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Responder Knowledge Database: on overlook asset
Hosting data about DHS grants and third-party equipment certification, RKD is an invaluable resource for those in the emergency response business
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Survive shuts down operation
Membership organization was synonomous with continuity in Britain; consultants and trainers lose a reliable revenue source
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Noble Resolve exercises kick-off in Virginia
U.S. Joint Forces Command, increasingly interested in statistical modeling and simulation, teams up with Virginia authorities for emergency preparedness drills
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FEMA readies $65 million in preparedness grants
CEDAP to pay out $37 million for equipment, while CTGP offers public and private sector $29 million in training and management grants
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Fritz Institute to study community-based disaster relief
Little is known about how local groups and faith-based organizations operate during emergencies; a major push to help the neediest
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MIR3 unveils campus emergency notification system
The Virginia Tech tragedy highlights the importance of disseminating emergency alerts to thousands of recipients simultaneously, and do so to many different communication devices; MIR3 offers a solution
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FEMA tosses $40 million in MREs
A lack of refrigeration contributed to waste in 2006; agency now intends to hold-off on pre-positioning; ongoing delays for the Total Asset Visibility system
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DHS to award $33.7 million in local first responder grants
Funds can be used for a host of different products, including IT, thermal imaging, and video surveillance; applications due 29 May
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Digital angel buys Chemring's McMurdo
$7.5 million deal expected to pay dividends in 2009 when COSPAS-SARSAT equipment is replaced
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Minor league baseball passes on DHS Ready Campaign
Over two-thirds of teams are not participating in what William Arkin calls a “sophomoric and wasteful” effort
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Canada emergency response system requires CPR
So says a review of the recent Cyber Storm exercise; poor communications and data access cited as major concerns
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FEMA to miss June hurricane planning deadline
“Unexpected issues” cause delay, and congress is not happy; FEMA to revert to modified Katrina plan
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Virginia Tech attacks mobilize crisis industry
Flush with federal grants, psychologists use the Web to share data, best practices; American School Counselor Association reports a doubling of membership since 9/11
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DoE inspector general raps agency's computer management system
Twenty desktop computers containing classified information are missing; another seventy-four lacked proper labeling
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Hajj provides critical insights in crowd control
German researchers use the physics of fluids to predict dangerous crowd conditions; “thermometer of chaos” helped prevent Hajj deaths in 2007
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The long view
The Surprising Reasons Floods and Other Disasters Are Deadlier at Night
It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role.
Why Flash Flood Warnings Will Continue to Go Unheeded
Experts say local education and community support are key to conveying risk.