Fire Technology, Drones & the Need for Counter-Technology (Multi-Video)
Guest Editorial by Charles Werner, Public Safety Advisor & Chair, National Council on Public Safety UAS (NCPSU)
Over the past year, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—aka drones—have demonstrated their value to public safety organizations worldwide...
SC Man Nabbed at Airport Trying to Join ISIS Pleads Guilty (Learn More, Video)
Zakaryia Abdin, 19, of Ladson, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, before...
1 Dead, Suspects Training Children for School Shootings (Learn More, Video)
By Eric Levenson, Scott McLean and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN
If the defendants were to "be released from custody, there is a substantial likelihood defendant may commit new crimes due to his planning...
Alcide Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards
We’ve reached a breaking point that calls for a new kind of security solution - one that is designed specifically for the complex hybrid, multi-cloud, multi-compute data centers environment .
Companies need...
DHS Outlines Biometric Exit Progress for Overstayers (Learn More, Videos)
In the past five years, the number of international travelers passing through US airports has increased by more than a fifth, to 124.2 million in 2017.
Last year alone, US Customs and...
CDC: Zika Still a Threat & Babies with Zika Need Attention (Multi- Video)
About 1 in 7 babies now 1 year or older who were born to women with Zika virus infection during pregnancy had one or more health problems possibly caused by exposure...
Suspect in DEA Task Force Deputy Shooting Pleads Guilty (Multi-Video)
Jarvis Hardy, age 29, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty earlier this week to multiple charges that led to the shooting of a DEA task force officer.
Hardy is charged with the...
US Marshals Operation ‘Summer in the City’ Turns Up Heat On NJ Crime
Federal, state and local agencies united with the U.S. Marshals Service District of New Jersey and the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force to help reduce gang violence across the state of...
New Firefighter Cancer Registry Will Help to Monitor Cancer Incidents
Fire fighters face many dangers that may harm their health.
On July 7, President Trump signed the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018.
The Act requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Firefighter Burnout and Workplace Safety (Learn More, Multi-Video)
By the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
Are firefighters who show symptoms of burnout less likely to follow safety procedures?
A team of researchers recently set out to learn if burnout impacted a firefighter’s...
