looks like now — there is no comparison.”Riedel, an eleven year veteran of the Navy, said Purdue’s Homeland Security Institute has recruited dozens of veterans to return to school. Riedel has completed three domestic security courses and is in the midst of completing his thesis. He hopes to finish and find a job in agricultural security.“The demand is phenomenal,” he saidSome institutions like Germanna’s Center for Workforce & Community Education look to make classroom lessons directly applicable to the real world.David A. Sam, the president of Germanna Community College, said the school is constantly working to match its homeland security oriented curriculum to match existing job openings.“We know that because of the ‘skills gap,’ millions of jobs are going unfilled because people lack the training to do them,” Sam said. ***Government preps next generation of cybersecurity employees HS NewswirePublished 8 December, 2011 NICE: the increasingly critical role that technology plays in everyday lives and the growing threat of hackers, the U.S. government is actively working to educate the next generation of cybersecurity officialsWith the increasingly critical role that technology plays in everyday lives and the growing threat of hackers, the U.S. government is actively working to educate the next generation of cybersecurity officials.Currently the need for qualified cybersecurity professionals in both the private and public sector is growing more urgent as demand outpaces supply.NIST projects that more than 700,000 new cybersecurity professionals will be needed in the United States alone by 2015.“The need for cybersecurity is only increasing. It is imperative that we develop a nation of cybersavvy citizens and a strong workforce to support and protect our digital economy and our national security,” said Michael Kaiser, the executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA).To that end, the U.S. Department of Education has teamed up with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to launch several initiatives aimed at cultivating cybersecurity professionals.The two agencies recently partnered with NCSA to promote cybersecurity education programs in K-12 schools, higher education, as well as career and technical education environments. The program will bring together government officials, industry leaders, members of the non-profit community, and academia to make recommendations and suggest guidelines on cybereducation.In particular, the initiative will focus on identifying the cybersecurity education needs of young people along with the basic knowledge, skills, and competencies a future IT professional will need to protect critical government or business networks.“With cyberthreats on the rise, career opportunities in cybersecurity will continue to grow, and students need to have access to the necessary foundational education and other prerequisites needed to pursue them,” said Ernest McDuffie, the lead manager of NIST’s National Initiative for Cyber Security Education (NICE).To further bolster the U.S. cybersecurity workforce, NIST recently issued a draft of its “Cybersecurity Workforce Framework” in November as part of the NICE program.The framework is designed to define the professional requirements in cybersecurity, similar to the way that accounting, medicine, and law have official requirements, by classifying the typical duties and skill requirements of cybersecurity workers.“One thing NICE has found is that there has not been a consistent way to define or describe cybersecurity work across the federal workforce,” McDuffie explained.So far the cybersecurity workforce has not fit into traditional job titles and descriptions for federal job classifications, so NIST is seeking to better define them.McDuffie welcomes input from the private industry in helping to craft the language around cybersecurity positions in the federal work force.“By defining some common language about the workforce, it will be easier for all sectors to understand their own needs and requirements and better communicate them to educators and trainers so they can better prepare the future workforce for the actual needs of all sectors public and private,” McDuffie said.Emergency Management and Homeland Security News: Winter Weather. Check the FEMA website when preparing your home, car and work place for cold weather emergencies. Important information can be found at Fire safety when using candlesBy U.S. Fire Administrator Staff With the holidays fast approaching and the increased usage of seasonal decorations, it is important to focus on candle fire safety and prevention. Because the majority of candle fires result from human error and negligence, candle fires and their associated casualties are preventable. Avoid using lighted candles. Consider using battery-operated flameless candles. If you must use candles, ensure that they are placed in sturdy holders. Keep candles at least 12 inches from anything that can burn. Keep candles away from children and pets. Never leave burning candles unattended! By following a few candle fire safety tips, everyone can enjoy a safe and happy holiday season.Received from: Greta E. Marlatt; email: gmarlatt@nps.edu/; New or Updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports: Tax Provisions Expiring in 2011 and “Tax Extenders” R42105Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress. RL33753Governmental Tracking of Cell Phones and Vehicles: The Confluence of Privacy, Technology, and Law. R42109Law Enforcement Use of Global Positioning (GPS) Devices to Monitor Motor Vehicles: Fourth Amendment Considerations. R41663Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)More than Good Deeds: Disaster Risk Management and Australian, Japanese and US Defence Forces for American ProgressClimate Finance Is Key to U.S. Climate Credibility: Continued Funding Is Necessary for American Security and Stability Center for a New American SecurityUnderstanding and Preventing Veteran Suicide (Testimony) testimony.pdf Congress. House. Homeland Security CommitteeBoko Haram - Emerging Threat to the U.S. Homeland [hearing] Draft Legislative Proposal on Cybersecurity [hearing] Draft Legislative Proposal on Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal on Cybersecurity.pdf Ensuring Effective Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States [hearing] Homegrown Terrorism—The Threat to Military Communities Inside the U.S.? Jihadist Use of Social Media - How to Prevent Terrorism and Preserve Innovation Congress. House. Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeThe Federal Railroad Administration's High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Mistakes and Lessons Learned Protecting U.S. Sovereignty: Coast Guard Operations in the Arctic Restoring Jobs, Coastal Viability and Economic Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico: H.R. 3096, the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs CommitteeInsider Trading and Congressional Accountability Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States From Earthquakes to Terrorist Attacks: Is the National Capital Region Prepared for the Next Disaster? Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Monthly Budget Review - November 2011 Department of Homeland Security Inspector GeneralOIG-12-01 National Level Exercise 2011- Federal Partner Participation OIG-12-02? (U) Additional Department Oversight Can Improve DHS' Intelligence Systems Security Program -Spotlight OIG-12-05 U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Management of the Purchase and Storage of Steel in Support of the Secure Border Initiative OIG-12-09 Use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds by the U.S. Coast Guard for the Alteration of Bridges Program OIG-12-10 DHS’ Efforts To Coordinate and Enhance Its Support and Information Sharing With Fusion Centers OIG-12-08 Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security? National Emergency Management Agency Learning Resource Center (NETC LRC) UpdateCurrent Awareness: Weekly News Roundups - Just updated All-Hazards News and Information:? ?Some of what you’ll find includes - A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management USA hit by 12 disasters that cost at least $1B December 7, 1941 - the Day the Honolulu Fire Department Went to War Vermont Rebounding From Hurricane Irene New at the LRC Last Week All new library materials (122 new items this week) Downloadable titles Dissertations/ThesesSelected Fire/EMS/Emergency Mgmt topics:Campus safety Disaster planning/preparedness Emergency Management Homeland Security Interagency Cooperation Mass casualties Mass Evacuation? Natural disasters Public Health ?Resiliency/Critical Infrastructure Risk communications/social media Risk evaluation/management Terrorism Training - Emergency MgmtWildfires 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. This site is the successor to the bookstore operated by the Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI). As such, it is the exclusive seller of the book Emergency Management: The American Experience, 1900-2005 and a number of other PERI-sponsored products.Additional titles available include:Managing for Long-Term Community Recovery in the Aftermath of Disaster;Challenges of Emergency Management in Higher Education: Planning and Strategies;Holistic Disaster Recovery: Ideas for Building Local Sustainability After a Natural Disaster;Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organizational Structures;Are you Ready? What Lawyers Need to Know About Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery;Integrating Emergency Management Studies into Higher Education: Ideas, Programs, and StrategiesIdeas From An Emerging Field: Teaching Emergency Management in Higher Education; and Emergency Management in Higher Education: Current Practices and Conversations.Our online store offers convenient and prompt service. We look forward to your patronage, and we welcome comments and suggestions.Visit the bookstore online today at ! The Live Meeting recording of the December 14th program, "U.S. Emergency Management: Looking Back to Look Forward," with Claire Rubin, is now available. This is a large file and requires Windows Media Player or Windows Media Components for QuickTime or a similar product to view. The Audio Podcast,?as well as Ratings and Comments, are available from the Background Page. Please take a moment to rate this program for relevance and share your comments.EIIP and Jacksonville State University are now partnering to offer CEUs for attending Webinars.? See for details.?Is your organization interested in becoming an EIIP Partner? Click here to review our Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles and access the Memorandum of Partnership.The Vacation Lane Group NOAA: U.S. Sets Record With a Dozen Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in One YearSource: NOAA, 12/7/11?To date, the U.S. set a record with 12 separate billion dollar weather/climate disasters in 2011, with an aggregate damage total of approximately $52 billion.? This record year breaks the previous record of nine billion-dollar weather/climate disasters in one year, which occurred in 2008.? Previously only 10 events were reported; the two new billion-dollar weather and climate events added to the 2011 total include: ·??????? The Texas, New Mexico, Arizona wildfires event, now exceeding $1 billion, had been previously accounted for in the larger Southern Plains drought and heatwave event.? This is in line with how NOAA has traditionally accounted for large wildfire events as separate events.·??????? The June 18-22 Midwest/Southeast Tornadoes and Severe Weather event, which just recently exceeded the $1 billion threshold.? