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BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Ante & Barrett	New York Takes Another Hit If there's one thing that all experts agree on, it's that the city should fund a public education campaign, giving residents a crash course in the risks of a dirty bomb attack and what they should do to avoid contamination.
National Defense August 2014 Chelsea Todaro	More Training, Communications Funds Needed, First Responders Say First responders urged Congress recently to provide more funding for stronger intelligence information sharing across federal, state and local levels and for training with new communication devices.
National Defense June 2008 Stew Magnuson	Nation Has Few WMD Response Teams in Place If a weapon of mass destruction is ever employed in the United States, the chemical biological incident response force (CBIRF) team will be one of the nation's few resources it can call upon.
Job Journal April 18, 2004 Julia Hollister	Proud Service: Careers in Public Safety Opportunity in law enforcement abound for those who want to wear a badge. Check out these great career opportunities and website resources.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 Ben Ames	DHS Struggles to List Needed Technologies and Priorities Leaders at the 18 month-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are still wading through the process of nailing down what technologies and equipment are needed for specific agencies or tasks, as well as determining who gets priority.
Job Journal October 28, 2007	Career Snapshot: Police Officer Police officers can be sure of steady demand for their courage and dedication.
National Defense July 2009 Matthew Rusling	Specialized Chem-Bio Unit to Fully Stand Up in 2011 The Defense Department is beefing up the nations response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive attacks.
National Defense November 2005 Robert H. Williams	Vests Shine Like Beacons in the Night The Vis-Tac load-bearing and Vis-Mat non-load bearing vests come with Scotchlite reflective material to help night-working American Red Cross workers.
Job Journal July 20, 2008	Career Snapshot: Firefighter These everyday heroes face extraordinary challenges and reap satisfying rewards.
National Defense July 2006	`Chemical Companion' Gives Right Answers First responders reacting to chemical attacks or toxic substance spills now have immediate access to critical medical aid and decontamination information thanks to a program that was developed at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	New Database to Help Identify Hazardous Substances As concerns mount about terrorist use of chemical weapons, one company has unveiled a database that will enable firefighters and other first responders to identify unknown substances.
National Defense July 2008 Stew Magnuson	Emergency Responders Hone Skills Amid the Rubble One of the first skills firefighters and other first responders learn at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center is how to hoist a slab of concrete off a rubble pile using only their muscles.
National Defense February 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	Governors Attempt Interoperability Solution as Feds Falter Six states are being asked to design new projects to help first responders communicate with each other more effectively during disasters.
National Defense June 2011 Stew Magnuson	DHS Program Gives Hazardous Materials Teams Networked Sensors The integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive program developed a set of standards that allows these sensors to transmit data directly back to a higher headquarters where others can sort through the findings on a common operating picture.
National Defense January 2006 Grace Jean	Pentagon Chem-Bio Program Expands to Homeland Missions The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are seeking to homogenize the equipment that military units and local first responders employ to detect and neutralize toxic agents.
National Defense March 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat The Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services will share $275 million to expand the BioWatch program, improve a nationwide bio threat reporting system and upgrade food and animal inspections.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Curtis Massey	High-Rise Fires: What Owners Should Know About Fire Department Operations In the general real estate community, there seems to be a pervasive belief that as long as codes are met and an evacuation or life-safety plan is on file with the city that all of a building owner's bases are covered. This is untrue.
National Defense March 2005 Harold Kennedy	Homeland Defense The Defense Department's agency in charge of developing chemical and biological defense technologies is shifting its focus from large-scale incidents on the battlefield to small-scale terrorist attacks against civilians.
National Defense March 2005 Harold Kennedy	Cops Protect Florida Harbor From Terrorists The intent of this maneuver was to show how a local law-enforcement agency can work with U.S. military services and other federal agencies to frustrate a terrorist attack.
National Defense July 2009 Robert H. Williams	Breathable Suit Protects Users From Hazardous Materials The Gore Chempak protective suit permits law enforcement and other first responders to stay active on site for up to eight hours.
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson	For First Responders, High-Tech Communications Still Out of Reach Recent natural disasters have highlighted the need for first responders to have working radio links. But there won't be any solution coming from the federal government that will instantly make the problem go away.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 J.R. Wilson	Military Services Eye Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Detection While efforts are in progress to improve the ability to detect and deter intruders at military installations, a separate set of programs is tackling how to detect and respond to an attack involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive agents.
Chemistry World April 18, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Deadly blast destroys US fertilizer plant A devastating fire and explosion have destroyed a US fertilizer plant, killing several people and injuring many more.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2007 Courtney E. Howard	American Systems develops emergency communications system for homeland security Red Cell, intended to help homeland security authorities make informed decisions and respond to emergencies such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive events, also is a public safety service for natural disasters.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Sherleen H. Mahoney	Ready and Waiting Database-driven crisis management software solutions provide first responders with instant access to vital emergency information.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	State, Locals on the Ground Taking Security Steps On the state and local levels, law enforcement and first responders know that cooperation is essential to saving lives. That principle is particularly relevant along the U.S.-Mexico border.
