CSB Seeks Funding Increase
CSB chairman Carolyn Merritt told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies the agency's new budget proposal...
Device to Detect Drugs, Explosives Moves Closer to Market
The company has licensed the technology and will be making it commercially available. But distributing the palm-sized tool to police officers and others...
Mobile Emergency Pet Shelter Unveiled in Arlington County
Stocked with food, animal crates, litter pans, identification bands, dishes for food and water and cleaning supplies, the 20-foot trailer, the first of...
Indiana County Boosts Communications Capability
Supporters of the center say it will slash response times because all police and fire departments in the county will be able to communicate with each...
Poll: Americans Worried About Biological, Chemical Terrorism
Seventy percent of those surveyed ranked chemical terrorism as a major concern in 2007, an 18-point jump from the level of concern expressed in 2006....
Homeland Security Tests First Responder Credential Capabilities
The demonstration, known as Winter Storm, was a multi-jurisdictional test to verify credential system attributes such as qualifications, authorizations,...
DHS Awards $194 Million to States for Emergency Management
Emergency managers have been awarded more than $750 million since fiscal year 2004 through the program. State emergency management agencies use EMPG funds...
Union Expresses Support for Rail Security Bill
John Tolman, representing the Teamster Rail Conference a division of the Brotherhood of Teamsters testified in support of H.R. 1269, the Rail and Public...
Ore.: Bill Allows Police, Fire to Bargain on Safety
State Sens. Kate Brown and Floyd Prozanski both Democrats co-sponsored Senate Bill 400, which passed the Senate by a margin of 16-13. The bill now moves...
Near-Miss Reporting System Examines 2006 Events
The annual report is available online at www.firefighternearmiss.com and www.iafc.org/nearmiss. "In just a few short years, the National Fire Fighter...
Local Disaster Plans Aren't Making the Grade
Five years after the Sept. 11th and anthrax tragedies, adequate emergency preparedness at all levels - federal, state and local - remains catch-as-catch-can,...
New Security System Helps Protect Port of Portland Cargo
The Port of Portland is the first comprehensive installation of the CommerceGuard System on the West Coast. The system was developed by GE Security Inc....
Embassies Upgrading Perimeter Security with Barriers
Manufactured by Delta Scientific, the counter-terrorist vehicle control systems utilize the company's most-advanced DSC501 and DSC2000 shallow foundation...
Bipartisan BioShield Legislation Introduced
Rep. James Langevin (D, R.I.), chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology, and Rep....
CSB: Propane Leak Possible Cause of West Virginia Explosion
The explosion also caused the deaths of two technicians, two volunteer firefighters and severely injured several others, according to CSB investigators....
CSB: Propane Leak Possible Cause of West Virginia Explosion
The explosion also caused the deaths of two technicians, two volunteer firefighters and severely injured several others, according to CSB investigators....
Report Prompts NYC Mayor to Request 9/11 Aid
The 80-page report by the World Trade Center Health Panel which Bloomberg convened last year to study 9/11 health effects and treatment programs asserts...
DHS: Can We Talk?
Interoperable communications involve policies, technology and training that enable law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services from multiple...
Performance Issues Addressed in New Edition of NFPA's Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems
In late 2005, NFPA published an alert notice titled "PASS Alarm Signals Can Fail at High Temperatures" on the NFPA Web site. The alert advised emergency...
Technology Spending on First Responder Communication to Grow 7 Percent Over Next 5 Years
State and local governments must address both the technology and organizational issues that prohibit interoperability among public safety communications...
Homeland Security Establishing A National Advisory Council
"The development of the National Advisory Council, along with the tireless efforts of the dedicated public servants at FEMA, will go hand-in-hand in setting...
Substance Detection Simplified
An immunoassay is any laboratory method for detecting a substance by using an antibody with which it reacts. Deborah Menking and Michael Goode, scientists...
Mine Operators Urged to Provide Enough Breathable Air
The requirement, posted in a bulletin titled "Options for Providing Post-Accident Breathable Air to Underground Coal Miners," was published to help operators...
OSHA Unveils Pandemic Flu Guidance
"Proper planning and preparation now will enable employers to better protect their employees and lessen the impact of a pandemic on their operations,...
OSHA: Risk of Flu Exposure Varies by Occupation
Edens told reporters that OSHA's Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influence Pandemic which the agency unveiled Feb. 6 divides workplaces and work...
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