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By Darin Dowe
When we fail to recognize the presence of a HazMat during the performance of our duties, we put ourselves, fellow responders and the community at risk. We must increase our awareness and make HazMat part of our mindset.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Jun 2011)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the beginning of Cyber Storm III—a three-day long, DHS-sponsored exercise that brings together a diverse cross-section of the nation’s cyber incident responders to assess U.S. cyber response capabilities.
(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Nov/Dec 2010)
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) emergency responders attending the Hazard Assessment and Response Management (HARM) course decontaminate response personnel after leaving a contaminated building during a training exercise.
(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Jul/Aug 2010)
By Rob Thorp
If there is one aspect of Officer Rob Thorp’s work for the New London, N.H. Police Department that he can’t live without, it is the records management software that is installed on each patrol unit’s mobile data terminal (MDT).
(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT May/Jun 2010)
By Audrey Fraizer
Janice Quintana knew the task ahead wouldn’t be easy. The director of the Office of Unified Communications (OUC) in Washington, D.C., said the majority of those answering and dispatching emergency calls at the Unified Communications Center (UCC) was skeptical when she announced another change was close down the road.
(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT May/Jun 2010)
WASHINGTON—Four days after the seventh anniversary of September 11, a few weeks after the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, and Ike, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsored a forum at its Washington, D.C. headquarters to review the strides made in ensuring preparedness and enhancing protection of the nation’s critical infrastructure.
(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Jan/Feb 2009)
By Susan Geoghegan
The ability to effectively communicate and exchange data in real time is critical to public safety. In the past, agencies and neighboring jurisdictions operating on disparate systems could not perform at peak levels when responding to major incidents.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Jul 2014)
The EF5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla. in May 2013 was one of the worst in recent history. The loss of life and property was devastating. However, law enforcement proved once again how neighboring communities pull together and departments provide mutual aid to help after a few moments in terror strike.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Jul 2014)