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Severe Storm Recovery Simulation Released Free to First Responders  

Developed for the Department of Justice by BreakAway Ltd., developer of entertainment and serious games and simulation training tools, Incident Commander...

President Signs FY 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations  

The fiscal year 2007 appropriations bill will allow DHS to make significant progress in every aspect of the department's mission, but particularly in...

APHA: More Federal Spending Needed to Avoid Public Health Staffing Crisis  

The number of public health workers dropped from 220 workers per 100,000 Americans in 1980 to 158 workers per 100,000 Americans in 2000, according to...

APHA: More Federal Spending Needed to Avoid Public Health Staffing Crisis  

The number of public health workers dropped from 220 workers per 100,000 Americans in 1980 to 158 workers per 100,000 Americans in 2000, according to...

North Carolina: Chemical Cloud Prompts Evacuation  

The blasts occurred Thursday night at a hazardous waste facility operated by Wayne, Mich.-based Environmental Quality Co. in Apex. The plant was empty...

Mississippi Man Gets 2 Years for Defrauding FEMA  

A jury determined that Bryan Michael Beets of Vicksburg, Miss., used his ex-wife's Long Beach, Miss., address to obtain Hurricane Katrina assistance from...

Software Coordinates Response to Biological Threats  

Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, BWIC is being tested in two major U.S. cities, and serves as a support system for timely warning attack...

Task Force Report: 400 Charged with Hurricane Relief Fraud  

The federal charges were filed in 30 federal districts in all regions of the United States, according to the report. State and local prosecutors' offices...

Emergency Response: Worst-Case Scenario  

Whether these events are natural, like hurricanes, or man-made, such as deliberate acts of destruction, they can have a crippling effect on businesses...

Imaging, Communication Standards for Homeland Security Systems in the Works  

A new standards development committee is being created to tie together a number of technologies that NEMA's member companies already make, including equipment...

The ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel Focuses on Effective Emergency Preparedness  

These were the questions posed by Joseph Pfeifer, chief of counterterrorism and emergency preparedness for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) during...

Emergency Managers Lobby for FEMA Reform  

"The results of a weakened emergency management system have been made clear to all," said Mike Selves, president-elect of IAEM. "It is time to restore...

Avian Flu Concerns Outpace Preparedness  

Seventy percent of respondents said they believed avian flu was likely to hit North America, but only 25 percent responded "yes" when asked, "Has your...

Less Bang for the Buck: Maryland Mass Transit Authority Installs Early Warning Explosives Detection System  

The integrated system was designed to detect explosives residue on passengers as they purchase tickets prior to passing through faregates. If a passenger...

GAO Report Details Changes Needed to Improve DHS Disaster Response  

The recommendation is one of six made to DHS in the report titled "Enhanced Leadership, Capabilities and Accountability Controls Will Improve the Effectiveness...

9/11: Safety and Health Lessons Learned  

Five years ago, the nation recoiled in horror as two planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York City on Sept. 11, claiming the lives...

Study: Lead Exposure Increases Risk of Brain Cancer, Firefighters at Risk  

Data from the new study, which was based on information from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Death Index and could be the largest study to find...

Clinton's $2 Billion Proposal Blocked By Senate  

The Senate invoked parliamentary rules, saying Clinton's amendment to a measure funding port security was not "germane." In response to the Senate's refusal...

Clinton's $2 Billion Proposal for WTC Illness Treatment Blocked By Senate  

The Senate invoked parliamentary rules, saying Clinton's amendment to a measure funding port security was not "germane." In response to the Senate's refusal...

9/11 'Virtual Reality': Purdue Researchers Create WTC Simulation  

The simulation could be used to better understand which elements in the building's structural core were affected, how they responded to the initial shock...

N.Y. Democrats Renew Call for Whitman Investigation  

The letter, penned by U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Anthony Weiner and Bill Pascrell Jr., points to the mounting evidence that many of the estimated 40,000...

N.Y. Democrats Renew Call for Whitman Investigation  

The letter, penned by U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Anthony Weiner and Bill Pascrell Jr., points to the mounting evidence that many of the estimated 40,000...

GAO Report Details Changes Needed to Improve DHS Disaster Response  

The recommendation is one of six made to DHS in the report titled "Enhanced Leadership, Capabilities and Accountability Controls Will Improve the Effectiveness...

Army Develops New Technology For First Responders  

Developed in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, The First Responder Response Mobile Communications System was demonstrated by CERDEC and U.S....

Are We Safe?  

On the other hand, the Los Angeles Times reported that the fishing village of Dillingham, Alaska, at least, is secure, now that a $200,000 Homeland Security...

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