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DERA Newsletter Archive

Thanks for your interest.  The following recent newsletters are available online:

Brochure: DERA Mission and Membership Information

December 2009 (370 KB PDF)

• DERA Annual Membership Meeting - February 21, 2010, Orlando, Florida
• International Disaster Management Conference
• Chairman's Letter from Howard Pierpont: Getting Out the Preparedness Message
• Wildland Firefighting Dilemma - Risks and Benefits of Night Air Missions
• Australian Fire Policy May Change
• Job Announcements
• Members in Action -- Recent News
• It's a Disaster! (...and What Are You Going to Do About It?)
• Volunteers Wanted

September 2009 (350 KB PDF)

• Disaster Modeling in New York
• Costing out "The Big One"
• Survey of Recent Disasters
• DERA Annual Membership Meeting: February 21, 2010, Orlando, Florida
• Stay Safe--Be Safe : Letter from the Chair, Howard Pierpont
• Jon Wallace Reports: FEMA ESF-14 Training and Preparedness
• New Mobile Technology Helping Emergency Management
• Training for Future Emergency Managers: Special Report by Jessica Tillapaugh
• Nominations Invited for the St. Andrews Prize for the Environment
• Job Announcements
• FEMA Director Craig Fugate Speaks on Survivors, Money and Star Trek
• DERA Seeks Volunteers
• Many Waters Resource Network Links Resources to Projectsational Weather Service Reporting Changes
• It's a Disaster--Book Now Available at discounted rates to Disasters·Org readerss

June 2009 (895 KB PDF)

• Severe Weather Causes Most Hazard Deaths
• Fire Departments Rely Increasingly on Volunteers
• Survey of Recent Disasters
• Preparedness Perspectives: Letter from the Chair, Howard Pierpont
• Earthquake Simulations
• National Weather Service Reporting Changes
• Project Bioshield
• Job Announcements
• North Carolina Emergency Communications Exercises
• Special thanks to Claude Baker and Howard Pierpont from the DERA Trustees
• GAO Bomb Tests
• CSB Investigation of ConAgra Explosion
• DERA Volunteers Wanted
• NIAR Responds to Catastrophic Storm in Bengal Region
• DERA Student Awards

March 2009 (735 KB PDF)

• Report from DERA Annual Membership Meeting & Workshop iin Orlando, Florida
• Lessons Learned: FAULT FOUND 2009 New Madrid Earthquake Exercise
• Facelift for DERA Website
• National Weather Service Strategic Plan
• DERA Volunteers Wanted
• United Nations Communications
• DERA Supplies and Clothng
• Yamini in the news (India)
• UNISDR Information Sharing

December 2008 (985 KB PDF)

• Invitation: FAULT FOUND 2009 New Madrid Earthquake Exercise
• DERA Annual Membership Meeting & Workshop: February 22, 2009 in Orlando, Florida
• Message from Chairman Howard Pierpont to All DERA Members
• DERA Supplies and Clothing Available Online
• DERA Vacancies: Position Descriptions Posted
• Communications Interoperability Mismanagement: GAO Faults Federal Agencies
• Field Report: Haiti Water Purification Team
• FedHealth/DERA Partnership produces the Book It's a Disaster
• FEMA Issues Voice Radio Communications Guide for Fire Response
• 2009 International Disaster Management Conference, February 19-22, in Orlando, Florida

October 2008 (925 KB PDF)

• Hurricane Field Repors and Analysis by S.E. Region Program Director, Robert Rathbone
• New Chairman of the DERA Board: Howard Pierpont
• DERA Clothing and Supplies Available Online
• Robert Rathbone Receives DHS Recognition
• How to Sell on ebay and Benefit DERA
• FAIRS Update: Preparedness Support to Caribbean Communities
• EMForum.org: New Name and Look for EIIP
• FedHealth/DERA Partnership for the Book It's a Disaster
• GoodSearch/GoodShop: You Search - They Give to DERA

June 2008 (350 KB PDF)

• Midwest Flooding Report
• GoodSearch/GoodShop: You Search - They Give to DERA
• Yamini Awarded DERA Gold Medal
• Auxiliary Interpreter Corps - U.S. Coast Guard
• Safe Hospitals - World Disaster Reduction Campaign
• FEMA Disaster Reservists
• Documentary: Rising Catastrophe of Floods
• EIIP Forum: The Science of Flood Safety
• Crisis Informatics
• DHS Initiative: NET Guard
• Upcoming: DERA's 2009 Membership Meeting & Symposium - February 22, 2009, Orlando, Florida
• NIAR India: Radio Operator Expansion Program
• Atlantic Hurricane Season News
• Fundraising Efforts for China & Mynamar
• CLINCON 2008: Clinical Conference/Prehospital Emergency Care: July 10-13, 2008 -- www.emlrc.org
• Calendar of Key Conferences and Workshops

March 2008 (360 KB PDF)

