The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has launched a new webpage dedicated to providing information and assistance to licensees migrating their land mobile radio systems from 25 kHz to 12.5 kHz or narrower channel bandwidth.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano addressed more than 1,000 state and local criminal-justice professionals at the 2010 Bureau of Justice Assistance National Conference - highlighting the critical role they play in protecting the nation through information-driven, community-based efforts such as the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative.
This integration incorporates the superior image quality and advanced functionality of Samsung's line of network cameras with the Ocularis video management software. Ocularis enables users to monitor and manage events, from multiple vendors' security products, under a single umbrella.
The San Antonio Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) has completed a highly successful Readiness & Homeland Security (R&HS) Workshop focused on "Emergency Response Opportunities." The workshop informed a large audience about the Society's R&HS Mission and explained how SAME members can assist in local emergency responses.
University students face a never-ending stream of potential threats ranging from fire to drug- and alcohol-related incidents to accidents of various types. In all such events, making sure that first responders and hospital staff have access to vital medical information can make the difference between life and death in an emergency situation. MyChoice delivers that medical information immediately, via the swipe of a finger or the use of an ID card.
President Barack Obama has proclaimed December 2010 as Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, and during this month will highlight the vast network of systems and structures that sustain the vigor and vitality of the United States and the American people.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced that 100 percent of passengers on flights within or bound for the United States are now being checked against government watchlists - fulfilling a key 9/11 Commission recommendation a month ahead of schedule.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announces the first round of awards from the Fiscal Year 2010 Assistance to Firefighters Grant application process.
BLACKHAWK! Products Group Dynamic Entry enters the Fire and Rescue markets by combining years of experience in designing and producing the best in innovative breaching and entry tools, for LE and the military, with recommendations from rescue operators in the field. Dynamic Entry collaborated with BLACKHAWK!'s Knife categories and designed the Small Pry, a specialized entry tool that has now been adapted to the Fire/Rescue market.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate has issued a statement on the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane season - but, although the season may be over, disasters are not limited to hurricanes or a specific time of year; everyone needs to be and remain prepared, for a broad range of contingencies.