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" PPD-8: National Preparedness System DescriptionSource: FEMA, 12/6/11?The National Preparedness System Description is the second deliverable required under PPD-8: National Preparedness.? Specifically, it identifies six components to improve national preparedness for a wide range of threats and hazards.? The system description explains how as a nation we will build on current efforts, many of which are already established in the law and have been in use for many years.? These six components include:1.????? Identifying and assessing risks;2.????? Estimating capability requirements;3.????? Building or sustaining capabilities;4.????? Developing and implementing plans to deliver those capabilities;5.????? Validating and monitoring progress made towards achieving the National Preparedness Goal; and6.????? Reviewing and updating efforts to promote continuous improvementNewsletters/Periodicals: 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 teamIndependent and strictly peer-reviewed, guided by a 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 About the PublisherAt 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.CEMR Network Broadcast: HYPERLINK "" 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.If you would like to broadcast an announcement to the CEMR Network, please let us know at inqury@cem-.New York City Citizen Corps Council News: The NYC Citizen Corps Council News is an excellent source for emergency preparedness information.? This robust weekly newsletter for organizations includes information about:??NYC Citizen Corps Council Initiatives (citizencorps):Get Involved – Planning Meeting – Special Needs Task Force – January 5, 2012Get Involved – Planning Meeting – Disaster Volunteer Conference – January 10, 2012 Resource – NYC Citizen Corps Council News Webinars:Management Obligations during Disaster Recovery – December 20, 2011 Let the Business Continuity Exercise Begin – Preparing for the Olympics – January 10, 2012 Conferences/Workshops/Exercises:Workshop – Brooklyn: Know Your Rights with the Police and ICE – December 17, 2011 Resources:Get Involved – NYC OEM Spring Internships Get Involved – HOPE 2012 – January 30, 2012 News – NOAA – US Sets Record with a Dozen Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in One Year News – USA Today – Ind. State Fair Stage Collapse Victim Learned to Persevere News – Forbes – America’s Most and Least Disaster-Ready Cities News – Emergency Management Magazine – Quick Response Helps Put Alabama on the Road to Recovery Report – Connecticut October 2011 Snowstorm Power Restoration Report Report – Trends of Excellence in Employee Volunteering Report – State of the World’s Volunteerism Report Resource – PPD-8: National Preparedness System Description Resource – Readiness Challenge Resource – Winter Survival Kit App Resource – Florida Medical Reserve Corps Network Toolkit Organizations wishing to subscribe should contact Justin Land, Community Outreach Coordinator–NYC Office of Emergency Management at citizencorps@oem..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 African-American 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. 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@ 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. December 2011 Edition: Is the Occupy Movement Really Unique? A Historical Case StudyDisaster Preparedness Series – Assessing Your Readiness Life Balance – tribute to the Salvation Army with encouragement to begin a holiday tradition of givingFrom the Bookshelf: Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe by Stephen KearneTo subscribe to the newsletter or to view the current issue . Natural Hazards Observer, DR 580—December 15, 2011 is now available Cutting Out the Middleman: FEMA Supports Tribes’ Right to Seek Emergency FundsDown and Durban: How the Climate Convention Played Out DR Takes a HolidayOne Last Reminder This Year: Workshop Session Suggestions Due December 31Call Outs: Calls for Papers, Abstracts, Proposals, and MoreSome New Web ResourcesConferences, Training and Events Jobs, Jobs, JobsContributions of jobs, conferences, and other content to this newsletter can be sent to jolie.breeden@colorado.edu. Please include “for Disaster Research” in the subject line.To subscribe, visit or e-mail jolie.breeden@colorado.edu.Visit the Natural Hazards Center Web site to read the November and past editions of the Observer.Emergency Management Magazine – 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 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: 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 endeavors. 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.To subscribe to the CIP/HS Report: Notes from the Hi Ed Program:Higher Education Program Manager vacancy announcementA vacancy announcement has been posted for a Training Specialist, GS-1712-14 (Higher Education Program Manager) in the National Training Education and Exercise, Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, MD, National Preparedness Directorate, Protection and National Preparedness,?Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Education website has a new lookPlease take the time to check out the Higher Education website’s new look at . The updated website went live Thursday, December 1, 2011. Let us know what you think, pros and cons. 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. Have a superlative weekend,Barbara Barbara L. JohnsonHigher Education Program AssistantFEMA/EMI/NETCDepartment of Homeland Security16825 S. Seton Avenue, K016Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Ph: (301) 447-1452Barbara.L.Johnson@fema. “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.” ................
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