ACLU Report: U.S. Flu Response Efforts Threaten Citizen Rights
Instead, ACLU suggested that the federal government abandon its compulsory containment strategy for pandemic flu and use an approach more in line with...
Hospital Unveils Technologies for Next Generation Emergency Room
Project ER One, unveiled at a press briefing Jan. 9, showcases innovations that include negative pressure isolation rooms to prevent the spread of infectious...
USFA: 2007 Tragic Year for Firefighters
Fifty-four firefighters lost their lives to heart attacks or vehicle accidents in 2007, representing nearly half of all on-duty deaths that occurred throughout...
Overheated Reactor to Blame for Florida Explosion, CSB Says
A team of CSB investigators who surveyed remnants of the Dec. 19 explosion at T2 Laboratories said the reactor was used to mix chemicals to produce methylcyclopentadienyl...
Putting First Responders First
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) presents this Putting First Responders First conference with support from the Science and Technology...
USFA: 2007 Tragic Year for Firefighters
Fifty-four firefighters lost their lives to heart attacks or vehicle accidents in 2007, representing nearly half of all on-duty deaths that occurred throughout...
Overheated Reactor to Blame for Florida Explosion, CSB Says
A team of CSB investigators who surveyed remnants of the Dec. 19 explosion at T2 Laboratories said the reactor was being used to mix chemicals to produce...
EPA Proposes Improved Method for Farm Animal Waste Reporting
The rule could enable response authorities to better focus their attention on hazardous substance releases that require emergency response, and would...
Responder Safety: The Lingering Threat of Avian Flu
Headlines warning of a possible pandemic flu outbreak have started to wane, but the threat is far from over. According to the Centers for Disease Control...
Active Agenda: Incident Reporting and Response
This was Merv Griffins contact policy. He retired as a talk show host in 1986. I suspect his name still may be listed in the studios incident response...
Expert Advice For Employers: Prepare for Pandemic Flu Now
Scott Mugno, FedEx Expresss managing director, corporate safety, health and fire protection, stated that as the threat of pandemic influenza was imminent,...
Expert Advice For Employers: Prepare for Pandemic Flu Now
Scott Mugno, FedEx Expresss managing director, corporate safety, health and fire protection, stated that as the threat of pandemic influenza was imminent,...
CSB Investigates Deadly Florida Blast
T2 Laboratories Inc., a manufacturer of gasoline additives and chemical solvents, was engulfed in fire following the afternoon blast. According to media...
Holiday Season Brings Increased Risk of Drunk Driving Crashes
The NHTSA data shows that an average of 45 drunk driving crashes occur daily during the Christmas period, a figure that increases to 54 per day over the...
Give the Gift of Safety
To offer protection at either work or home from a natural disaster, terrorist attack or other emergency, gather the following items to build a survival...
Give the Gift of Safety
To offer protection at either work or home from a natural disaster, terrorist attack or other emergency, gather the following items to build a survival...
Fires and Floods Lead the List of Largest Red Cross Responses
While the California wildfires and major flooding captured public attention, the majority of disaster relief operations were coordinated by Red Cross...
Gaps in Nation's Preparedness Threaten Overall Readiness to Respond to Public Health Emergencies
The Ready or Not? report contains state-by-state health preparedness scores based on 10 key indicators to assess health emergency preparedness capabilities....
PEMA Addresses Winter Hazards
Trees and power lines have fallen under an onslaught of freezing rain throughout much of Pennsylvania, and cold overnight temperatures may create dangerously...
PEMA Addresses Winter Hazards
Trees and power lines have fallen under an onslaught of freezing rain throughout much of Pennsylvania, and cold overnight temperatures may create dangerously...
Virginia Hospital Uses Innovative Software to Elevate Emergency Preparedness
According to Culpeper Regional Hospital management, the visual-clinical-decision-support software VisualDx is a key component for emergency preparedness....
Responders, Officials Participate in Mission Readiness Experiment
The Advanced Incident Command Experiment simulated a tanker truck spill on a major interstate near Providence, R.I. The 4-hour experiment was held in...
City of Charleston and S.C. OSHA Reach Settlement After Fatal Fire
According to Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, the city of Charleston was initially required to pay fines totaling up to $9,325 for four violations related...
NYC to Update Century-Old Fire Code
FDNY Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta made the announcement Dec. 5, following a three-year project to review and update safety standards throughout...
Texas taps AT&T to develop emergency evacuation and notification tool
AT&T Inc. has announced a contract with the Governor's Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) in Texas to develop the evacuation and notification tool,...
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