The Scott Protégé multi-gas monitor is a technologically advanced, feature-rich, portable multi-gas monitor for industrial and fire applications. The Protégé is the first to receive full 913 7th edition certification two years before it is required.
"The technology has advanced in recent years to a point that we believe it could help meet a surge in demand for U.S.-based vaccine for seasonal and pandemic flu," HHS (Health & Human Services) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. "We want to use the technology to help our nation respond to emerging infectious diseases."
APCO (Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials) International & NENA (National Emergency Number Association) have announced approval of the American National Standards Institute to assist public-safety answering points & governing 9-1-1 authorities with the information required for developing, training, equipping & deploying a TERT team.
The IMDSS (Incident Management Decision Support System) is a software tool that aggregates diverse information pertinent to the management of an emergency into one geospatially organized digital dashboard.
DHS has conducted an exercise to test the readiness and capabilities of federal departments and agencies - coordinating with the White House - to execute their continuity-of-operations (COOP) plans.
Matt A. Mayer has written an insider's account of what he believes is wrong with the U.S. homeland security program & how to fix it. "Homeland Security & Federalism: Protecting America from Outside the Beltway" presents a compelling case that the best way to secure America is by giving states & local communities, which have a rich history of solving America's toughest challenges, greater responsibilities.
The Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009 makes the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards permanent and enhances the program by making facilities, as a part of their vulnerability assessments, analyze how they can change their internal processes to reduce the consequences of a terrorist attack at the facility.
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced nearly $1.8 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparedness grants designed to help states, urban areas, tribal governments, & non-profit agencies improve their readiness by enhancing protection, prevention, response, & recovery capabilities for all disasters.
The companies seek to develop a combined technology platform that will enable broadcasters to offer emergency information to the general public, as well as to targeted populations, such as first responders, government agencies, or individuals with special needs or in specific geographic areas.
ICx has redefined the field-based analysis of unknown materials with the introduction of Fido Verdict, a palm-size instrument used for rapidly identifying suspicious liquids, solids, and powdered materials.
