Recently, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) helped plan and conduct an exercise of the United States’ capability to collect radioactive evidence in the immediate aftermath of a nuclear detonation. The exercise scenario included the detonation of an Improvised Nuclear Device in an urban setting. In a real event, the evidence collected helps identify the source of the device and those responsible for its use.
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May 24, 2016
Recently, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) helped plan and conduct an exercise of the United States’ capability to collect radioactive evidence in the immediate aftermath of a nuclear detonation. The exercise scenario included the detonation of an Improvised Nuclear Device in an urban setting. In a real event, the evidence collected helps identify the source of the device and those res...
May 24, 2016
The cops have dogs that sniff out bombs, dogs that detect drugs and dogs that find people. Now, state police K-9 expertise is going high tech, with an yellow Lab named Winnie who is trained to zero in on criminal suspects’ hidden computers.
Finding electronic devices and the evidence they hold is a growing problem for investigators in the Internet age, said Trooper Christopher MacDonald, Winnie’s handler.
The cops have dogs that sniff out bombs, dogs that detect drugs and dogs that find people. Now, state police K-9 expertise is going high tech, with an yellow Lab named Winnie who is trained to zero in on criminal suspects’ hidden computers.
Finding electronic devices and the evidence they hold is a growing problem for investigators in the Internet age, said Trooper Christopher MacDonald, Winnie...
May 23, 2016
House Bill Would Create National Cybersecurity Supergroup to Train State, Local and Private Partners
A bill that would create a national group to help states and first responders improve cybersecurity overwhelmingly passed the House on Monday.
HR 4743, the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016, passed by a 394-3 vote. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
A bill that would create a national group to help states and first responders improve cybersecurity overwhelmingly passed the House on Monday.
HR 4743, the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016, passed by a 394-3 vote. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
The bill would authorize the Depar...
May 23, 2016
The SHIELD (Safety & Health Improvement: Enhancing Law Enforcement Departments) Study is a worksite wellness team-based intervention among police and sheriff departments assessing the program's effectiveness to reduce occupational risks and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.
The SHIELD (Safety...
May 20, 2016
Cancer is killing firefighters.
While research over the past decade has shown that responders have a high risk for developing certain cancers, there’s still no database to determine just how widespread it may be.
But that may soon change as members of Congress have introduced a measure to create a National Firefighter Cancer Registry.
Cancer is killing firefighters.
While research over the past decade has shown that responders have a high risk for developing certain cancers, there’s still no database to determine just how widespread it may be.
But that may soon change as members of Congress have introduced a measure to create a National Firefighter Cancer Registry.
Brian McQueen, safety officer and former chief of Whit...
May 20, 2016
The FAA and its government partners are expanding research on ways to detect “rogue” drones around airports.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its government, industry and academia partners have joined forces to evaluate drone detection technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.
The FAA and its government partners are expanding research on ways to detect “rogue” drones around airports.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its government, industry and academia partners have joined forces to evaluate drone detection technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.
Over the last two years, the FAA has received numerous reports from pilots...
May 19, 2016
Ketamine’s use in the ED as a sedating agent is well established. However, ketamine use as an analgesic agent, rather than anesthetic agent, dates back to the early 1970s, when ketamine was first introduced [15]. Over the past decade, ketamine has been used as an analgesic by US Special Forces and coalition forces in the combined Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns.
Ketamine’s use in the ED as a sedating agent is well established. However, ketamine use as an analgesic agent, rather than anesthetic agent, dates back to the early 1970s, when ketamine was first introduced [15]. Over the past decade, ketamine has been used as an analgesic by US Special Forces and coalition forces in the combined Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns. The need for an effective, safe, eas...
May 19, 2016
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) adopts the position to encourage chiefs of fire and rescue departments to support the National Fire Service Cancer Initiative that is being facilitated by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and Firefighter Cancer Support Network and theirs efforts to protect our members from a disease which effects firefighters at a rate three times higher than the average public.
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) adopts the position to encourage chiefs of fire and rescue departments to support the National Fire Service Cancer Initiative that is being facilitated by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and Firefighter Cancer Support Network and theirs efforts to protect our members from a disease which effects firefighters at a rate three times high...
May 18, 2016
The New York Police Department (NYPD), the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) took part in an active shooter exercise early Sunday at a Brooklyn high school to evaluate tactics and technologies for responding to and containing rapidly escalating shooting incidents.
The New York Police Department (NYPD), the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S...
May 18, 2016
On May 13, 2016, Director James Comey—joining U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, other officials, and families and friends of fallen law enforcement officers—participated in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial’s annual candlelight vigil held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to honor the lives of officers whose names were recently added to the memorial wall.
On May 13, 2016, Director James Comey—joining U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, other officials, and families and friends of fallen law enforcement officers—participated in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial’s annual candlelight vigil held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to honor the lives of officers whose names were recently added to the memorial wall. The vigil is one of...