ESi Acquisition Inc. and the Vox Generation Group are pleased to announce the formation of a joint venture company, Boards Talk LLC. Boards Talk powered by WebEOC introduces a direct "voice-to-machine" interface between the award-winning technology of VoxGen and ESi's WebEOC Professional, the most commonly used crisis information management system in the world.
The U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) has completed development of its first two new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) courses: Emergency Medical Services Quality Management (EMS QM); and Emergency Medical Services Functions in the Incident Command System (EMS FICS).
CONTROP's new L-VIEW Compact Land (Vehicle) Commander Sight System was designed to answer a unique field requirement as an aid to the commander and crew of light armored vehicles. The L-VIEW enables the commander to have complete control of the surrounding area in panoramic view.
Berkeley Nucleonics' new GUI (Graphical User Interface) updates in its EAGLE+ gives end users the ability to set mission-specific thresholds for a variety of alarm conditions. Customers can now address a broader range of applications, from underground subway stations with high natural backgrounds to missions at sea with very low natural backgrounds.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will discontinue the color-coded alerts of the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) in favor of a new system, the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), that will more effectively communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the public, government agencies, first responders, airports and other transportation hubs, and the private sector.
Chemical releases, suicide bombers, air and subsurface threats: The U.S. Secret Service needs to be prepared to handle these and other real-life incidents. Training to respond to such incidents, however, has been more theoretical than practical. Now, with help from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), the Secret Service is giving training scenarios a high-tech edge: moving from static tabletop models to virtual kiosks with gaming technology and 3D modeling.
QuickSilver Analytics Inc. has assembled biological sampling kits that conform to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) validated methods with respect to "Surface Sampling Procedures for Bacillus Anthracis Spores from Smooth, Non-porous Surfaces." These sterile kits, aptly named PACKits (Powder Agent Collections Kits), have been developed to cover three different types of sampling materials depending upon either the requirement of the different laboratories or the size of the area that must be sampled.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $25 million to the Health Effects Institute (HEI) to help address the latest challenges to improving air quality and protecting health. With this funding, HEI will develop the next generation of tools and scientific information needed to examine the combined effects of air pollution exposures on people's health and the relationship between air quality and climate change.
DisastersNet Inc., a provider of emergency management software solutions for use in critical infrastructure, including healthcare facilities, has developed the tool necessary to automate the emergency response process. The Incident Action Plan (IAP) product module, used in tandem with the DisastersNet Incident Management System (DIMS), allows incident command teams to adapt dynamically to any unplanned situation that arises during an emergency.
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the State of Alaska, and the Alaska Broadcasters' Association (ABA) will conduct a statewide test of the national-level Emergency Alert System (EAS) in Alaska this week. The national-level EAS is a public alert and warning system that uses the communications support of broadcasters, cable, and satellite system providers that allows the President to address the Nation in times of an emergency.
