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Emergency and disaster management briefing for November 3o, 2018: The search for victims of the deadly Camp Fire in California has officially ended, five students were hospitalized after eating marijuana tainted gummy bears, wildfire burn scars create high risk of mud flows as heavy rainfalls inundate portions of California, a strong Bay Area storm caused flooding and gusty winds on Thursday amid fears of possible mud flows, Fort St. John, British Colombia experienced a 4.2 magnitude earthquake, a new report by the World Meteorological Organization shows that the last four years were the hottest on record, a reservation database breach exposes the personal information of about 500 million Marriott guests, and a deputy U.S. Marshal was killed in the line of duty Thursday while serving an arrest warrant.

  1. [link url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-wildfires/search-for-remains-in-californias-deadliest-wildfire-officially-ends-idUSKCN1NZ07Y?utm_source=applenews” title=”The search for remains of victims”] from the most deadly and destructive wildfire in California has ended. The official death toll stands at 88, with another nearly 200 people reported missing. Officials noted that as evacuation areas are reopened to residents, bones and bone fragments could be discovered. [link url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-wildfires/search-for-remains-in-californias-deadliest-wildfire-officially-ends-idUSKCN1NZ07Y?utm_source=applenews” title=”More that 1,000 personnel took part in the search for victims”], methodically combing through the remnants of approximately 18,000 homes and other buildings, including cadaver dogs, forensic anthropologists, coroners, and National Guard troops.  
  2. [link url=”https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-5-florida-middle-school-students-taken-hospital-after-eating-n941866″ title=”A 12-year-old boy is facing felony charges after passing out gummy bears laced with marijuana”] to at least six 7th graders. The children experienced stomach aches, nausea, and dizziness, and resulted in five of the six children that ate the gummy bears to be hospitalized. Authorities are working to determine [link url=”https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-5-florida-middle-school-students-taken-hospital-after-eating-n941866″ title=”how the 12-year-old boy acquired the gummy bears”], and are seeking to understand why he chose to offer it to those six children.  
  3. As strong and severe weather makes its way through the central part of California, [link url=”https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/tornado-Sacramento-San-Joaquin-Valley-weather-13431254.php” title=”areas that experienced wildfires have a new concern–mud or debris flows”]. Recent major wildfires across California have [link url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-wildfires/search-for-remains-in-californias-deadliest-wildfire-officially-ends-idUSKCN1NZ07Y?utm_source=applenews” title=”left massive burn scars”], or areas that have been stripped of most or all vegetation–making soil susceptible to mudslides from heavy rainfalls. The areas at highest risk for mud or debris flows, and flooding from strong storms that produce heavy rainfall, include the following wildfire locations, the [link url=”https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/tornado-Sacramento-San-Joaquin-Valley-weather-13431254.php” title=”Carr and Delta Fires, Mendocino Complex Fire, and the Carr Fire–all of which have left massive burn scars”].  
  4.  A strong storm battered the San Francisco Bay Area Thursday with scattered thunderstorms, torrential rainfall, and gusty winds, prompting [link url=”https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Fall-Storm-Bay-Area-Heavy-Downpours-Gusty-Winds-501530381.html” title=”a wind advisory throughout much of the area”]. The storm toppled trees, knocked out power, and flooded roadways across the Bay Area, and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) noted that by noon, nearly 2,400 customers were without power. The storm was expected to drop anywhere from [link url=”https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Fall-Storm-Bay-Area-Heavy-Downpours-Gusty-Winds-501530381.html” title=”3 to 6 inches of rain across the coastal mountains in the Bay Area”], with most other locations accumulating anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain.  
  5. [link url=”https://www.energeticcity.ca/2018/11/magnitude-4-5-earthquake-felt-throughout-the-b-c-peace/” title=”A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred”] near Fort St. John, British Columbia (BC), Canada on Thursday, and at least two moderate aftershocks were felt. The quake occurred at a depth of about 6.2 miles, and was centered about 13.6 miles from Peace, BC, but while people felt shaking, there was no reported damage from the earthquake. Some information indicates that the quake could have been induced, such as with fracking, and [link url=”https://www.energeticcity.ca/2018/11/magnitude-4-5-earthquake-felt-throughout-the-b-c-peace/” title=”the Oil and Gas Commission in Canada is investigating”].  
  6. A new report issued by the [link url=”https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-signals-and-impacts-continue-2018″ title=”World Meteorological Organization”] states that the past four years have been the hottest on record since 1850. The 20 hottest years on record have also occurred over the past 22 years, with the global mean temperature rising 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit above the pre-industrial average from 1850-1900. The report did note that [link url=”https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/29/world/climate-change-wmo-2018-report-wxc/index.html” title=”2018 was not as hot as other recent years”] due to the cooling of tropical waters in the Pacific Ocean from La Niña.  
  7. Marriott International announced Friday that the personal information of about [link url=”https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/marriott-says-starwood-database-hacked” title=”500 million guests was potentially exposed during a database hack of its Starwood Hotel brand”]. The brand was bought by Marriott in 2016, but company officials stated that unauthorized access to the Starwood network database has been occurring since 2014. A company investigation into the breach shows that an unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information that likely consisted of a combination of personal information such as [link url=”https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/marriott-says-starwood-database-hacked” title=”name, mailing address, phone number, email address, passport number, birth date, and may include credit card numbers”].  
  8. [link url=”https://www.foxnews.com/us/deputy-us-marshal-dead-suspect-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-police” title=”A deputy U.S. Marshal was shot in the line of duty on Thursday evening”] while serving an arrest warrant. The officer, whose identity has not yet been released, was shot by the suspect, Ryan Schlesinger, 26, of Tucson, Arizona [link url=”https://www.foxnews.com/us/deputy-us-marshal-dead-suspect-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-police” title=”when he opened fire on the officer, striking and fatally wounding him”].  The warrant being served was for stalking a law enforcement officer.  

By Ryan Laspina
Senior Specialist, Red Flags and External Reviews at APUS

The New Year will be here soon, and it is never too early to start thinking about the 2016 school year! The holidays may be consuming much of your time, but there are some tips and reminders that you should be aware of as the 2016 school year approaches.

By Ryan Laspina
Senior Specialist, Red Flags and External Reviews at APUS

At some point in your life, you will probably become a victim of identity theft, or your financial information will be compromised. There is no foolproof way to protect yourself, but these tips will provide you with ways to not only help negate these crimes, but how to quickly and efficiently detect them and correct them.

By Saundra McDavid, JD, MBA
Faculty Member, School of Business at American Public University

Recent trends in business intelligence have added yet another area of concern for the business practitioner–cybersecurity liability. It’s not only about whether a server will be hacked; it’s about the types and amounts of data that are being collected.