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  • FEMA seeks applicants for National Advisory Council

    Council will advise FEMA administrator on the national preparedness goal, the national preparedness system, the National Incident Management System, and the National Response Plan; resumes due 9 March

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  • Continuity expert derides 80 percent post-disaster survival rates

    Mel Gosling of the Business Continuity Institute looks into notion that 80 percent of businesses fail after a disaster if they lack contingency plans; poppycock, he says, citing a series of incidents in the United Kingdom

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  • L-3 announces new thermal imaging camera for rescuers

    Thermal-Eye 5000xp offers a 400 percent increase in pixels and twice the field of view as the previous model; camera is designed for emergency rescue, law enforcement, and perimeter security

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  • Interoperability fund struggles to get off the ground

    Congressional Research Service dings DHS for failing to reach a memorandum of understanding with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; a 30 September deadline looms, and security officials worry about 2008 budget cuts

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  • California Highway Patrol boosts response capabilities

    $6.4 million in grants from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security permits the force to purchase two fixed-wing aircraft, nine mobile command centers, and two water response vehicles

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  • University of Portsmouth to test antibacterial gown

    Hospital garb is coated with an anti-microbial coating known as Permagard; effort intended to mitigate MRSA transmission; unique design also minimizes contact with nurses

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  • MIT students invent wall crawling device

    Intended for first responders, the Atlas Powered Rope Ascender uses the capstan effect to pull a firefighter carrying one hundred pounds of equipment up a thirty-story building in thirty seconds; students have already sold units to Army and look to commercialize

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  • Arsenic-treated lumbar a major post-disaster threat

    Researchers at the University of Miami find 1,740 metric tons of arsenic strewn about the Gulf Coast; problem is traced to now-banned practice of treating lumber with chromated copper arsenate to prevent pest infestation

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  • UC Irvine offers emergency planning course

    University extension offers a series of lectures and tabletop exercises in disaster management; Irvine’s emergency management coordinator to provide instruction

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  • Indonesia adopts GIS to aid humanitarian efforts

    Provided by UN, geographic information systems help identify areas of need and allocate resources; ArcCatalog used to create metadata; authorities print maps and privide datasets free of charge to humanitarian agencies

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  • Hawaii a case study in cross-juristictional emergency cooperation

    Earthquake last year offers a model of Hawaii’s can-do attitude; emergency response personell trained to respond to leadership, not rank; power failures doomed radio communications, so planners consider buying backup generators for the island’s radio stations

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  • Congress takes a serious look at Cyren Call

    After an FCC rejection in November, the Commerce committee revisits the idea of creating a national wireless network for first responders; John McCain offers his support; critics, angry about the idea of giving away valuable spectrum, gird for battle

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  • Kansas City chemical plant fire forces evacuation

    A fire destroys a chemical plant located in a Kansas City residential neighborhood; newspaper reports that the fire “draped the city in mushroom-shaped plume of black smoke”

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  • GSA opens federal contracts to local emergency officials

    Under new rule, states and municipalities will be able to order supplies from the Federal Supply Schedule in response to or anticipation of an emergency; 10 million goods and services will eventually be made available, but disaster relief and firefighting equipment will be first

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  • Incident command systems aid in business continuity

    Emergency planning is critical, but a rigid approach can only compound problems; ICSs permit flexible response while ensure a chain of command; predetermining roles and responsibility key to success

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  • Federal personnel are facing threats during hurricane response, DHS chief warns
  • Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power grids
  • Helene and Milton reveal an emerging challenge for first responders: EV batteries catching fire
  • Wash. Guard, Thai Partners Prepare for the Unexpected During Disaster Relief Exchange
  • Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season
  • FEMA cuts disaster aid ahead of shutdown
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
  • Improve your disaster recovery preparedness for hurricane season
  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

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    President Donald Trump has launched an all-out legal attack on states’ authority to set climate change policy. Climate-focused state leaders say his administration has no legal basis to unravel their efforts.

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