• DERA Annual Membership Meeting Report
• Dr. Douglas Troy & Anne Hutton: Community Disaster Information System (CDIS)
• Howard Pierpont: New DERA Director
• Rapid Rebuilding: Fort Irwin, California Report
• Certified Emergency Manager Application Forms Now Free
• Hurricane Loss Analysis
• Live News Cameras: Report from Andrew Finlayson, WFLD Television
• EIIP Forum
• Tornadoes on "Super Tuesday"
• Salvation Army Relief Report
• United Kingdom's RedR Program
• Nevada Levee Failure
• FEMA Requests Applicants for the National Advisory Council
• Command and Control Initiative

December 2007 (600 KB PDF)

• DERA Annual Membership Meeting Details and Registration Information
• Steven D. Keene, In Memoriam
• Membership Acknowledgement
• New Member Roster
• International Disaster Management Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 31-February 3, 2008
• Volunteer Opportunities with DERA

September 2007 (800 KB PDF)

• DERA Annual Membership Meeting Announcement
• EIIP Celebrates 10-Yeqar Anniversary
• Brooklyn, New York Tornado Response
• Smart Cards for Preparedness
• Salvation Army Leader in Pakistan Murdered
• Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
• National Institute of Amateur Radio in India
• SATERN Works!
• Florida State Logistics Response Center
• DERA Joins Florida VOAD
• DERA Seeks Volunteers

June 2007 (485 KB PDF)

• South Dakota and United Kingdom Flood Reports
• 3D Laser Technology for Disaster Recovery
• New DC-10 Air Tankers for Wildfire Attack
• DERA "Disaster Camp" (page 2, Editor's Column)
• Low Power FM Stations for Emergencies and Community Information
• NIUSR Announces Founding of "The Alliance"
• Tribal Communications Interoperability: Field Report by Jolene Jacobson
• Greensburg, Kansas Tornado Response Report
• New Orleans Risk Analysis
• IAEM: Maintaining Separate Identity for National Weather Service
• EIIP: Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Readiness & Response Program
• Earthquake Response in Southwest China

March 2007 (1.3 MB PDF)

• Report on February 2007 Annual Membership Meeting
• Disaster Deployment Report by Sal Meloro
• Members Make Big eBay Donations to DERA
• Lady Lake, Florida, Disaster Volunteers
• DHS Grants Overview
• EIIP Forum: "Getting Down to Business"
• Fire Communications in Australia
• NFPA 1600 Summary
• Firefighting With Robots
• Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) Deployment
• Points of Light Hero Awards
• DERA Emergency Communications Project
• 2007 Hurricane Season Prediction
• IAEM Calendar
• World Disasters Report
• Animal Rescue Report by Nancy Thomas

December 2006 (1.23 MB PDF)

• 2007 Annual Meeting and Strategic Planning Workshop, Orlando, Florida - February 11, 2007
• December '06 Tornadoes in Florida
• Digital Geographic Data Program Grants
• Salvation Army Relief Operations in the Philippines
• EIIP Virtual Forum: NIMS National Credentialing System
• Geomagnetic Storm Report
• Earthquake Damage to Asian Telecommunications Infrastructure
• VIA3: Secure Collaboration Capabilities
• Denver Blizzard of '06-'07
• Regional Natural Disaster Mitigation Grants
• DHS:2007 Mandate for Interoperable Communications
• FCC Changes to U.S. Spectrum Allocations
• DERA Emergency Communications Lifeline

September 2006 (1.65 MB PDF)

• DERA Mobile Satellite Internet WAN
• Hospital Emergency communications
• eBay Garage Sale Benefits DERA
• LDR donates disaster response database to DERA
• Business Continuity & Emergency Preparedness Conference, November 13-15, 2006 in San Francisco, CA
• DERA's Regional Roundup
• FAIRS: Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service
• Baycare Emergency Amateur Radio Service (BEARS)
• What we can learn from the lessons of Hurricane Katrina by James Wades
• Salvation Army disaster service report
• Certified Emergency Manager program reaches 1,000th CEM certificate
• Storm Surge Marker Project
• 17th World Conference on Disaster Management

June 2006 (465 KB PDF)

• DERA Prepares for 2006 Atlantic Storm Season
• DERA Adds Iridium and Globalstar Satellite Phones to Flyaway Communications Kits
• Donation of Antenna to W4MOE "MOE Van" by George Scott, K1HPH
• Sal Meloro assumes position as Northeast Regional Coordinator
• Update on DERA State Liaison positions
• DERA Awards Program:  Medals for Exceptional Service
• Emergency Workforce Innovation in Florida
• Nationwide Plan Review:  EIIP Hosts Webinar on Local Perspectives
• Updates on FEMA Debris Removal Contracting Procedures
• Dimensions of Risk Communications
• Federal Agencies Appoint Community Service Liaisons
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Recognizes Amateur Radio Contributions following Hurricane Katrina
• Avian Influenza Threat:  Some Good News from the World Health Organization
• Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations
• Call for Help with the Disaster Communications Lifeline

March 2006 (415 KB PDF)

