Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: National Guard troopsprepare for Sandy About 1,500 National Guard members are on active duty supporting disaster response activities in seven states on the east coast as Hurricane Sandy approaches, according to the Department of Defense. In an Oct. 29 report, the DoD’s…
Worried about Hurricane Sandy, AVSEC World 2012 conference and ISC East postponed
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response In anticipation of Hurricane Sandy wreaking havoc on the New York City metropolitan area early next week, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the postponement of AVSEC World 2012, a major aviation security conference which would have attracted global leaders in aviation…
Worried about Hurricane Sandy, IATA postpones its AVSEC World 2012 conference
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response In anticipation of Hurricane Sandy wreaking havoc on the New York City metropolitan area early next week, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the postponement of AVSEC World 2012, a major aviation security conference which would have attracted global leaders in aviation…
East Coast emergency management agencies gird for Hurricane Sandy
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Oct. 26 forecast track As the metropolitan corridor between Washington D.C, Philadelphia and New York appears to be the bullseye for what looks to be an inevitable hit from a powerful winter storm/hurricane, federal and state emergency management agencies in the area…
ICE Rapid Response Team saves 14 stranded by Hurricane Isaac
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Rapid Response in Slidell An ICE Rapid Response Team helped over a dozen residents of Slidell, LA escape rising flood waters as Hurricane Isaac raged through the Gulf Coast states the week of Aug. 27. Slidell residents, said Immigrations and Customs Enforcement…
Port of Tampa helps secure GOP convention in the face of hurricane
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Port of Tampa As the world watched split-screen television reports of Hurricane Isaac and coverage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL, the security director at the Port of Tampa, was dealing with the double–barreled impact of both at his busy…
Port of Tampa helps secure RNC in the face of hurricane
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Port of Tampa As the world watched split television screen reports of Hurricane Isaac and coverage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, FL, the security director at the Port of Tampa had been dealing with the double – barreled impact…
Brewing hurricane could upend convention plans, security preparations
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Isaac path Aug. 22 The winds in a brewing hurricane that could the batter the Tampa Bay, FL area in the coming days, could also pummel the Republican national convention there along with its carefully laid security plans. Homepage position: 10 read…
AT&T Crews Roll Out from Atlanta, GA Ahead of Hurricane Irene
ATT crews pack up at an Atlanta, GA facility to head to a staging area in North Carolina. Crews are utilizing ATT Network Disaster Recovery tools, including cell sites on wheels and portable cell towers. ATT network equipment technology can be used as a response to natural or man-made disasters….