Sikorsky Delivers Firehawks to the LACo FD for Aerial Firefighting (Video)

Sikorsky has delivered two S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopters to the County of Los Angeles at a ceremony in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The S-70i Black Hawk helicopters will be customized to a Firehawk™ configuration to meet L.A. County...
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N Texas Man Gets 60 yrs for Producing Child Pornography (Learn More)

A North Texas man was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means to 60 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John R. Parker...
Eighty-nine firefighters (56 volunteer, 23 career and 10 wildland agency) died while on duty in 2016.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2016, Report Released

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) report, "Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2016," identifies and analyzes all on-duty U.S. firefighter fatalities that occurred last year increase understanding of their causes...
Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi man, reportedly inspired by ISIS set off a pipe bomb inside New York's Port Authority bus terminal during rush hour Monday morning (Image courtesy of YouTube)

NY: Man Detonates Pipe Bomb in Attempted Terror Attack (Multi-Video)

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN A man wearing a homemade pipe bomb detonated his explosive in a walkway at the Port Authority Bus Terminal near Times Square on Monday, injuring three people...

Safety Train Educates 3,241 First Responders on its 2017 Tour (Video)

In 2017, Norfolk Southern provided training to 3,241 first responders across its network on the company's safety train, a rolling learning lab that helps communities prepare for and safely respond to potential...

McCaul Releases December Terror Threat Snapshot

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) has released December’s Terror Threat Snapshot, a monthly assessment of the Committee’s continuing effort to highlight the growing threat America, the West, and the world...

Orolia Receives Two 2017 Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Multi-Video)

Orolia, the world leader in resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solutions, has  won the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards in two key categories. The awards, sponsored by American Security Today, were...
The Rapid DNA machine being loaded (Image courtesy of DHS S&T)

Rapid DNA Completes DNA Testing in Minutes Instead of Months (Video)

In late November 2017, the Massachusetts Office of Chief Medical Examiner (MAOCME) issued their first official identification of a deceased person based on the accredited use of Rapid DNA in their lab. This represents...

Shooter Posed as High School Student to Carry Out Deadly Attack (Multi-Video)

  By Russell Contreras, Associated Press via ABC News A 21-year-old gunman who disguised himself as a student to get into a New Mexico high school where he killed two students had caught the...
On Nov 13, a US Coast Guard cutter intercepted the vessel, arrested the crew, and recovered over 3,800 pounds of cocaine. All three suspects will face US charges. (Image courtesy of CBP)

CBP Pursues Smugglers in Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible Vessel

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) crew, in coordination with interagency partners, pursued a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel engaged in cocaine smuggling. The AMO crew aboard a P-3...