Bryant University has won the 2008 Campus Technology Innovators Award for implementing a system that enables first responders throughout Rhode Island & neighboring states to communicate with one another regardless of the communications equipment available
Award-winning emergency-preparedness solution will provide school security personnel and first responders with instant access to critical campus information during emergencies.
The new system offers college officials the ability, depending on the specific situation involved, to send instant alerts to everyone on campus or to select groups.
The U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Academy announces establishment of a new college internship program for men and women interested in a career in the fire and/or emergency-services fields.
This new position, created to help implement the Passenger Service Manager program, is intended to strengthen customer service and increase professionalism at U.S. ports of entry.
"National Preparedness Month [September] is an important reminder about each American's civic responsibility to prepare for emergencies," said DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff.
DHS agencies work with local authorities at all times to meet their common goal of homeland security, but even more so before and during the Democratic & Republican National Conventions.
The Americas Section of the ISRP is hosting a 6 October training seminar in Montreal, "Respiratory Protection Issues in Emergency Response and Healthcare," on the most current areas of interest in respiratory protection.
The National Joint Terrorism Task Force (NJTTF) promotes information sharing, provides analysis and guidance, and supplies resources to task force members in their fight to protect U.S. citizens from terrorism.
The NOAA radios sound an alarm, even when other means of communication are disabled, to alert school personnel about hazardous weather and other emergencies.
