**June 13, 2006 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project
Activity Report**

\(1\) DISASTER INSURANCE:

Adams, Marilyn. \"Insurance Regulators Get Busy - Ask Congress For Help
As Hurricane Season Kicks In.\" USA Today, June 13, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20060613/insurance13.art.htm]{.underline}](http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20060613/insurance13.art.htm)

\(2\) DISASTERS WAITING TO HAPPEN:

Davis, Marion. \"Report: \'Mega-Hurricane\' Could Devastate Insurers.\"

Providence Business News (RI), June 13, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.pbn.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/121243]{.underline}](http://www.pbn.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/121243)

\(3\) FEMA:

Sherman, Amy. \"FEMA Now Requiring Doctor\'s Note For Free Generators.\"

Miami Herald, June 8, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/14765957.htm]{.underline}](http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/14765957.htm)
\[Note: Article contains link to pdf file on new FEMA position on
generators.\]

\(4\) HOW TO \"GROW\" EXISTING COLLEGIATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS:

Due to recommendations at the \"care and feeding\" of established EM
HiEd Programs at the recent EM HiEd Conference, have (1) set into motion
the letting of a micro purchase work order for Dr. David McEntire of the
University of North Texas to write an 8-12-page case study program on
how UNT has successfully \"grown\" its \"emergency management\" program
there; (2) decided to create a tab on the EM HiEd Project homepage
entitled something like \"How to Expand a Collegiate EM Program,\"
wherein we would place Dr. McEntire\'s future case study as well as
others we hope to collect from others in the future.

\(5\) MATERIALS RECEIVED:

Homeland Security Funding Week (Helping Government and Business Track
the Federal Funding Flow), June 5, 2006, No. 06-21. (CD Publications
8204 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 301-588-6380;
[[http://cdpublications.com]{.underline}](http://cdpublications.com/))

International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Vol. 24, No. 1,
March 2006 (Triennial Journal of the Research Committee on Disasters,
International Sociological Association.
[[http://ijmed.org]{.underline}](http://ijmed.org/))

PeriScope (Quarterly Newsletter of the Public Entity Risk Institute,
Fairfax, VA:
[[http://www.riskinstitute.org]{.underline}](http://www.riskinstitute.org/);
703-352-1846), Vol. 9, No.2, June 2006.

Public Administration Review (American Society for Public
Administration, 800-835-6770), May/June 2006, Vol. 66, No. 3.

Recommend:

Wise, Charles R. \"Organizing for Homeland Security After Katrina: Is
Adaptive Management What\'s Missing.\" Pp. 302-318.

Jenkins, William O. \"Collaboration Over Adaptation: The Case for
Interoperable Communications in Homeland Security.\" Pp. 319-321.

\(6\) MITIGATION:

Nossiter, Adam. \"Inspectors Fault Lack Of Codes In Storm Damage.\" New
York Times, June 11, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/us/11standards.html?\_r=1&oref=slogin]{.underline}](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/us/11standards.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)

\(7\) NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM:

Elder, Laura. \"Feds Could Visit A House Near You.\" Galveston County
Daily News (TX), June 11, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=c9c40d403525e722]{.underline}](http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=c9c40d403525e722)

\(8\) OKALOOSA-WALTON COLLEGE, NICEVILLE FL:

Talked with Ron Bishop, Division of Public Safety at Okaloosa-Walton,
who attended last week\'s EM HiEd Conference, after reading from
Participant Profile that Okloosa-Walton is developing an Associate of
Applied Science Degree in Emergency Administration and Management \-- to
be rolled-out this Fall Semester 2006. Mr. Bishop indicates that
developmental efforts are going well. For additional information, call
the Public Safety Department at: 850-729-5378.

\(9\) PREPAREDNESS:

Hunter, Michelle. \"Jeff Sheriff\'s Office Plans For The Worst - Katrina
Changes Its Storm Protocol.\" New Orleans Times Picayune, June 8, 2006.

Accessed at:
<http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1149753076307650.xml&coll=1>

B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Higher Education Project Manager

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

16825 S. Seton, N-430

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

\(301\) 447-1262, voice

\(301\) 447-1598, fax

wayne.blanchard@dhs.gov

[[http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu]{.underline}](http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu)

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