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Assembly plant shooting proves turning point for regional interoperability

OakWIN consists of 47 tower sites and features high-quality, digital trunking capabilities for more than 5,000 police, fire, and EMS personnel. ...

Easing communication with cognitive radio

In the wake of the season’s most devastating hurricane, a major metropolitan area reaches out to nearby smaller towns for law enforcement and firefighting assistance. Communication between the city’s ...

NC city to build wireless network for police, fire

Officials say people surfing the web on smart phones has led to problems for police and fire departments ...

WV State Police unveils mobile disaster command center

Agency realized they needed a way to organize state troopers at locations where cellphone service is limited ...

10 years after 9/11: When will D-Block be done? Video

At 0700 hours today, I was 48 floors above Ground Zero, peering down into the construction site and 9/11 Memorial and saying a silent prayer for the heroes we lost that dreadful day in September. I had ...

Calif. Bay Area responders still not on same radio frequency

Progress has been hampered by high costs, intergovernmental wrangling, multilayered bureaucracy and technology that's still evolving ...

10 years later, NY responders communicate better Comments

Sept. 11 was a convergence of the worst possible problems in communication technology ...

‘Virtual escort’ app to aid campus police Comments

University police are adding an emergency situation mobile application that streams audio and video ...

Okla. police add emergency contact technology

The clip-on dots contain a number that medics can use to access medical records ...

Maintaining hygiene under field or extreme conditions Comments

One of the biggest problems following natural disasters is the spread of disease and infection after the event. With the breakdown of basic sanitation services and clean water, it becomes increasingly ...

Pulling yourself out of a ten-foot hole Comments

“I’d rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.” I’ve been saying that for as long as I can remember. So, what if one day I needed several feet of 550lb.-test ...

LAPD opens state-of-the-art incident training system

Although there are 53 HYDRA training centers in the world, this is the first one operating in the U.S. ...

Calif. officers patrolling quake-damaged town

Associated PressCALEXICO, Calif. — Police patrolled streets littered with shattered glass Monday morning and closed off several blocks of historic buildings damaged in a deadly Easter Sunday earthquake ...

LAPD unveils decision-making training system Video

The Los Angeles Police Department has announced a new training system that will guide commanding officers during national disasters and emergencies. According to the LAPD press release, the state-of-the art training suite is “designed to test and hone decision-making skills in realistic critical-incident scenarios ranging from a terrorist attack to an earthquake.” ...

How to buy emergency preparedness products

Domestic terrorism and natural disasters aggravated by climate changes have made public safety agencies more aware than ever before that they have to be prepared to operate in the absence of resources ...

How to buy emergency response software

By Tim DeesEmergency management (EM) software is a tool for keeping track of all of the events, equipment, and people associated with any complex public safety activity, particularly those that are unplanned. ...

Commission gives U.S. an 'F' on bioterror response Comments

A commission set up to assess national security measures on Tuesday gave the U.S. government a failing grade in improving response time to a biological attack. "Nearly a decade after September 11, 2001, and one month after the Christmas Day bombing attempt, the United States is failing to address several urgent threats, especially bioterrorism," said former Sen. Bob Graham. ...

Ohio med school program provides care for police on front lines Comments

By Susan J. Landers American Medical NewsDAYTON, Ohio — "Officer down" isn't just dialog from a TV police drama for physicians in Wright State University's Division of Tactical Emergency ...

Response to active shooter at Virginia Tech called 'inexcusable' Comments

Associated PressRICHMOND, Va. — Some Virginia Tech officials warned their own families about 90 minutes before a campus-wide alert was issued in the 2007 slayings of 32 people, according to a revised ...

Iowa's joint emergency communications center delayed Comments

By Gregg Hennigan The GazetteIOWA CITY, Iowa — On a recent Friday night, Iowa City police officers and Johnson County sheriff's deputies worked together on a car chase. Because the city and county ...