The study at Texas A&M University is looking at the effects of smoke on the hearts of wildland firefighters using an Apple Watch and an air quality sensor worn by the firefighters.
The public expects to be safe, but after a disaster like a train derailment, if there’s not a clear and effective response, you lose the public’s trust and it’s difficult to get it back.
Perimeter is an app that puts emergency managers in an advanced state of situational awareness, allowing them to share critical information like road closures and evacuation routes both internally and with the public.
House Finance Committee Chairman Vernon Criss, R-Wood, said the state was guarding against a potential clawback of $465 million as the reason a $50 million allotment for trust fund was omitted from the state House budget bill.
This was the fifth confirmed earthquake this year in the state after 28 quakes were recorded in 2023. The last time seismic activity was recorded in South Carolina was when two quakes rumbled through March 9.
911inform provides immediate situational awareness for schools, state buildings and health-care facilities, allowing personnel to lock down a building, access a camera or notify authorized personnel with a press of a button.
The drill gives residents the opportunity to make a tornado plan and test it, which is key to preparedness. Tornadoes provide an average lead time of 10 to 15 minutes, requiring quick action.
Chief information officers and their IT teams at colleges and universities have critical roles to play during an emergency, particularly when it comes to managing communications and campus security infrastructure.
The Huron County Emergency Management Agency will test its alert system on March 19 to check its compatibility with the solar eclipse in April, as well as to ensure officials are trained for a future emergency event.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and officials from the Colorado Rockies are planning to practice responding to a simulated active shooter scenario during a baseball game at Coors Field in Denver.
