@DisasterCTR

The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) develops & delivers disaster preparedness training to governmental, private, & non-profit entities.

 Honolulu, HI
ndptc.hawaii.edu
Joined April 2010
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IAEM@iaem31 Jul 2025
National Emergency Management Awareness Month starts tomorrow. Join us in recognizing those who help communities plan, respond, and recover. Spread the word: loom.ly/9AUhs5U #IAEM #EmergencyManagement #IamEM #EMAwarenessMonth #KnowYourEmergencyManager #EMGTwitter
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Interagency Volcano Plan documents how #USGS #HawaiianVolcanoObservatory, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency & Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park work together during volcanic crises. Plan provides guidelines for roles, responsibilities, notifications & more usgs.gov/media/files/island-…
Map of Island of Hawaiʻi, highlighting the four active or potentially active volcanoes of the Island, the number of people living on each volcano based on 2020 census data, major roads (transportation corridors) and minor roads (proxy for population density), when each volcano last erupted, and each volcano’s national threat assessment designation.

ALT Map of Island of Hawaiʻi, highlighting the four active or potentially active volcanoes of the Island, the number of people living on each volcano based on 2020 census data, major roads (transportation corridors) and minor roads (proxy for population density), when each volcano last erupted, and each volcano’s national threat assessment designation.

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NDPTC retweeted
PRiMO@PRiMOhui9 Sep 2024
We're getting the 'ohana back together! Save the date for #PRiMO2025 in Honolulu from March 17-20. We're gathering to build coalitions and local solutions for resilience. Submit your proposals before October 1. coast.noaa.gov/primo/confere…
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Greg Gabrielli from HSEM welcomed Cheryl Nelson and Kyle Nelson from the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center to New Hampshire. Engaging courses like these are crucial for improving disaster preparedness. #ReadyNH #ndptc #TeamSafetyNH #wxKyleNelson #CherylNelsonTV
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NDPTC retweeted
FEMA
@fema25 Jun 2024
Make sure your pet is as ready for a disaster as you are! Include them in your emergency plan. For Pet Preparedness Month, our employees share what they do to prepare for their pets in our new blog. ➡️ fema.gov/blog/fema-employees…
Submitted by Region 5 Program Analyst Emily Minkow. Brother and sister Lakeland Terriers Rick and Lucy.

ALT Submitted by Region 5 Program Analyst Emily Minkow. Brother and sister Lakeland Terriers Rick and Lucy.

Submitted by Training Specialist Carley Swetz. Golden doodle.

ALT Submitted by Training Specialist Carley Swetz. Golden doodle.

Submitted by External Affairs Program Liaison Laura Guzman, based at the Florida Joint Field Office. Harley Davidson the dog.

ALT Submitted by External Affairs Program Liaison Laura Guzman, based at the Florida Joint Field Office. Harley Davidson the dog.

Hugh the Golden Retriever, a medical alert service animal, and his owner, Maigen Wise.

ALT Hugh the Golden Retriever, a medical alert service animal, and his owner, Maigen Wise.

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🔥📚🌐 What a fantastic turnout for our Social Media Engagement Strategies (PER-343) training course at the Campbell County Fire Training Center! 🌟 For more click the link below. facebook.com/CampbellCoKYEme…
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Please join @pbcgov for NDPTC's AWR-347: Climate Adaption Planning for Emergency Management course. Gain understanding to identify & apply adaptation strategies to address vulnerabilities. #climate #climateadaptation #emergencymanagers Register at: ndptc.hawaii.edu/training/de…
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Everyone’s favorite meteorologist @TornadoTed6 is breaking down the meanings behind Advisory/Watch/Warning in today’s @DisasterCTR Flooding Hazards class at @SkagitDEM
A man in black shirt stands near a podium talking to a class. A PPT presentation is on the screen at the front of the room.

ALT A man in black shirt stands near a podium talking to a class. A PPT presentation is on the screen at the front of the room.

A selfie of a woman in black shirt. Behind her, A man in black shirt stands near a podium talking to a class. A PPT presentation is on the screen at the front of the room.

ALT A selfie of a woman in black shirt. Behind her, A man in black shirt stands near a podium talking to a class. A PPT presentation is on the screen at the front of the room.

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NDPTC would like you to participate in a survey on the safety of battery electric vehicles. Even if you don't own a battery electric vehicles, please do the survey and pass it on to friends and colleagues. To Access the Survey: manoahawaiiss.az1.qualtrics.…
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A CME appears to be headed towards Earth, with arrival as early as the evening of 6 Jul to the overnight of 6-7 Jul (EDT). The CME departed the Sun the late evening of 3 Jul and model runs suggest an Earth-directed component is likely. Visit swpc.noaa.gov for more info
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NERZ eruption of #MaunaLoa continues. ow.ly/mjEN50LVzAH #Fissure3 feeding #lavaflow w/ leading edge about 2.16 mi from #SaddleRoad. Flow front spreads out in 3 directions as it reaches the flat ground. #MaunaLoaErupts
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Good morning Mauna Loa! The NE Rift Zone eruption continues. Fissure 3 remains the dominant source of the largest lava flow. Overnight team handing over to day shift. Morning update coming soon. View from the Mauna Kea webcam: usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa…. #MaunaLoaErupts
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Join Dr. Karl Kim. from @uhmanoa next week and learn about research that identified ten takeaways from the pandemic for transportation planners. Webinar hosted by Caltrans. bit.ly/3R79LdD
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Today Osceola County’s Emergency Operations Center hosted 30 students for the AWR 343 Hurricane Awareness course from @DisasterCTR. Instructors were Mallory Nicholls of @MyNews13Weather and Maurice Haynes. – at St Petersburg, FL
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NDPTC retweeted
PURL@uhpurl2 Mar 2022
NDPTC Executive Director and PURL Director, Dr. Karl Kim will present a webinar with the authors of the National Park Service guidelines on flood protection of historic structures at 10 AM HST today. historichawaii.org/2022/01/2…
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Let's put those pandemic lessons to work! Drop in for this @theNASEM webinar Wednesday to discuss what we know and and how our future response can be more equitable. bit.ly/3mtWJZY #EMGTwitter #publichealth #publicadmin
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⚠ Y'all. This storm has just made landfall. The impacts that you are experiencing now (if in NOLA, Northshore, Baton Rouge, coastal MS) are the beginning. Stay inside and continue to shelter in place! Expect dangerous conditions to last into tomorrow. #mswx #lawx #ida
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2pm CDT: #IDA made a second landfall as a Category 4 hurricane southwest of Galliano, LA. Hurricane conditions are spreading inland across southeast Louisiana. hurricanes.gov
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Researchers from @NASAGoddard analyzed the volcanic plume from the #LaSoufriere eruption and generated an interactive 3D map of the ash cloud using data from @NASA's Terra satellite appliedsciences.nasa.gov/our…

NASA’s Terra Satellite Captures La Soufrière Volcanic Ash Cloud in 3D

Analysis of the MISR data shows a large plume reaching heights to over 12 miles (~20 km) into the atmosphere, with winds dispersing the plume eastward.

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NDPC member @DisasterCTR is hosting a virtual info session on Digital Coast: Updates and Applications for Disaster Management and Planning on February 18th at 11am HST (1pm PST/4pm EST). Follow this link to register: ow.ly/tBX850DC62m
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