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Please everyone behave responsibly when working or recreating outdoors. COVID19 will add another layer of complexity to responding to incidents this season. Let’s not put our first responders in more danger than they already are on fires.

So, here we are at Day Who The Hell Knows of COVID19 stay at home orders and fire season is on our doorstep.

Since the last blog post, I have become a Technical Specialist and PIOFt with the U.S. Forest Service, in addition to all the stuff I was doing before. This season will be interesting, as much of the work is remote, due to the pandemic. Since I have been VOSTing for 10 years, now, and telecommuted for my IT analyst position for 10 of my 18 years, remote work is nothing new but the choice of tools is no longer mine and, of course, neither are my responsibilities. So there's quite the learning curve this year.

The other new thing that you will see on this site is my artwork, which you can find here (collage) and here (illustration).

I continue my work with Field Innovation Team, the Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition, Santa Fe SAR.

Let's stay safe this summer!

]]><![CDATA[The Red Elm Morning Music - February 2018]]>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 23:57:42 GMThttps://www.theredelm.com/blog/the-red-elm-morning-music-february-2018I had a few chunks of time today between meetings and put together YouTube playlists with the music from January and February of this year. If you go to my channel, you can see all of the playlists from 2017, too, as well as Christmas music that I've posted over the past few years.

Here is the February playlist:

]]><![CDATA[The Red Elm Morning Music - January 2018]]>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 23:50:08 GMThttps://www.theredelm.com/blog/the-red-elm-morning-music-january-2018I had a few chunks of time today between meetings and put together YouTube playlists with the music from January and February of this year. If you go to my channel, you can see all of the playlists from 2017, too, as well as Christmas music that I've posted over the past few years.

Here is the January playlist:

]]><![CDATA[Open Data Webinar - Feb 27th]]>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:49:50 GMThttps://www.theredelm.com/blog/open-data-webinar-feb-27th

Tuesday, February 27. Community Impact With Open Data: Two Models from Canada and the United States. 12-1 PM EST. Webinar. "Involving community members in open data work can be unfamiliar, unclear, or even intimidating. How can city staff recognize these fears, understand the powerful potential of public collaboration, and cultivate that power to create a robust and enduring open data program? Canadian nonprofit OpenNorth and the U.S.-based Sunlight Foundation Open Cities team have both created models for what engaged, collaborative data publication and use looks like. Join us for a webinar conversation on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from 12-1 PM EST to learn about these two approaches and how your city can use them for your own work empowering community use of open data." Learn more here and register for the webinar here.

]]><![CDATA[National Engagement for NIMS Implementation Objectives]]>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 21:25:01 GMThttps://www.theredelm.com/blog/national-engagement-for-nims-implementation-objectivesThe Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Integration Center is seeking public feedback for an update to the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation Objectives for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) organizations and jurisdictions. https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/130743 It was last revised in 2009.

This National Engagement Period opened January 16, 2018, and will close at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday, February 5, 2018. This is for interested parties to comment on the draft implementation objectives to ensure they are relevant for all partners.
NIMS is a key component of incident management, enabling diverse organizations to work together during incidents of all kinds and sizes. Implementing NIMS across the nation is a central part of building our national preparedness.

This revision ensures changes to the SLTT Implementation Objectives are consistent with the Third Edition of NIMS. Changes incorporate stakeholder input and make NIMS a clearer and more useful tool for implementation.

FEMA will host three webinars to discuss the proposed changes and answer related questions. See the FEMA website https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/130743 for more information on the webinars and to review the draft. To provide comments on the draft, complete the feedback form and submit it to FEMA-NIMS@fema.dhs.gov.
]]><![CDATA[Virtual Town Hall on #SMEM and Public Safety in Disasters]]>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:18:14 GMThttps://www.theredelm.com/blog/virtual-town-hall-on-smem-and-public-safety-in-disastersOn January 24th, the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) will hold an online “town hall” meeting to discuss the changing use of social media by public safety agencies during disaster events.
The town hall is open to all responders and their agencies. No registration is required.

Details available on the DHS website here: https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/public-safety-use-social-media-during-disasters

]]><![CDATA[Interesting Webinar from DME for Peace]]>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:48:23 GMThttps://www.theredelm.com/blog/interesting-webinar-from-dme-for-peaceUsing Technology to Engage Adolescents in Peacebuilding in the Middle East

Join DME for Peace on Thursday, August 10th at 10:00am EDT as we welcome members of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence Consortium to the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Using Technology to Engage Adolescents in Peacebuilding.” Adolescents in conflict-affected contexts are increasingly recognised as key actors in peacebuilding and conflict resolution processes. How can we help young people to build a sustainable and gender responsive peace by involving them in research and programs that are tailored to their capabilities and preferred change mechanisms? In this webinar, program implementers and researchers working with, and for, male and female adolescents and youth will share their experiences of using new technologies to help gather and share evidence on adolescent well-being and facilitate peacebuilding processes in conflict affected communities. During the webinar, members of the GAGE Consortium will share insights on best practices and the research ethics of using new technology-based research, programming and communication tools with and for adolescents which have potential for empowerment and tackling restrictive gender norms.

]]><![CDATA[Free Public Safety Webinars in August]]>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:41:22 GMThttps://www.theredelm.com/blog/free-public-safety-webinars-in-augustThe International Public Safety Association believes in providing mission critical, educational and affordable training opportunities to the public safety community throughout the year.
Join us by participating in our first Webinar Week this August 14-18, 2017. Each day, Monday - Friday, IPSA will host a Free Educational Webinar at 10am Arizona Time.

Topics include:

Monday: Critical Incident/Active Shooter Awareness.
Tuesday: Post Action Strategic Debriefing.
Wednesday: The Critical Role of a 911 Dispatcher in a Hostage Negotiation.
Thursday: Drones/UAS and Public Safety.
Friday: Cybersecurity, Information Privacy and Public Safety: Much More Than a Technology Challenge.

Please see IPSA’s Webinar Week website for more detailed information on each topic and biographies of the scheduled presenters. Registration is required for each webinar. All webinars are 1:00 p.m. Eastern.

PDF version of flyer available at IPSA.

]]><![CDATA[Free Well Water Testing in Santa Fe County]]>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:35:44 GMThttps://www.theredelm.com/blog/free-well-water-testing-in-santa-fe-countyFree water testing of private wells in Pojoaque Basin, #SantaFe County today and tomorrow (6/7, 6/8).
Santa Fe County, NMED and NMDOH will be offering up to 500 free water tests for residents in the Pojoaque Basin in Santa Fe County with private wells serving homes not connected to a public water utility. There will be two types of tests: lab testing and in-field testing.

When:
Friday, July 7, 2017, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 8, 2017, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Where:
Pojoaque Valley High School Gymnasium (South side of the gym)
1574 NM-502, Pojoaque NM 87506

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