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Pressure builds for police, civilian drone flights 15
By Joan Lowy Associated Press WASHINGTON — Heads up: Drones are going mainstream. Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and ...
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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 ...
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10 years after 9/11: When will D-Block be done? 1
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 ...
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Pulling yourself out of a ten-foot hole3
“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 ...
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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 ...
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How to buy emergency lighting
By Mike Shimwell S A Equipment Republished with permission of International Fire Fighter Magazine It is essential that public safety responders have access to a wide variety of lighting equipment, so they ...
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LAPD unveils decision-making training system2
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.” ...
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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 ...
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Regulators propose grant program for public safety3
Associated PressWASHINGTON — Federal regulators will recommend that Congress establish a grant program to fund a nationwide wireless broadband network that would allow police officers, firefighters ...
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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. ...
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Commission gives U.S. an 'F' on bioterror response2
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.
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