The ChemPro100i is a handheld gas & vapor detector for the detection and classification of Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) and Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs), now updated with new features.
The Federal Communications Commission has taken action to: (a) enhance the public's ability to contact emergency services during times of crisis; and (b) enable public safety personnel to obtain more accurate information about the location of the caller. Specifically, the Commission strengthened the Enhanced 911 (E911) location accuracy rules for wireless carriers and has requested comments on improving both 911 availability and E911 location determination for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
During the weeklong exercise, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) activated The Communicator! NXT system eight different times - the first of which took place at the event's start. Within 2½ minutes, over 1,000 persons in 17 different groups were contacted via email and phone, each receiving details related to NLE activities. Subsequent activations of The Communicator! NXT system provided secure multimodal notification - i.e., via work phones, landlines, numeric pagers, etc. - to FEMA personnel, quickly mobilizing teams and gathering crucial feedback.
Raytheon Company RTN has been awarded the first competitive Public Safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) contract in the nation. The system will become part of the nationwide public safety LTE network that will provide broadband data services to all levels of first responders throughout the county.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new safeguards for recycling hazardous materials to protect public health and the environment. These safeguards will improve the accountability for and oversight of hazardous materials recycling, while allowing for important flexibilities that will promote its economic and environmental benefits.
The Houston Emergency Center (HEC) has implemented a revolutionary computer-aided dispatch system (CAD) communications system - the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) - that will offer an innovative and cost-effective way to process information from alarm-monitoring stations needing emergency dispatch.
RescueSim is used for Virtual Reality training by safety and security professionals throughout the world and provides firefighters and emergency services with the most comprehensive 3D virtual incident training to date. RescueSim has specialized incident management modules dedicated to Industry, Ports, Underground Environments, Airports & Railways, both Onboard and Offshore.
Samsung's SNB-5000 model camera now offers 360-degree viewing to increase surveillance coverage and heighten situational awareness with virtually no blind spots on live or recorded surveillance video. Combined with the ImmerVision Enables panomorph lens, the camera provides expanded coverage capabilities and improved cost efficiency.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took the first steps to implement an Affordable Care Act provision that cuts red tape in the health care system and saves an estimated $12 billion over the next ten years. These savings come from improved use of electronic standards that will help eliminate inefficient manual processes and reduce costs. This is the first in a series of steps that will help reduce inefficient business processes by standardizing and improving electronic health care transactions.
LINE-X Protective Coatings, the nation's leading developer and provider of high performance protective coatings has earned a safety initiative recommendation for its PAXCON products by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to retrofit government buildings.
