State governments are taking divergent approaches to planning and varied strategies for engaging with federal and local partners for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), according to a report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).
While federal agencies haven’t yet reached a tipping point for the devices’ use, optimism for a future filled with wearables seems plentiful.
Current innovation in wearable technology may enable first responders to stream tactical data to someone in the field.
Adams County will be the first to demonstrate a new LTE system that will be part of the Public Safety Broadband Network
International Medical Corps (IMC), Concern Worldwide, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have teamed up and developed a FREE online training for emergency responders with the help of 400 practitioners and is designed to work on low-bandwidth net connections.
On March 19-20, 2014, DHS S&T Office of University Programs and the National Center for Border Security and Immigration, a DHS S&T Center of Excellence (COE), co-hosted a workshop to ensure that "potential challenges with regard to data reliability, accessibility, and availability are reviewed and understood before approving Centers of Excellence R&D projects.”
Read about a new study that analyzes mobile communication behavior and its implications for the way information spreads during extraordinary events.
The U.S. H1N1 outbreak in 2009 gave the University of Oregon a chance implement a new approach to handle large scale incidents.
SASMEX's impressive performance after a magnitude 7.2 quake is helping drive early warning system efforts around the world
The FirstToSee Emergency Support System got its first real-world use last month during search and rescue efforts following the massive mudslide in Washington State.
What if a 911 center could push data to first responders and police to get the location from GIS and visuals of buildings from mobile phones? Read more about the development and implementation of Next Generation 911.
The National Information Sharing Consortium (NISC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) First Responders Group (FRG) will co-host a webinar on April 17 titled, Mutual Aid: Tools and Technologies to Discover, Request, Acquire, and Track Resources.