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There’s A Drone at  My  Airport – Now What Do I Do?  Learn Here (Videos)

Guest Editorial By Jackson Markey, Enterprise Sales Manager at Dedrone  It’s a mystery that made international headlines and remains unsolved more than four years on. On a brisk Wednesday evening in December...

DHS SBIR Seeks Solutions to Detect Survivors in a Building Collapse

In the event of a disaster or other tragedy, first responders can be faced with the daunting task of searching for survivors, and in situations such as a building collapse, there...

Substance Abuse Expert on How COVID-19 Can Lead to Addiction

By Nicholas Mathews, substance abuse expert, recovered addict, and the founder of Stillwater Behavior Health treatment facility The statistics are, as they say, sobering. According to the Centers for Disease Control, (which...
On the one-year anniversary of the deaths of Special Agents Dan Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger, FBI Miami Field Office personnel honored their fallen colleagues, including by taking part in several group workouts in a nod to the two agents’ shared passion for fitness.

FBI Marks One Year After Agents’ Deaths with Friendship and Fitness

By the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Colleagues of Special Agent Daniel Alfin remember the time he wouldn’t leave the water. Alfin donned a wet suit and dove into Florida’s Lake Lelia in...

Game Changing Drug Screening Program Launched with DART-MS

IonSense, a leading provider of Direct Analysis Real-Time (DART) mass spectrometry for rapid mass spectral analysis of a large variety of samples, and a 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner, has...
BioWatch hosts regular training exercises across jurisdictions to equip public and private sector partners with the guidance, tools, and expertise to develop response plans to address worst-case scenarios.

DHS CWMD and Seattle Conduct a Bio-Threat Preparedness Exercise

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), along with Seattle area emergency managers, public health officials, laboratory officials, and first responders participated in a virtual...
America’s Public Safety Network Surpasses 2.81 Million Square Miles, Expands First Responder Access to 5G and Strengthens Commitment to Mission-Ready Infrastructure

FirstNet Exceeds 3M First Responder Connections (Learn More, Videos)

In the nearly 5 years since AT&T was selected by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to build and operate FirstNet®, the company moved quickly to bring more coverage, boost...
The Mark43 Crisis Response Directory was created to serve as a centralized resource of mental and behavioral health crisis responses in North American, European, and Australian communities. (Courtesy of Mark43)

Mark43 Crisis Response Directory to Increase Access to Information

Mark43, a leading cloud-native public safety software provider, and 2021 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best Public Safety Workforce Management, is announcing the launch of the Mark43 Crisis Response Directory, a publicly-available database...
Following AppArmor joining the Rave Mobile Safety family, the combination extends their market leadership in public safety and incident response solutions

Rave Mobile Safety Sees 12th Consecutive Year of Revenue Growth

Rave Mobile Safety, a provider of the critical communication and collaboration platform, and Multi-Award Winner in the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for Five Consecutive Years, is pleased to announce...
Prior to his joining Salinas Police in 2020, 30-year-old Officer Jorge Alvarado Alvarado, who is survived by his fiancee and his mother, had served as an officer with the Colma Police Department, and was also a U.S. Army veteran. (Courtesy of the Salinas PD)

Salinas Mourns Hero Officer Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop

March 1, 2022 – In Breaking News – East Bay Times With flags flown at half staff behind them, members of the community Monday visited a memorial to pay their respects to officer Jorge...