Training & Equipment

Taking a ''reboot break'' to volunteer and give back is a multi-dimensional chance to step back and also to expand. [node:read-more:link]

Sharing resources to combat wildfires "from manpower to technology" is proving helpful worldwide. [node:read-more:link]

Port security involves fundamental principles for staying safe from either natural disruptions or actions by criminals and terrorists. [node:read-more:link]

Responders require undisrupted access to sufficient broadband spectrum. [node:read-more:link]

The Chief of the FCC, U.S. Bureau of Public Safety and Homeland Security, discusses 700MHz bandwidth. [node:read-more:link]

Can a local university make a significant difference in homeland security efforts? [node:read-more:link]

Airbus Helicopters Canada marks 35 years of providing quality customer service and technology to the Canadian helicopter industry. [node:read-more:link]

By not communicating with vendors, responders remain in a knowledge vacuum that limits their own understanding of the full range of technology options available to them. [node:read-more:link]

CCGA Volunteers provide SAR in Canada's Arctic [node:read-more:link]

Maritime Cooperation in the Malacca Strait. [node:read-more:link]

Interoperability is the glue that will bind effective and efficient pubic safety response operations in the future. [node:read-more:link]

The mind is a powerful training tool for those working in crisis response. Repetitive training creates the ‘muscle memory’ essential for the automatic responses required in high pressure situations to carry out motions flawlessly, expeditiously and, ultimately, unconsciously. [node:read-more:link]

With experience in a wide range of operational environments, from Afghanistan and Iraq to post-Hurricane Katrina disaster response, the National Guard has proven instrumental in achieving objectives set both by state and federal authorities. [node:read-more:link]

Richard Bray takes a look at what Radar S21 Networks add to public safety and where it best suits operational needs. [node:read-more:link]

Despite all the successes, often driven by the practitioner community, a great deal remains to be accomplished. Two issues that continue to face major hurdles, are the use of 700 MHz broadband for mission critical public safety data and a national level vision and strategy for Next Generation 9-1-1. [node:read-more:link]