The Hendon Media Article Search System allows visitors to search online articles from any of our publications. Below is a list of articles matching your search criteria. Click on an article title to view the entire article.
By Jeffery Fuller
Over the last 10 years, natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and manmade tragedies such as the events surrounding 9/11 have highlighted significant weakness in the reliability of in-building wireless public safety communications. This has lead to the creation of various codes and ordinances at local and national levels in the United States to ensure that all public buildings provide wireless coverage for the first responder and for public safety.
(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Jul/Aug 2010)
By K. B. Kenney
Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster; 9/11 was a direct attack. It was determined by minds that are trained in rescue/security issues that communications were an absolute mess in both situations.
(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Jan/Feb 2010)
By Ann Wilder
The New Orleans Police Department continues to fight its way back from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina while trying to prepare better for future disasters.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Sep 2006)
By James Careless
M/A-COM stepped up to supply New Orleans with NetworkFirst radio interoperability equipment during Hurricane Katrina.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Sep 2006)
By John Bellah
Nearly 500 law enforcement fleet maintenance personnel from all over the United States and Canada attended the 2006 Police Expo (PFE) in Louisville, KY.
(This article was originally published in Police Fleet Manager Sep/Oct 2006)
By Pat Goss
With just an agressive cleaning and detailing, most flood-damaged cars can "look" normal. Avoid problems with crooks, deadly toxins and many other long-term problems with the resale of these vehicles.
(This article was originally published in Police Fleet Manager Sep/Oct 2006)
By Charles Hustmyre
The New Orleans Police Department recalls the horrors of Hurricane Katrina, including massive flooding, riots, and being stranded.
(This article was originally published in Tactical Response Jul/Aug 2006)
By James Careless
With all the technology cluttering in police vehicles today, TACNET improves driver safety by integrating in-car devices. Visteon's TACNET takes all the devices currently inside the passenger compartment, moves them to the trunk, then integrates their controls up to a dash-mounted touch screen panel, backed up by a hand-activated “pod” mounted between the driver and passenger seats.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Apr 2006)
By James Arey
Find out how the courage, determination, and commitment of the NOPD SWAT ultimately enabled them to prevail in light of the devestation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Jan 2006)
By James Careless
Find out why a clear, first responder-directed commitment to establishing reliable, nationally-interoperable public safety radio networks is necessary to prevent a repeat of the kind of radio chaos experienced during 9/11 and Katrina.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Oct 2005)