Updates

First Mobile Sensor Tower Arrives In Arizona

Each integrated mobile sensor tower houses cameras, radars, wireless data access points, communications and computer equipment, and a tower security system.

Raytheon's Emergency Patient Tracking System (EPTS) Receives Computerworld Honors Program Award

EPTS is an information-technology solution that facilitates the triage, treatment, and transport of victims during mass-casualty incidents, and also is used for tracking vital assets.

Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and National Strategy for Pan Flu pages launched on LLIS dot gov

This page serves as a repository of pandemic influenza plans and policies from all levels of government and is intended to help jurisdictions prepare for, respond to, and recover from an influenza pandemic or other public health emergency.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Announces the Launch of Its Master of Science in Emergency Management Degree Program

The goal of the program is to provide graduates with the knowledge and tools needed to become successful emergency managers in the public and private sectors of the Northeast Region of the United States.

FDA Approves First U.S. Vaccine for Humans Against the H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus

The vaccine could be used in the event the current H5N1 avian virus were to develop the capability to efficiently spread from human to human, probably resulting in the rapid spread of the disease across the globe.

North Dakota Department of Public Health Schedules Exercises Across the State to Help Local Communities Plan for Pandemic Influenza

The North Dakota Department of Health, in conjunction with North Dakota's local public health units, will be conducting exercises across the state throughout late April & in May. All of the exercises planned will focus on planning for pandemic influenza.

Sartin Services Impresses Officials and Nation with Mobile Evacuation Bus

Government officials already have ordered seven buses for fire departments in the Washington, D.C., area, and unveiled the vehicles in grand fashion at the Capitol building during a major press conference on 29 March.

Dräger Celebrates 100th-Year Anniversary in America During 2007!

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the invention of Dräger Pulmotor®, a machine to enable breathing, & which - along with the creation of the "soda lime cartridge" used for scrubbing toxic air within a breathing device - made Dräger's name famous.

Leica Geosystems Reduces Dependency for Reference Station with Advanced IPAS PPP Post-Processing Software

A post-processing software package within the Inertial Position & Attitude System product family, reduces need for reference station data

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Announces an Industry-Cooperative Employee Screening Plan

The collaborative employee screening plan builds upon the layered approach already in place at the nation's airports, which includes perpetual vetting of employees against watch lists, badge and keypad-protected entry points, and TSA employee screening.