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July 15, 2016

Understand your cancer risk, know the exposures to carcinogens on the job and reduce your risk of occupational cancer with the new IAFF fire fighter cancer awareness and prevention training course.

This new resource, developed in conjunction with the Fire Fighter Cancer Support Network, is designed to help members avoid and decrease individual risk factors for cancer.

by IAFF
cancer awareness
Understand your cancer risk, know the exposures to carcinogens on the job and reduce your risk of occupational cancer with the new IAFF fire fighter cancer awareness and prevention training course. This new resource, developed in conjunction with the Fire Fighter Cancer Support Network, is designed to help members avoid and decrease individual risk factors for cancer. In addition to underst...

July 14, 2016

The International Public Safety Association invites everyone nationwide to honor the fallen and wounded Dallas officers by wearing blue this Friday, July 15 a week after the Dallas tragedy.

-Follow and Support this Twitter Campaign at #FridayForDallas
-Post your pictures to Twitter and use #FridayForDallas and include us in your post @joinipsa
-Tell Others about the #FridayForDallas IPSA Twitter Campaign

by IPSA
FridayforDallas
The International Public Safety Association invites everyone nationwide to honor the fallen and wounded Dallas officers by wearing blue this Friday, July 15 a week after the Dallas tragedy. -Follow and Support this Twitter Campaign at #FridayForDallas -Post your pictures to Twitter and use #FridayForDallas and include us in your post @joinipsa -Tell Others about the #FridayForDallas IPSA T...

July 14, 2016

On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program, with $10 million in available funds. This is the first federal assistance program devoted exclusively to providing local communities with the resources to counter violent extremism in the homeland.

by DHS
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On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program, with $10 million in available funds. This is the first federal assistance program devoted exclusively to providing local communities with the resources to counter violent extremism in the homeland. “As I have said before, given the nature o...

July 13, 2016

It’s a staple of the TV-crime drama: a ballistics expert tries to match two bullets using a microscope with a split-screen display. One bullet was recovered from the victim’s body and the other was test-fired from a suspect’s gun. If the striations on the bullets line up—cue the sound of a cell door slamming shut—the bad guy is headed to jail.

by NIST
3D topography
It’s a staple of the TV-crime drama: a ballistics expert tries to match two bullets using a microscope with a split-screen display. One bullet was recovered from the victim’s body and the other was test-fired from a suspect’s gun. If the striations on the bullets line up—cue the sound of a cell door slamming shut—the bad guy is headed to jail. In the real world, identifying the firearm used in...

July 13, 2016

There is a paradigm shift happening in the public's expectations of how law enforcement handles medical emergencies. The days are over where officers stood around calling for medical aid on their radios while a victim or even suspect bled to death. The public expects officers to render aid and attempt to save lives.

by Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine
There is a paradigm shift happening in the public's expectations of how law enforcement handles medical emergencies. The days are over where officers stood around calling for medical aid on their radios while a victim or even suspect bled to death. The public expects officers to render aid and attempt to save lives. Law enforcement upper management is also very concerned about how officers can...

July 12, 2016

Cal Fire is continuing to build containment on several large fires burning in the state Thursday.

According to the state's firefighting agency, more than 3,600 firefighters are assigned to 10 major wildfires across the state. That's slightly less than Wednesday's 4,000.

by Palm Desert Patch
fire map
Cal Fire is continuing to build containment on several large fires burning in the state Thursday. According to the state's firefighting agency, more than 3,600 firefighters are assigned to 10 major wildfires across the state. That's slightly less than Wednesday's 4,000. Though crews do have the upper hand on most of the incidents in the state at this point, officials warn that the chance of...

July 12, 2016

In response to the growing threat of violent extremism and the implications that it can have on the homeland, a new manual has been developed with the goal of recommending policies that encourage and build trust between the police and the communities they serve while effectively combating the expansion of extremist rhetoric and action.

by PERF
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In response to the growing threat of violent extremism and the implications that it can have on the homeland, a new manual has been developed with the goal of recommending policies that encourage and build trust between the police and the communities they serve while effectively combating the expansion of extremist rhetoric and action. The basis for the recommendations included here is a two-ye...

July 11, 2016

Locusts came to fame as agents of destruction during the eighth plague of Egypt in the Bible, but some researchers envision a new occupation for the humble insects: cyborg bomb detectors.

by The Washington Post
Locusts came to fame as agents of destruction during the eighth plague of Egypt in the Bible, but some researchers envision a new occupation for the humble insects: cyborg bomb detectors. Yes, you read that correctly. The Office of Naval Research has given Washington University in St. Louis associate biomedical engineering professor Baranidharan Raman and his team a $750,000, three-year grant t...

July 11, 2016

The second edition of NFPA's Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities is now available for free and accessible online.

by NFPA
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The second edition of NFPA's Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities is now available for free and accessible online. With input from NFPA's Disability Access Review and Advisory Committee (DARAC) and other nationally recognized safety advocates, the guide was originally created in 2007 to create a comprehensive evacuation planning strategy for the disabled community, esta...

July 8, 2016

The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a long-delayed mental health bill that Republicans have cast as their response to recent mass shootings.

The measure from Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), which passed 422-2, had been stalled and mired in controversy for years, but lawmakers in recent months dropped or scaled back many of the most contentious, sweeping measures.

by The Hill
mental health reform
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a long-delayed mental health bill that Republicans have cast as their response to recent mass shootings. The measure from Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), which passed 422-2, had been stalled and mired in controversy for years, but lawmakers in recent months dropped or scaled back many of the most contentious, sweeping measures. That process has led to...

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