Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: ICE RRT member Rapid Response Teams from ICE have been deployed to areas of New York and New Jersey hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy to help assist other government agencies and the public in recovery efforts. ICE Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) sent 40…
Huge storm threatens eastern seaboard, massive response underway
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Obama, Fugate briefing As hurricane Sandy closed in on the east coast of the U.S. threatening unprecedented damage from strong winds, torrential rain and flooding on Oct. 29, the federal government in Washington, as well as state and local governments along the…
NNSA takes emergency response training programs to Vietnam
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: VARANS Hosted by the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS), the National Nuclear Security Administration conducted two emergency preparedness courses in the country the week of Oct. 15. NNSA provided courses under is International Radiological Assistance Program Training for Emergency…
IACP Conference, 2012: Rob Wolf, VP Public Safety and Emergency Response, NC4
law_enforcement_first_responders Rob Wolf tells GSN that NC4 products focus on situational awareness, and the company is at the IACP show to demonstrate its new SAFECOP product for state and local law enforcement. SAFECOP was developed in collaboration with the Tampa, FL police department and is a new crime fighting solution…
NNSA tests preparedness in radiological emergency response exercise
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: RAP exercise Radiological emergency response teams gathered for a terror-attack response exercise in Albuquerque, NM, the week of Sept. 10. Members of the National Nuclear Security Agency’s (NNSA) Radiological Assistance Teams working under the NNSA’s Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) attended intensive training…
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…
DARPA emergency response robot runs faster than the fastest human
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: DARPA’s Cheetah A robot under development by the U.S. Defense Department that could be used in a variety of applications, including emergency response missions, can run faster than the fastest human, recently reaching almost 30 miles per hour on a laboratory treadmill….
Louisiana sinkhole draws stepped-up state homeland security response
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Bayou Corne sinkhole A 400 foot wide, 400 foot deep sinkhole in a Louisiana bayou 80 miles northwest of New Orleans has the state’s homeland security and emergency agency stepping up its monitoring efforts as the gaping hole threatens surrounding infrastructure in…
Humanoid disaster response robot contract awarded
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Boston Dynamics robot A Massachusetts company will develop a humanoid robot platform that will be used to develop a disaster response system for the Department of Defense. Under a $10,882,438 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the DoD on Aug. 13, Waltham, MA-based Boston…
PPM 2000 computer-aided dispatch and MIR3 notification to collaborate on emergency response
Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: PPM 2000′sDispatchLog PPM 2000, a provider of end-to-end incident management software, announced on August 14 the integration of its computer-aided dispatch component, Perspective DispatchLog, with the Intelligent Notification (IN) platform from MIR3, an innovator of real-time intelligent notification and response technology. Homepage position: 10…