• DERA Mobile Communications Center Rolls Out
• Why Are Emergency Communications Vehicles Needed?
• Self powered emergency and field operations radios from FairNote Enterprises
• IAEM: Statement for the Record on Emergency Preparedness and Response Appropriations
• $1.1 Billion in Hurricane Relief Funds Available for Schools
• Former U.S. Surgeon General on Readiness for Bio Disasters
• 16th World Conference on Disaster Management
• Evacuation Behavior
• Hospital and Nursing Home Evacuations
• Humane Society of the U.S.: Emergency Response Report
• Salvation Army Response to Midwest Tornadoes
• NIAR Receives ARRL International Humanitarian Award
• Hamfest India: 2006, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

December 2005 (475 KB PDF)

• DERA Emergency Communications Project
• International Disaster Management Conference 2006 in conjunction with DERA's Workshop on Strategic Planning for Emergency Management:  Orlando, Florida, February 9-12, 2006
• Annual Membership Meeting:  February 12, 2006 in Orlando, Florida
• US Navy Emergency Response Management System
• In Memoriam:  Samuel J. Cullers, Jr. and Dan M. Kirby, K5AIR
• Satellite Communications System for Disaster Response
• Lois Clark McCoy (NI/US&R): What Went Right/What Went Wrong
• Disaster Forensics: Battling Ignorance from the Tsunami to Katrina by Ruth Gidley, AlertNet
• DHS "SAFECOM" Request for Comments
• Preview:  IAEM 53rd Annual Conference, November 12-17, 2005
• Disaster donations sent from India to the U.S.:  NIAR spearheads the effort

September 2005 (675 KB PDF)

• Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Reports from DERA members in the field
• DERA Emergency Communications Vehicles
• Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) - Working around the clock
• Feed the Children - Emergency service in the U.S. and around the world
• Salvation Army / SATERN - Major Pat McPherson reports on extensive disaster operations
• Angel Flight America (AFA) - Emergency support mission report
• Internet and advanced mapping capabilities in disaster response
• Preview:  IAEM 53rd Annual Conference, November 12-17, 2005
• Report from India:  NIAR
• International Disaster Management Conference 2006 in conjunction with DERA's Workshop on Strategic Planning for Emergency Management:  Orlando, Florida, February 9-12, 2006

June 2005 (700 KB PDF)

• DERA Awards at Chennai, India Conference
• Tsunami Update: DERA response teams and list of donors
• Dayton Activities and Presentations
• Civil Air Patrol Mobile Command Center
• Disaster Liability: Cautionary Reports from North Dakota
• ClinCon 2005
• Florida Storm Watch
• Earthquake Activity
• Mrs. D. Bharathi Prasad Presents Tsunami Briefings at Dayton
• Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
• Web-Based ICS Courses
• Children's Grief Courses
• Amateur Radio in Disaster Management: An International Perspective
• SATERN News

March 2005 (1.8 MB PDF)

• DERA Awards at Orlando Conference
• Tsunami:  DERA Response to the December 2004 Tsunami
• Evacuation Planning
• Traumatic Stress Management
• Pets in Disasters
• Crisis in Schools
• Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages Discount
• FireCorps
• Broadband over Powerline-International Context

December 2004 (1.2 MB PDF)

•  DERA Disaster Response Mission to Haiti
•  Florida Hurricane Update
•  American Disaster Reserve
•  Philippine Typhoon

September 2004 (1 MB PDF)

• DERA International Disaster Response Missions
• DERA Team  Deployment to Haiti
• DERA Teams in Florida's Panhandle following Hurricane Ivan

June 2004 (1 MB PDF)

•  Dr. Shrikant Jichkar (DERA officer/NIAR Director) Killed in India
•  Wes Biggs New DERA Chair
•  Medical Supplies to Dominica
•  NVOAD Conference
•  Earthquake Risk Reduction
•  NIAR EchoLink in India
•  Stryker Profile
•  Skywarn Overview
•  Broadband over Powerline (BPL) Update

April 2004 (1 MB PDF)

• New DERA Awards: Distinctive Service Awards, Student Awards, and Member Recognition
• Jerry VeHaun: Profile of an Exceptional Leader in Emergency Management
• NIAR Program Activities
• Broadband over Powerline (BPL)  Nightmare
• Emergency Management Program Grants ( EMPG) Reductions

December 2003

• DERA Conference Feb '04  /  NIAR Echolink Nodes

September 2003

• Global FAIRS Projects  /  Emergency Shelters  /  Terrorism

June 2003

• International Strategic Master Plan / Sasakawa Award

April 2003

•  - Abbottville Dirty Bomb / Skywarn Recognition

October 2002

•  Jerry VeHaun / Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)

July 2002

•  - DERA Workshop Schedule

November 2001

•  - Fire Rescue Tribute / DERA-WCARS Communications Van

March 2001

• Dispatcher Stress

October 2000

• Mihir Bhatt Visits DERA / Dodson Handbook Available

August 2000

• DERA / NIAR Joint Projects

April 2000

• Disaster Communications Workshop

December 1999

• On Scene Report:  Orissa Cyclone

October 1999

•  Disaster Myths by Dr. Claude de Ville

July 1999

• World Disaster Reduction / Nelson Mears Project

March 1999

• Planning for a Safer Tomorrow

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