Israel’s Firefighting Squadron will get more aircraft
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) decided to allocate $100 million to procure six new firefighting aircraft and operate the firefighting squadron. Thus, Israel...
Several handheld firefighter radios fail in simulated tests, NIST researchers find
Firefighters might lose communications during an incident if their handheld radios are exposed to high temperatures, according to new tests conducted by the National...
Israeli firefighters undergo Hazmat training in Sweden
Twenty officers and firefighters from Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority are taking part in a special hazardous materials (Hazmat) course in Sweden. They are...
Firefighters’ missions for 2015
During 2015, Israeli firefighters will focus on putting fires out, search and rescue in tunnels and high rises – emphasis on aerial firefighting and...
Major Rollout of California’s Earthquake Early Warning System Planned for 2015
Officials are planning the first major rollout of California's earthquake early warning system next year, providing access to some schools, fire stations and more...
Lockheed Martin wants to work with Israeli companies on its advanced...
Lockheed Martin is among the participants at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Lockheed Martin's open architecture command and control...
New Graduate program – Fire Sciences: cooperation between Israel Fire and...
Haifa University will feature a new graduate program, Fire Sciences, in cooperation with the Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority.
The Authority considered establishing its own...
Drones evaluated in Australia for fighting bush fires
The Australian Rural Fire Service (RFS) is carrying out trials this fire season with "spy in the sky" unmanned aircraft and drones to evaluate...
Firefighters from the US to volunteer in Israel during emergencies
A group of 40 American fighters are enrolled in firefighting studies in Israel. They also joined a program of emergency volunteering in Israel.
Some 40...
Improvements in robot steering could save lives
A team from Sweden was able to greatly improve the ability of operators to perform tasks with remotely piloted emergency robots by making the...
iHLS TV – The FBIs Next Gen system, airborne intelligence, India’s...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (4 November 2014):
The FBIs Next Gen system
Airborne intelligence
India's defense deal
Gun violence in the US
Bio-hazard protective gear
Blade Arrow – armed loitering UAV
UVISION is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
It would seem that preventing almost...
Rapid response team on motorcycles in the center of Israel
Israel's Fire and Rescue Services will soon deploy a motorcycled search and rescue rapid response team which will operate in the center of Israel....
“Firefighters receive more calls in winter than in summer”
Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services are learning the lesson from last year’s major storm.
Fire Commissioner Shahar Ayalon made a surprising revelation that the Israeli...
New to the army: Hovermast
Hovermast is a new means for providing stabilized real-time aerial surveillance, to forces maneuvering along the battlefield. It is currently being tested and assessed...
Instant Eye
Developed by Andover, Massachusetts-based Physical Sciences, the Instant Eye aerial drone is designed to improve situational awareness during disaster response efforts.
The GPS-enabled Unmanned Aerial...
MDA’s new cellular positioning technology
A traffic accident in some remote road in the middle of the night. Someone calls 911, at which point the call center asks 'what...
Wearable translation technology
Responding to disasters around the world requires communicating in foreign languages, the US Army’s Science, Technology and Experimentation division has teamed up with government...
Elbit unveils innovative flight system
Elbit Systems recently completed a series of successful helicopter flight tests in Zurich, using the SkyVis Day/Night Head Mounted Display (HMD) onboard an AW-109SP...
Advanced tech saves
US military taps advanced technology to save lives.
The U.S. Southern Command’s Science, Technology and Experimentation division showed off GeoSHAPE. This tool would have been...
Blackout? UUV and UAS robots can help
Big disasters almost always result in big power failures. Not only do they take down home appliances, they also wreak havoc with key infrastructure...
Better regional coordination for port security
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, first responders and emergency teams soon found out that they were ill-equipped to coordinate with one another. That realization...
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