Updates

Delhi Metro Rail Company Invests in Customer Safety With X-Ray Scanning Systems From Rapiscan Systems

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has purchased multiple Rapiscan Systems 620XR checkpoint X-ray baggage scanners and Rapiscan Metor Walk-Through Metal Detectors to deploy in underground metro-corridor and surface-rail corridor stations throughout Delhi. This contract is the latest in a series of awards that Rapiscan has received to provide protection for mass-transit facilities and other critical infrastructure.

CDC Kicks Off National Travelers' Health Public Awareness Campaign

Every holiday season, millions of Americans travel through the nation's airports, seaports, and train stations to spend time with loved ones. To help travelers avoid the flu this holiday season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched its largest ever public awareness campaign about staying healthy while traveling.

Arecont Vision Appoints Three Additional U.S. Representative Firms

Arecont Vision, provider of the industry's broadest line of IP-based megapixel video cameras, announced the addition of three new U.S. manufacturer's representative organizations; ProSource, RW Sales, and Southeast Security Products.

DHS Secretary Napolitano Meets With Private-Sector Critical Infrastructure Leaders, Launches New Web Site

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano hosted the first in a series of roundtable meetings with private-sector leaders to discuss critical infrastructure security; she also unveiled a new Web site designed to inform the public about the Department's critical infrastructure protection, readiness, and resiliency efforts.

9/11 Drill Down for Safety Ends First Year Exceeding Expectations

Safe America Foundation's report on innovative domestic-preparedness drills and exercises cites numerous successes in cities throughout the nation and projects even greater gains for the foreseeable future.

2009 National Conference on Community Preparedness: The Power of Citizen Corps

This year's conference, held in August, featured over 100 presentations and 160 speakers providing the latest updates and best practices on community preparedness across the nation. The proceedings are now online, so those interested can view all available videos, transcripts, presentations, and pictures from the conference.

DuPont Materials Selected for Two Key Defense Contracts

DuPont Protection Technologies announces that it has been awarded a contract to increase supplies of DuPont Nomex-brand fibers for military applications, & that the DuPont Kevlar has been selected as the ballistic spall liner material for the latest M-ATV (MRAP [Mine Resistant Ambush Protected] All Terrain Vehicle) award. Both fibers have been used for many years to help protect U.S. military personnel from ballistic & flame threats.

FEMA Administrator Fugate & San Francisco Mayor Newsom Meet To Discuss Partnership, Preparedness 

"The meeting with Mayor Gavin Newsom underscores the value of communication and team building ahead of emergencies or disasters," said FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Administrator Craig Fugate. "The more we do now to prepare as a team, the better our response to the next disaster will be."

ToxiRAE 3 Portable Carbon Monoxide Monitor for Emergency Medical Services Saves Lives

The ToxiRAE 3 for First Responders is a full-featured, compact, handheld, single-gas monitor designed to clip onto a paramedic's "First-In" bag to provide greater situational awareness about the presence of carbon monoxide.

ESi and 3-GIS Introduce Tucuxi, a New Joint Venture

The new company will develop advanced geospatial-software products that provide a common operating picture to crisis-response teams and decision makers at emergency operations centers at government and corporate installations around the world.