Wildfires Force Evacuations in CA; 5,000 Firefighters Deployed (Video)
By Bill Chappell, NPR
Hot and dry conditions in the West are feeding wildfires in the U.S. and Canada, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people.
In California, some 5,000 firefighters are battling...
Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV in ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards (Video)
Sharp Electronics Corporation is pleased to announce that the Sharp INTELLOS Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) has been nominated in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards competition.
The Sharp INTELLOS™ A-UGV is a multi-terrain, mobile sensor,...
Hitachi Breath-Alcohol Detection Device with Facial Recognition
Hitachi has developed a prototype system for a new breath-alcohol detection device equipped with facial recognition, and verification field tests with (Hitachi Capital Auto Lease.)
Hitachi has been pursuing research to increase...
McMurdo Supplies World-Leading Rescue Coordination Center Solution
Orolia, through its brand McMurdo, has been awarded a search and rescue (SAR) software contract for the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana.
McMurdo will provide its next-generation PRISMA C2 Incident Management System...
Battelle Releases NIJ MSP DNA Forensic Methods Study (Multi-Video)
Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) technologies, also referred to as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), has just got a lot closer to implementation in crime labs.
A Battelle study for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) demonstrates...
Gold Coast 2018 Games Selects Motorola Solutions (Multi-Video)
Motorola Solutions has been selected as official radio communications supplier for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018).
The global, 11-day sporting spectacular will attract 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 nations and...
Airborne Drones on Patrol, the Answer to Public Safety Policing (Video)
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)s, commonly known as drones, will soon be a common sight over border zones, crime hotspots and city streets, as public safety and security officials and police departments...
NYC OD Victims & Witnesses Can Call 911 Without Fear of Arrest (Video)
The New York Police Department is launching a public service announcement and paid advertising campaign to raise awareness of the New York State's 911 Good Samaritan Law.
The campaign will target...
CBP AMO to the Rescue: Boaters from Vessel on Fire (Learn More)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Agents from the Jacksonville Marine Unit and interagency partners rescued two boaters after their vessel caught fire near the St. Augustine Inlet...
CBP Officers Capture Man Wanted in Oklahoma Killing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry on Thursday apprehended a man wanted in connection with a March 2017 shooting in...