National Defense April 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Teams Toughen Training Program The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the power plant industry are laying the groundwork for creating an adversary team to test security at the 104 licensed facilities in the United States. Their goal is to standardize force-on-force training at the nation's nuclear power plants.
National Defense September 2010 Stew Magnuson	Plan for Public Safety Communication Network Hits Snags A Federal Communications Commission plan that would sell to the private sector valuable spectrum that was once reserved exclusively for public safety agencies is facing stiff opposition from lawmakers and the Department of Homeland Security.
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson	Give Police a Seat at the Homeland Security Policy Table, Says Sheriff Police departments have a lot to contribute to the international fight against terrorism and should be able to participate in big picture strategy discussions that shape U.S. diplomacy and international relations.
Reason December 2008 Radley Balko	The Peacemaker The 1033 program streamlines the Defense Department's transfer of surplus military equipment to local police departments. But does your local sheriff really need a tank?
AskMen.com	The Worst Approach Ohio police said a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date.
National Defense June 2008 Stew Magnuson	First Responders Slow to Take Up Robot Technology First responders investigating potential incendiary devices are utilizing the latest robotic devices, but other parts of the emergency services community have been slow to take up the technology.
National Defense October 2005	NIOSH-Validated Gas Mask Emerges Developed for first responders, the Millennium Gas Mask is National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-approved for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agent protection.
National Defense June 2007 Stew Magnuson	National Guard, Army Chemical Units Criticized for Being Untrained, Unprepared Acute shortages of equipment and personnel means less time, or no time, to train.
National Defense July 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Emergency Rooms Unprepared for Bio-Attacks Of all the safety nets designed to cope with a biological attack in U.S. cities, emergency rooms are among the least prepared, lacking diagnostic tools and trained personnel, experts told a Senate panel.
National Defense April 2013 Stew Magnuson	Company Expanding Interoperable Comms Beyond First Responders Mutualink Inc., a Wallingford, Conn.-based firm, saw its system tested during Hurricane Sandy last year. Prior to that catastrophic storm, it had already signed up dozens of clients in New Jersey.
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National Defense January 2006 David C. Walsh	Inter-Agency Communications Systems Remain Uncoordinated Hurricane Katrina revealed many failures in the government's communications capabilities. But replacing old analog systems with interoperable transmission equipment, special gear and redundant systems is an expensive, operationally complex proposition.
Scientific American September 2009 Larry Greenemeier	Radio for Responders: Public Safety Bandwidth Goes Unused As multiband radio for public safety proceeds, the digital spectrum for it still lags
National Defense May 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	Video Sharing Needed for Emergency Response The myriad of government agencies involved in an emergency need some way to see what everyone is seeing.
InternetNews April 8, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Fresno Cops to Get Broadband Wireless IBM will build a next-generation communications system for real-time images and communications.
National Defense September 2005 Harold Kennedy	Mountain Tunnel Prepares Responders to Save Lives The Center for National Response is the showpiece of the West Virginia National Guard's emerging network of military and homeland-security training facilities.
Energize December 2007 Susan J. Ellis	Helper Triage: Volunteer Management in Emergencies It's imperative that citizen volunteers be a subject for consideration in any emergency plan and that at least one authorized person be designated solely to be in charge of volunteer mobilization when a crisis occurs.
National Defense September 2011 Stew Magnuson	Proponents Optimistic That Interoperable Public Safety Network Bill Will Pass Heather Hogsett, director of the National Governors Association's homeland security and public safety committee, said legislation has a better chance of passing this year.
BusinessWeek May 12, 2011 John Tozzi	Darrin Reilly: 911 for the Mobile Era The COO of Cassidian Communications is creating emergency-response software that goes beyond phone calls to accept text, video, and other types of messages.
National Defense September 2014 Chelsea Todaro	New Simulators Amp Up Training for First Responders Disaster response planners and first responders are the beneficiaries of some new modeling and simulation programs.
AboutSafety August 2, 2001	Traffic Hazards To Fire Fighters While Working Along Roads The fact that fire fighters have been struck and killed while providing emergency services along roads show that hazards to the fire service are not limited to structural or wildland fires.
National Defense August 2014 Christina Munnell	Government Urged to Rein In Radiological Materials A government watchdog said the three agencies charged with securing radiological materials that can be used to make dirty bombs need to collaborate more closely.
National Defense February 2011 Stew Magnuson	Supporters of D Block Auction Plan Fire Back at Critics Advocates of the Federal Communications Commission's plan to sell unused portions of spectrum that would be reserved for first-responder broadband systems are urging that an auction of the valuable airwaves move forward this year.