Smaller Cities Turning to Gunshot Detection to Prevent Gun Violence

ShotSpotter, a leader in precision policing solutions, and a Multi- Award Winner in the 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has identified an increasing trend of small cities adopting big city...
With the increasing strain on public services in response to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the professional firefighters, EMTs and emergency service professionals that make up High Rise Escape Systems, believe it is irresponsible to believe emergency services will be obtainable, timely and equipped to provide rescue from multi-story buildings, Air Traffic Control (ATC) towers or other critical infrastructure environments.

Access to Emergency Self-Evacuation is Critical for Multi-Story Buildings

First responder deaths related to COVID-19 are up this year, and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) reports 22* confirmed on-duty firefighter deaths attributed to COVID-19, making it the leading cause of...
One thing I know for sure: there will be no going back to the old screening procedures. Why? Because three waves of change are combining to crest and crash down on the thresholds of their venues at the same time. The future of people screening will be quite different indeed, but it will be much, much better—at least for those who learn to adapt.

The RISE of the DIGITAL THRESHOLD

By Peter George, CEO, Evolv Technology The New Normal Throughout this global pandemic period I’ve had many conversations with leaders responsible for people screening at live sports and entertainment venues, workplaces, schools, houses of...
If anyone knows the whereabouts of Torrel Brown, or has information about the shooting, please call the FBI New York at 212-384-1000. (Courtesy of the FBI)

FBI/NYPD Seeks Suspected Gunman Torrell Brown: $5,000 Reward

The New York FBI/NYPD Metro Safe Streets Task Force is asking for help from the public in locating a man wanted in connection with a shooting in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on July...
Louisiana and Suffolk County, NY, among regions leveraging tool to communicate COVID-related advisories and prepare for distribution of vaccine to residents

‘ASTORS’ Winner Rave Announces New Vaccine Distribution Solution

Rave Mobile Safety, a leading critical communication platform and newly announced Multi-Award Winner in the 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is introducing its Vaccine Distribution Solution to aid state and...
Whether you’re managing high- or low-traffic areas in cities, the inside or outside of your business headquarters after hours, or a high-value asset in a remote location, Intelligent Video lets you monitor what’s important around the clock. See it all without investing the time and resources it takes to manually monitor streaming footage.

BriefCam Analytics to Power Verizon’s Intelligent Video Solution

BriefCam®, an industry’s leading provider of Video Content Analytics and VIDEO SYNOPSIS® solutions, and a Finalist the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's advanced video...
Canon Solutions America, Inc. Introduces Smart Parcel Lockers for Seamless, Contactless Delivery

Canon Introduces Smart Lockers for Seamless, Contactless Delivery

In an effort to provide a safe, secure, and streamlined package retrieval solution in a minimal-contact environment, Canon Solutions America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., and a Multi- Product...
In 911 things don’t always go perfectly as planned. And that means as a 911 center manager, you may be called on – by a chief, the media, the public, the agencies you support, or other stakeholders – to explain the details of an incident – specifically ‘How it Happened.’ Unfortunately, reconstructing incident timelines can be a very time-consuming, manual process. NICE Inform makes it incredibly easy to understand what happened.

NICE Public Safety Named a Finalist in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Getting incident response right has always been critical to policing, but with today’s increased media attention on incident response and policing, it has become even more important than ever. Reviews of high...
The FBI, whose Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been named a Finalist in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Excellence in Homeland Security Awards, has made public the most recent Hate Crime Statistics which show that in 2019, there were 7,314 criminal incidents and 8,559 related offenses as being motivated by bias based on race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity.

FBI Releases 2019 United States Hate Crime Statistics

The FBI has released Hate Crime Statistics 2019 which is the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. The 2019 data which was submitted by 15,588...
Report, investigate, track and clear cases faster with cutting edge, CJIS-compliant law enforcement software from CrimeCenter, now part of the ShotSpotter family. Optimize collaboration, share information and improve community interactions in a secure, cloud-based system. Certified law enforcement agencies only.

ShotSpotter Adds Crimecenter Soft-ware to Law Enforcement Solutions

ShotSpotter, a leader in solutions to help law enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun violence, and a Finalist in the 2020 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has signed a definitive agreement...