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An inspection report from Oct. 8, 2018, found "abundant" cracking and spalling of the columns, beams and walls in the garage under the tower that fell to the ground early Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 159 others unaccounted for. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Critical Infrastructure

Engineer Warned of ‘Major Structural Damage’ at Surfside Building Collapse

Tammy Waitt - June 26, 2021

Argonne National Laboratory is helping in the fight against COVID-19 in a number of research products, which includes helping the Federal Protective Service (FPS), co-recipient in the 2020 'ASTORS' Awards Program, to track and map areas affected by COVID-19 by using the Modified Infrastructure Survey Tool (MIST). (Courtesy of YouTube)

Federal

Argonne Researchers Continue Efforts in the Battle Against COVID-19

Tammy Waitt - June 1, 2021

As the police force of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service (FPS) is responsible for protecting Federal Facilities, their occupants, and visitors, ensuring a safe environment in which federal agencies can conduct their business. FPS does this by investigating threats posed against over 9,000 federal facilities nationwide.

Crisis Responders

DHS Federal Protective Service Returns to 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Tammy Waitt - June 27, 2020

The damage caused by wildfires in both California and Australia as well as the aftermath of the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico underscore the importance of this updated Policy. FEMA offers PA grants to eligible communities for debris removal, life-saving emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged publicly-owned facilities and infrastructure to respond and recover from major disasters. (Courtesy of FEMA)

Critical Infrastructure

FEMA Strengthens Construction Standards for Disaster Recovery

Tammy Waitt - January 22, 2020

The OpEx assessed first responder technologies that addressed the region’s public safety capability gaps to help ready agencies for the World Games 2021 and unexpected natural disasters. S&T also partnered with industry to provide vendors the opportunity to receive operational feedback about their technology from first responders.

Campus Security

Putting Next-Gen Techs in the Hands of Birmingham First Responders

Tammy Waitt - October 28, 2019

S&T’s NUSTL collaborated with first responders, DOE, and FEMA to publish the “Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Response Guidance: Planning for the First 100 Minutes,” is designed to encourage comprehensive radiological preparedness and assist first responders and local jurisdictions to both operationalize and implement best practices for RDD detonation response. Pictured here, a radioactive blast releasing radioactive ballistic fragments into the surrounding environment. (From the video, Courtesy of DHS S&T)

CBRNE Detection

S&T Returns with NUSTL Responder RAD Preparedness in 2019 ‘ASTORS’

Tammy Waitt - July 19, 2019

Can you tell what this robot does just by looking at it? If not, that is exactly why standards are needed—to prove what the robot can do. This particular method tests the robot’s ability to inspect, touch, rotate and extract items. (Courtesy of DHS S&T)

Campus Security

RoboCup 2018: S&T Test Methods to Evaluate Rescue Robots (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - August 13, 2018

Planning makes it possible to manage the entire life cycle of a potential crisis. Strategic and operational planning establishes priorities, identifies expected levels of performance and capability requirements, provides the standard for assessing capabilities and helps stakeholders learn their roles.

Campus Security

FEMA’s New Guide for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks

Tammy Waitt - July 30, 2018

An emergency response incident commander should be well-versed on how to respond to all hazards, including the intricacies of radiological and nuclear incidents. Because the hazards associated with radiological or nuclear (rad/nuc) incidents are uniquely challenging to convey accurately to first responders, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has developed a solution in the form of the Radiological Operations Support Specialist (ROSS) Program. In the field, the ROSS makes recommendations, interprets models, and analyzes data for that incident commander.

Campus Security

S&T Supports Radiation Preparedness with RadResponder (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - July 18, 2018

A Coast Guard representative launches the 'AeroVironment Puma' All-Environment drone during the Singing River Island payload evaluations. DHS and the Coast Guard can use this drone for multiple missions depending on the payload. (Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

Aerospace

DHS S&T Evaluating Drones for Use by Federal Agencies (See How,...

Tammy Waitt - June 8, 2018

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