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IS-1.a: Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position

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Yay! I be certified. :-P

…and here’s what I allegedly now know:

Course Overview

The goal of this course is to acquaint new personnel with the position of emergency manager, including history and underlying principles of emergency management, key areas of emphasis, the emergency manager’s roles and responsibilities, and tips for getting started.

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Identify the principles and authorities that are the foundation of emergency management.
  • Describe the roles and responsibilities of an emergency manager.
  • Identify strategies for developing a preparedness program.
  • Indicate the significance of planning, training, and exercising in emergency management.
  • Describe how prevention, protection, and mitigation contribute to a safe and resilient community.
  • Describe the emergency manager’s role in relation to emergency response.
  • Indicate how an emergency manager helps lead disaster recovery efforts.
  • Identify key considerations in managing an emergency management program.

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS1a.asp

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WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10AM THIS MORNING TO 10PM THIS EVENING

Wind Advisory valid until February 18 10:00pm EST 
 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 400 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON... .AS THE REGION GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST AND A SHARP COLD FRONT COMING TOWARD US FROM THE WEST...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-181700- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0002.130218T1500Z-130219T0300Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 400 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 /300 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY GUST TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 64...THE BLUE GRASS PARKWAY...AND THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 13

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A Choral Kaleidoscope Featuring My Unruly Kids…

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…I finally got around to ripping the CD of the Licking Valley Singers’ November concert, so that Diana has a digital backup–you know, in case the kids get a hold of it. Thankfully the task was easy; whoever compiled the disc had actually included CD-DATA, saving me the time of creating ID-3 tags. About the only work I had to do was track down a copy of the concert poster, so that I could embed some sort of album art.
Within a few seconds of the music and voices beginning, I heard a young child cry. “Surely, not; that can’t be Violet,” I thought. Then came another cry–that was quickly hushed–followed by the jingling of keys, suggesting that the parent had quickly gotten up and raced out of the room with their child.Once I finished ripping and embedding tags, I threw the files up on the media server and played the first track. “Ah, finally, I can hear the concert,” I thought; I had missed the greatest majority of the show when I was in attendance–I had to remove Violet and Nivea from the sanctuary due to their behavior.

Yes, the performance I had attended with the children was the very one that had been recorded…

*sigh*

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MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE FRIDAY

Special Weather Statement valid until February 15 4:00am EST 
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 349 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ025-029>043-045>049-055>057-150900- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-MEADE KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY- FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY- WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY- WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY- MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BRANDENBURG...MOUNT WASHINGTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE... SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE... WINCHESTER...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND 349 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 /249 PM CST THU FEB 14 2013/ ...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE FRIDAY... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. AS COLD AIR JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE SPILLS SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY...INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY. SOME OF THE LIGHTER SHOWERS WILL FALL AS RAIN...BUT THE MORE INTENSE SHOWERS WILL COOL THE AIR ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO SNOW. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPIDLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND QUICK ACCUMULATIONS. AREA ROADWAYS REMAIN RATHER WARM...BUT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROAD SURFACES ONLY TO MELT MINUTES AFTER THE SNOW HAS STOPPED. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION TOMORROW WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THROUGH THESE SNOW SHOWERS. $$ KD

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…that poor fish…

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…and a day or so later, after I had tweeted about the multitude of dead fish–tagging @Walmart, of course–a sign was posted on the aquariums, stating that their fish were happy and cared for; all the dead fish were removed. A couple of weeks later the aquariums were cleaned, new lighting installed, fresh plant-life was added, etc…

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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING

Winter Weather Advisory valid until February 13 7:00pm EST 
 URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1145 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DISTURBANCE...A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW HAS DEVELOPED. THIS BAND WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF KENTUCKY THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON DEPOSITING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-054>057-067-140000- /O.EXB.KLMK.WW.Y.0006.130213T1700Z-130214T0000Z/ FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY- JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY- LINCOLN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...STANFORD 1145 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL ACCUMULATE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY EARLY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: WHILE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING...THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN AT RATE ENOUGH TO ACCUMULATE DESPITE NOT HAVING SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES. IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AND ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ONCE THE SNOW DIMINISHES...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE RATHER QUICKLY AS TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$

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WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY

 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 331 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-130500- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 331 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013 /231 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2013/ ...WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY... A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO PASS SOUTH OF KENTUCKY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION TONIGHT...IT WILL BRING PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF MAINLY RAIN TO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN THE RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. AT THIS TIME, THE BEST CHANCES FOR THE RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WILL BE IN THAT PART OF KENTUCKY SOUTH OF THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...SOME ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT AN INCH OR LESS OF SLUSHY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVELY WARM ROAD AND NEAR SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING WILL LIKELY LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATION ON AREA ROADWAYS. HOWEVER...IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP...A QUICK SLUSHY ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE TRAVEL DELAYS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MJ

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Statewide Tornado Safety Drill

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At approximately 10:07 AM EST, Tuesday, March 5, the National Weather Service (NWS), partnering with Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM), Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee (KWPC) and Kentucky Broadcasters Association (KBA) will issue a tornado warning test message.

Outdoor warning sirens will sound across Kentucky communities, weather alert radios will activate and television and radio stations will broadcast the alert – allowing the public the opportunity to practice tornado safety drill.

The broadcast test message will emphasize this is only a test of the alert system, as schools across the Commonwealth use this time to conduct their annual statewide tornado drill. During the test alert, all Kentuckians, businesses, hospitals, nursing homes and government agencies are encouraged to practice their tornado safety drill and update their emergency plan.

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