Updates

Swine Flu: First Responder Precautions

The Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing & Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) has assembled recommendations for actions that can be implemented to protect ESS (Emergency Services Sector) personnel in their performance of duties.

Record Number of WebEOC Users Attend Training Conference

WebEOC users assembled April 13-17 for the Fifth Annual WebEOC User Training Conference in San Diego, California. WebEOC is the world's leading crisis information management system.

Twenty First Century Communications Aids Pandemic Response With Its Inbound Information Portal

Twenty First Century Communications announces the availability of Inbound UCS (Universal Communications System) and CRISCOM (Crisis Communications System) to help cope with the H1N1 Swine Flu crisis and related pandemic events.

Interim Swine (H1N1) Flu Guidance for EMS, 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points Now Available

Coordination among PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points), the EMS system, healthcare facilities, and the public health system is important to develop an effective response to swine-origin influenza A (H1N1).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Monitors H1N1 Flu Outbreak - All Ports Operating Routinely

CBP officers & Border Patrol agents are responding to guidance from health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are monitoring the health of incoming travelers and taking all appropriate precautions.

Remarks by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Napolitano's Media Briefing on the H1N1 Flu Outbreak and the U.S. Government's Response

This is the daily briefing to bring everybody up to speed on where things are with respect to the 2009 H1N1 virus.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and OSHA, Join Forces to Promote Work Safety During Next Week's North American Occupational Safety & Health Week

ASSE and its 32,000 occupational safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) professional members are committed to protecting people, property, and the environment.

A Message From The United States Acting Assistant Administrator Regarding the H1N1 Flu

The USFA is working with Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Leadership and other Federal partners (FICEMS) to issue an EMS, Medical First Responder and 9-1-1 specific guidance document to the Nation's first responders.

Press Briefing on Swine Influenza With Department of Homeland Security, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and White House

Secretary Napolitano, John Brennan, and Dr. Richard Besser discuss the government's capacity and capability along with the steps the government is taking to address swine influenza in the United States.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Declares Public Health Emergency for Swine Flu

HHS issued a nationwide public health emergency declaration in response to recent human infections with a newly discovered swine influenza A (swine flu) virus.