Emergency Operation’s Virtual Future
The U.S. H1N1 outbreak in 2009 gave the University of Oregon a chance implement a new approach to handle large scale incidents.
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.
As the number of annual billion-dollar disasters escalates disaster resilience efforts becomes ever more important. What is disaster resilience? Who is responsible for it? Is there a single solution to disaster resilience? All these questions and more are explored in Eric Holdeman’s insightful column.
As the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) May 15th voluntary text-to-9-1-1 deadline approaches 14 states have already deployed a live text-to-9-1-1 service in at least one county with many more planning to offer the capability soon. Last week shared an article highlighting the concerns of the public safety community. This Radio Resource online exclusive highlights The National SMS Text Service Coordination Group’s recently released Information and Planning Guide aims to help the public safety community understand this new capability
Last week we shared an article that seeks to answer whether FirstNet is stalled. Read author Bill Schrier's follow up piece for updates on new developments with FirstNet, and new commentary on the speed and implementation of the program.
Will the phrase, "Help! Somebody text 911! It’s an emergency!" one day take the place of "Somebody call 911!"?
Florida debuts a new initiative that improves situational awareness and increases the safety of crews that fight wildfires.
Representative Susan Brooks (R-IN) introduced H.R. 4263, known as the Social Media Working Group Act of 2014, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to establish a social media working group, which expands both the membership and influence of the Department of Homeland Security’s Virtual Social Media Working Group (VSMWG).
Registration is required and white paper submissions are due March 28, 2014