The Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group - co-chaired by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan - is a high-level strategic initiative that will recommend future improvements and help inform and develop a National Disaster Recovery Framework to provide the operational guidance needed for recovery organizations.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
"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."
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.
The goals of the Federal Emergency Management Agency efforts with social media are to: (a) provide timely and accurate information related to disaster-preparedness response and recovery operations; (b) provide the public with another avenue for insight into the agency's operations; and (c) engage in what has already become a critical medium in today's world of communications.
