NICE Helps Metro Nashville Get Ready for NG9-1-1 (Learn More – Video)
With plans to deploy a state-wide emergency services network (ESInet), Tennessee has set the stage for Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1).
The Metro Nashville (TN) Department of Emergency Communications (MNDEC), the state’s largest...
Chicago Airports Safer Following Active Shooter Training (Video)
Universal Security Staff working at Chicago O'Hare and Chicago Midway Airports recently received advanced Active Shooter Response training from Archway Defense.
Guards have been trained to identify, respond, and mitigate acts of...
Suspect ID’d in Ohio State Attack as Abdul Razak Ali Artan (Video)
By Pete Williams, Tom Winter, Andrew Blankstein and Tracy Connor, NBC News
An Ohio State University student posted a rant shortly before he plowed a car into a campus crowd and stabbed...
Our Nation Must Always be Prepared – Charles E. Schmidt (Video)
Guest editorial by Charles Schmidt, the national commander of The American Legion
President-Elect Trump has promised to rebuild our military so it can have the resources to better defend the United...
Quantum3D Offers FireFLY Training System for Forest Fire Fighting
Quantum3D, a leading provider of training and simulation solutions for government and commercial applications, has announced the availability of its FireFLY system; a complete training system for the management of forest...
First Responder Spotlight: Jeremy DeMar (Learn More)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) First Responders Group (FRG) relies on experienced emergency response and preparedness professionals to guide its research and development efforts....
Whitney Receives Nov. Officer of the Month Award (Body Cam Video)
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected Senior Police Officer Daniel Whitney, of the Athens-Clarke County (GA) Police Department, as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award...
New Handheld Drug Detection Device for Law Enforcement
PAS Systems International has released the AquilaScan Oral Fluid Drug Screener designed for law enforcement.
AquilaScan is an affordable, handheld, qualitative screening instrument with a simple to use field data management system.
The...
Move Over, Don’t Text, Use Seat Belts, Save Lives & Know the Law (Videos)
Posted by FHWA Deputy Administrator David Kim
This month, FHWA and its partners began a year-long effort to engage state DOTs, first responders, community traffic reporters, drivers’ education instructors, grassroots preparedness organizations,...
Official: At Least 6 Killed in TN School Bus Crash (Learn More)
By Ariana Sawyer, The Tennessean, via USA Today
At least six people were killed and at least 23 children taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed into a tree Monday afternoon in Chattanooga,...
