Ready Rating is a free, self-paced, web-based membership program that helps businesses and schools measure how ready they are to deal with emergencies, and provides customized feedback on how they can improve their efforts.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking action to make America's 9-1-1 system and other critical communication infrastructure more resilient by proposing that interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service and broadband Internet service providers report significant outages.
The completely redesigned Fido NXT provides expanded explosives-detection capabilities in a smaller, more compact, rugged device. The lightweight system delivers fast, accurate, and consistent explosives detection through a simplified user interface suitable for users at any experience level.
"Our end-user research revealed that architects desired a lighted security bollard to provide a pathway of light in addition to security. Calpipe's lighted security bollards are a practical solution for a sleek, dynamic look without skimping on protection from vehicle incursion," said Joe Pederson, vice president of sales and marketing for Calpipe Security Bollards.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has opened a new facility that will provide a centralized location in which to gather, analyze, and disseminate operational and strategic data. The new Operational Integration Center will provide an operational laboratory for improving the operational integration of border security efforts by improving detection capabilities while enhancing situational awareness for CBP.
"We were delighted with the response to our program ideas, and we hope that Mrs. Obama will find a way to work with us this year," said Safe America President Len Pagano."We think this opportunity to share our vision of how grassroots preparedness can be enhanced was a compliment to Safe America and our Board of Directors for their hard work in launching the 9/11 Drill Down for Safety campaign."
Join the hundreds of private sector organizations that will participate virtually in the White House directed National Level Exercise 2011 (NLE 11) next week (May 16-20.) Virtual Engagement provides participants with a flexible and meaningful way to participate in NLE 11 - whether they are a business owner, a responder, or an individual interested in how they can prepare for and help respond to an incident of significant magnitude.
PLAN is the result of a unique public/private partnership between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the wireless industry with the singular objective of enhanced public safety. PLAN is a new public safety system that allows customers who own an enabled mobile device to receive geographically targeted text-like messages alerting them of imminent threats to safety in their area.
Idaho Technology Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a 510(k) clearance for the FilmArray instrument and the FilmArray Respiratory Panel. The FilmArray system represents a significant advance in user friendliness and multiplex infectious-disease testing capability for hospital clinical labs.
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has created a prevention and public education exchange that aims to serves as a central location for educational materials that fire safety organizations may want to share with other communities.
