Updates

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the New York City Department of Transportation Announce Pilot to Test Passive Explosives Detection Technology at the Staten Island Ferry

The purpose of the project is to test the ability of new technologies to detect explosives while maintaining efficient passenger operations for high-volume commuter ferries.

Chesterfield County Police Department Selects Attensity's Text Analytics Solution to Fight Crime

Attensity helps the Chesterfield County Police Department in Virginia to discover and share accurate, actionable information from multitudes of documents containing freeform text.

Statement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regarding the Reorganization and Preparedness Transition

The Office of Grants and Training, the United States Fire Administration, National Capital Region Coordination, Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness, and the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program transferred to FEMA effective 1 April 2007.

MDI Announces Contract With Wake County Government in North Carolina

MDI, Inc. announced that it has received a purchase order to provide products, engineering services and technical solutions for integrated access control and alarm management at 60 critical locations within the Wake County Government in North Carolina.

Senator Clinton Honors Public Safety Telecommunicators

Telecommunications professionals are the first line of communication with the public, from a hurricane or terrorist threat to a local 9-1-1emergency, providing our citizens with a soothing voice, a steady hand, and life-saving information.

U.S. Defense Department Places First Full-Rate Production Order for E-Z-EM's Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion (RSDL)

RSDL is a patented, broad spectrum skin decontamination product intended to remove or neutralize chemical warfare (CW) agents or T2 toxins from the skin.

National Joint TERT Initiative (NJTI) Releases Model Recommendations for Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Deployment for Comment

This document is provided to assist Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and governing 9-1-1 authorities with the information required for developing, training, equipping and deploying a standardized TERT team.

Eastern Kentucky University Offers Programs Addressing all Facets of the First Responder Community

Eastern Kentucky University has been providing quality educational programs for all areas of the first responder community for more than 30 years; the addition of a Bachelor's Degree in Homeland Security is a natural development.

Sartin Services Announce the Creation of a Mobile Evacuation Bus

The company's goal in developing this vehicle was to give responding rescue and medical personnel the tools they needed "to care for and transport large numbers of patients which we hope will save lives," said Ed Sartin, president of Sartin Services.

ICx(tm) Technologies Unveils a New Deterrence Camera with Non-Lethal Incapacitating Capabilities

The Illuminator(tm) combines a low-light CCD camera with a high-power spotlight to detect and immobilize intruders.