Thank you very much!
Isolde Macatol
Looking for Information on Emergency Management Education
I have had a request for information regarding education and trainingcourses that are available in Australia in the area of emergencymanagement. This includes:
- Risk and vulnerability assessment which analyse relationships between hazards, community and the physical, social and political environment.
- Concepts and principles of emergency management.
- Risk management planning.
- Risk management implementation.
- Risk communication particularly public education and warnings information.
While this is predominantly a request for Australian information,information on courses available anywhere in the world would be mostappreciated.
Paul Bladen
Information and Research Centre
Australian Emergency Management Institute
Mt. Macedon Victoria AUSTRALIA 3441
ph: (+6154) 261 205 fax: (+6154) 262 479
email: robf@vifp.monash.edu.au
Looking for Data on Building Losses Due to the Loma Prieta Quake
I am a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Geography and EnvironmentalEngineering at the Johns Hopkins University. For my dissertationresearch, I am developing a simulation model to calculate the direct andindirect economic effects of earthquake-induced building damage. Forthis purpose, I need to collect data regarding the property losses(damage repair costs) for individual buildings in the city ofWatsonville (in Santa Cruz county) following the 1989 Loma Prieta (SanFrancisco) earthquake. Please note that I would like to obtain loss dataon a building-specific level (not one lump sum estimate for totallosses).
Additionally, I would like to obtain data relating damage or loss toloss of function. That is, data describing the effect of damage or losson the productivity of a business.
If your organization has such data, I would greatly appreciate if youcould provide these data. If not, I would appreciate if you couldsuggest agencies, individuals, organizations, etc. which might have suchdata.I can be contacted by the following methods:
E-mail : choud_gs@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu
Phone : (410) 516-7092
Fax : (410) 516-8996
Mailing Address:
c/o Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering
Ames 313
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
Thank you in advance for your time and attention and I look forward tohearing from you at your earliest convenience.
Sayeed Choudhury
choud_gs@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu
On the Application of Chaos and Complexity Theory to Disaster Management
I thought the members of this list might be interested in a conferencethat I am organizing to examine the contribution that chaos andcomplexity theory might make to managing government responses to majordisasters. The conference is scheduled for May 18-19 here at theCalifornia Research Bureau. It will try to bridge the gap between theoryand practice. Presenters will offer papers on:
- Self-organizing systems and the disaster response to the Kobe, Japan and India earthquakes.
- How disaster response organizations behave when a disaster occurs and some of the characteristics of how they get themselves functioning again.
- How a responder's perception of time and when they think a disaster will occur and how this mediates planning and response activities.
- The application of chaos theory to the management of public organizations.
- Possible useful visual displays of the self-organizing process of disaster response that might be useful for steering the response.
Although registration is full at this time, the papers and a summary ofthe following workshop will be published by the Bureau. If you wouldlike a copy please send a letter requesting one to me:
Gus Koehler, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Analyst
California Research Bureau
PO Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001
gkoehler@library.ca.gov
Help Wanted - AID/OFDA: International Disaster Specialists for Former Yugoslavia
Position available with the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance(AID/BHR/OFDA) of the U.S. Agency for International Development forField Representative who will be responsible for monitoring, assessingand reporting to the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Leader onemergency assistance programs. Position Requirements: U.S. citizen; andbachelor's degree with advanced training in international relations,economics, food policy or related field. Selection Criteria:International emergency and humanitarian assistance work in potentiallydangerous civil strife situations for minimum of one year; overseasproject management experience and rehabilitation and relief issues;experience working with IOs, UN agencies, USG agencies and PVOs/NGOsproviding services in disaster relief; evidence of strong writing and/orreporting and inter-personal skills are essential. No accompanieddependents allowed due to the security situation. One year personalservices contract with possible one year renewal starting June, 1995.Salary up to GS-13 equivalent depending on qualifications of applicant.Closing date: April 28, 1995. Send resume/SF 171 to: Gail Carlson,BHR/OFDA/OS, Room 1262 A NS, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20521-0008 or fax: 202-647-4036. For information, send e-mail to:gcarlson@usaid.gov
The Lightning Information Center
The Lightning Data Center (LIC) is a non-profit organization concernedwith lightning matters including education, engineering, medicine,meteorology, and safety. We are a multidisciplinary group withphysicians, insurance, federal government, research, commercial, andother types of members. LIC meets once monthly at Conference Room B atSt. Anthony's Hospital, Denver, Colorado.
NOAA statistics show that during the reporting period 1940-1989 severeweather fatalities were:
- Lightning 8179
- Tornado 5639
- Flood 5623
- Hurricane 2015
LIC has published many articles on lightning. We also have a speaker'sbureau, and are very interested in networking with others on lightningissues. Mailing address: LIC, Attn: Dr. Michael Cherington, 4231 W. 16thAve., Denver CO 80204-1374; tel: 303-629-3571 e-mail: rkithil@ix.netcom.com
*A Project We Heartily Support*
Dear Colleagues,
I think that it would be valuable to have a list of the serversrelated to emergency management. If you will e-mail me back with the e-mail address, gopher site, anonymous FTP site, or http (mosaic site) ofyour server, I will compile them by subject area and redistribute themfor our common use. Please include a description of the contents ofyour server(s).
It occurred to me (in a meeting that preempted my lunch hour) that there are probably nearly as many of these servers as there areparticipants on this list. Therefore a list of these resources could beof immense value to this community.
My direct e-mail address is: stingley@APWK01G1.NWS.NOAA.GOV
Thank you,
Patrick T. Stingley
(301) 713-0882 x104
Another Worthwhile Endeavor
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Institute(EMI) is compiling an annotated list of colleges, universities, andother institutions teaching emergency management courses. Of particularinterest are certificate and degree programs. EMI will us this list torespond to inquiries from persons seeking information on emergencymanagement courses available in their area of the country. A preliminarylist has been compiled, but the institute is soliciting additionalentries. Additionally, EMI asks that anyone interested in or knowing ofcolleagues who may be interested in developing an emergency managementcourse or curriculum or incorporating emergency management informationinto an existing course please contact EMI. EMI would like to providenonfinancial technical assistance. The project officer for thiseffort is Dr. Wayne Blanchard, National Emergency Training Center,EMI, Building N/Room 200, Emmitsburg, MD 21727; (301) 447-1262; fax:(301) 447-1081.
EERI Establishing Kobe Reconnaissance Registry
As a service to the earthquake hazards community, the EarthquakeEngineering Research Institute (EERI) is compiling a registry of personswho have undertaken or will undertake postearthquake reconnaissance workin the Kobe area. Persons performing such work should contact EERI atthe address below . All persons submitting information will receive acopy of the directory.
EERI Announces Graduate Fellowship
EERI has also announced competition for its 1995-96 EERI/FEMAGraduate Fellowship in Earthquake Hazard Reduction. With thisfellowship, EERI will support one full-time student in a disciplinecontributing to the science and practice of earthquake hazardmitigation. The fellowship provides a nine-month stipend of $12,000 and$8,000 for tuition, fees, and research expenses. Applicants must beenrolled in a graduate degree program at an accredited U.S. institutionand must hold U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status. Allapplications must include an academic transcript and a statement ofeducational and career goals. Applications must be submitted by afaculty sponsor together with a letter of nomination. Two additionalreference letters should be submitted directly to EERI. For applicationforms or more information, contact EERI, 499 14th Street, Suite 320,Oakland, CA 94612; (510) 451-0905; fax: (510) 451-5411. Deadline forapplications is May 26, 1995.
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