Could the Weather Company change emergency alerting?
In 2013 alone, The Weather Company delivered more 150,000 weather alerts to two-thirds of U.S. adults, and it now is targeting its reach to...
FirstNet Releases RFI, Budget
Announcements by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) show progress at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent authority...
The advent of the electronic nose
It is hardly a secret that when some people visit their family members or friends in prison, they have been to known to smuggle...
Recording calls to improve service – is that really so?
AT&T announced it was introducing a pilot system to its Customer Service Relations (CSR) for recording customers' calls as well as analyzing content and...
iHLS TV – Firefighting in Greece, Italian convoy protection, ISIS, Home...
In this Weekly Report (16 September 2014):
Firefighting in Greece
The Italian Army is evaluating an unlimited aerial surveillance system for real-time convoy protection
ISIS plans to launch...
Israel’s Fire and Rescue Authority to expand its special ops unit
The Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority is working to expand its special operations unit, an auxiliary Specialized Rescue Unit tasked with complex and special...
iHLS Worldwide News – Keeping You In the Loop
Isis is trying to develop biological weapons. Foreign Policy quotes information found on a laptop computer seized from an ISIS operative in the Irbil...
Israeli Firefighters in Greece
A delegation of 8 officers and volunteers travelled to Greece to assist local firefighters in putting forest fires out as part of strengthening the...
Israeli police to deploy firefighting helicopters
Israeli Police helicopters are to undergo refurbishment that will enhance their abilities, enabling them to conduct firefighting, search and rescue operations from the air,...
Fire Fighting: Container Training
Thanks to advancements in building codes, public education and fire prevention technology, the modern fire service responds to fewer structure fires. While this is...
911 in Israel: A centralized emergency center
How many citizens have already paid with their lives and how many more will pay in the future for the lack of a centralized...
Israeli Fire Fighters to Train in Tunnel Environments
A delegation of Israeli fire fighters headed out to Spain recently, to receive special training covering fire fighting in tunnel environments. “Every tunnel carries...
Plans for nationwide 911 dispatch centers
Municipalities across the country are planning to connect 911 dispatch centers in an effort to improve information sharing. Paul Nave, director of Owensboro-Daviess County’s...
Global homeland security market to reach $364.44 billion in 2020
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research the global homeland security market was valued at USD 245.72 billion in 2013,...
Dutch fire department announces purchase of Altura UAV
The Dutch fire department of Twente have announced
their purchase of an Altura unmanned aircraft system from Aerial. Following their purchase the fire department have...
Indiana wants Unmanned Systems for first responders
Integrating unmanned flight systems into use for domestic surveillance can provide first responders with key information.
Integrating unmanned flight systems into use for domestic surveillance...
Warning : Absolutely do not congregate in Open and Protected Areas...
MDA Director General, Eli Bin cautioned: You must avoid congregating in remote areas and protected areas, adding that "this will save lives."
Firefighters and rescue...
Technology Transfer – Combat to Fire Fighting
This is a classic transfer of technology from the battle grounds to fires that call for the intervention of fire fighters.
In the heat of...
New Special Unit for Israel’s Fire Fighters
New, advanced unit in the Israeli Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority – the Special Rescue Unit (Yalam). In charge of rescue operations involving pits,...
U.S. NIST to Test New Fire Fighting Tactics
Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) will return to Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the coming days , as part of...
UK Seeks Emergency Communications Contract
The United Kingdom’s Emergency Services Mobile Communications Program (ESMCP) will replace the communication service currently delivered by Airwave, which was criticized following the July...
Ahead of Independence Day: Israeli Safety Regulations
Ahead of Independence Day celebrations: Safety regulations published by the Israeli MDA medical emergency service and the Israel Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority.
Ahead of...
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