Public Safety
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Iowa City and Johnson County are taking part in a pilot program that will aim to develop a protocol that will serve as another response to 911 or other crisis line calls typically handled by local law enforcement. -
The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week.
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By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way.
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All-hazards focus by fusion centers improves emergency operations.
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Maps show the status of relocation check-ins in real-time.
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The new EOC allows the city to coordinate with regional, state, and national operations centers through a host of systems and back-up systems, including the Internet, video-teleconferencing, satellite phones, 800 MHz radio, short-wave/amateur radio, and local, state, and national warning/notification radios.
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Geospatial data can be an essential part of emergency management.
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Just after 6 p.m. on the evening of August 1, 2007, the 40-year old bridge collapsed into the river
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Funding strategies for local emergency managers for fiscal 2008.
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A large-scale disaster would challenge America's first responders with scores of dead to identify and many injured to nurse.
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The consortium will develop and deliver training tailored for emergency responders in rural communities.
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Lab has developed radiation sensors that are used in several port locations nationally and also is researching sensors to detect biological toxins and chemical hazards.
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Provide each governor across the nation with proactive recommendations for emergency readiness.
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"Winter Storm" provided further validation of the technological advancements that will enable the nation to meet the goal of developing a unified credentialing system for first responders.
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Will cover bird flu detection schemes, risk communication, animal health and food safety, benefit-risk assessment, and treatment of acute H5N1 infections.
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The next phase of the project will include the deployment of mobile devices.
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Preliminary Tornado Warning lead times ranged from 12 minutes to 55 minutes.
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Will provide a seamless interoperable, redundant wireless broadband network of networks with the capacity to transmit video, data and voice communications with peak speeds of nearly 5 Mbps.
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DHS will grant states an extension of the compliance deadline until December 31, 2009.
