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Plans & Challenges Emerge For Nationwide Public Safety Broadband

By   /  October 22, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent board established to oversee the creation of a nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN) for first responders, recently started the difficult work of designing a blueprint of what such a massive network might look like. But as public comments on the proposed conceptual architecture of the network [...]

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Mayor suggests student fee to hire more police, firefighters for local college’s sporting events

By   /  October 15, 2012  /  Emergency Management, General News  /  No Comments

Morgantown, West Virginia mayor Jim Manilla wants to hire more police officers and firefighters to deal with street fires, riots, and other incidents following West Virginia University sporting events, and he wants the students to pay for it. The Republic reports that Manilla has told several media outlets that he is considering asking the university to [...]

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First responders train to deal with a new threat: zombie attack

By   /  September 20, 2012  /  Emergency Management, Training, Exercise and Drills  /  1 Comment

First responders train to deal with a new threat: zombie attack

The far-fetched scenario of a government fighting a zombie-like threat has captured the attention of Brad Barker, president of security firm HALO Corp. In October Barker’s firm will incorporate zombies into a disaster-crisis scenario at the firm’s annual counterterrorism summit in San Diego. The 5-day event will take place at the Paradise Point resort and will [...]

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Governors Association Issues Recommendations for Implementing First Responder Network

By   /  July 3, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

To help states with implementation of the nationwide broadband network dedicated to public safety communications, the National Governors Association (NGA) issued a report, Steps to Prepare for Public Safety Broadband, outlining essential steps that states can take to prepare for implementation. Earlier this month, NGA submitted comments to the Department of Commerce flagging items of [...]

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How 3-D Mapping Software Could Save First Responders’ Lives

By   /  May 24, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

It’s well known that when firefighters go into a burning building they’re usually not sure what they’re going to find in terms of structure, stairwells, locked doors, combustible materials and chemicals. Students at Ohio University have developed a 3-D mapping project called the Immersive Video Imaging Network (IVIN) that goes a long way toward addressing [...]

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