First Responders

The U.S Federal Communications Commission launched the Text-to-911 program, allowing certain counties in 16 states to accept text messages as an alternative to placing...

New Israeli emergency survival kit * food and water providing all the vitamins and minerals the body needs. David Noy, VP of Mifram Security, asked...

The State of Israel is not ready provide total protection to the home front during emergencies and disasters * A new threat: EMP *...

New, advanced unit in the Israeli Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority – the Special Rescue Unit (Yalam). In charge of rescue operations involving pits,...

Articles and issues discussed in this episode: The U.S. Navy's new LWaS, a low cost solution against drones, light aircraft and missiles New Israeli “star wars”...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation will aggressively crack down on cyber crime over the next few weeks, with a bureau official advising the public...

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) will return to Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the coming days , as part of...

The Atlas robot, which has two arms and two legs like a human, was built by a Boston company. Worcester Polytechnic Institute engineers have...

Articles and issues discussed in this episode: New video covers the first flight test of the Black Knight Transformer, a flying, unmanned truck. New York hosts...

In a new legal resources page posted on its website, Apple outlined its guidelines regarding requests for customer data from from U.S. law enforcement...

New York trains for shooting incidents. Law enforcement officers descended on One World Trade Center a few day ago for a special day of...

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 celebrations: Safety regulations published by the Israeli MDA medical emergency service and the Israel Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority. Ahead of...

A new guide covers readiness and response to violent incidents in medical facilities. Violence at hospitals is a common phenomenon. Hospital environments are naturally full of tension,...

Articles and issues discussed in this Episode: New Rafael remote controlled weapons station aimed at non-lethal use U.S. Department of Defense is developing a microwave-based, vehicle-stopping...

Mexico City doubles its municipal security system, adding thousands of additional cameras. Mexico city recently signed a contract with the Latin American security company Telmex,...

Israel's first “National Violence Report” will be presented at a national civil security conference taking place in Jerusalem, May 2014. Officials at Israel's Internal Security...

What's in that room? Students from Arizona University assist fire fighters, police officers or soldiers and help them find out * All using a...

How to make the world safer? Answers will be given next year in Singapore. Interpol has announced the Interpol World convention, taking place next year...

Meet the Crabster CR200 – one of the world's largets autonomous underwater robots, 2.4 meters long and shaped like a giant lobster * The...

Drones have been expanding into the civilian world for a while now, and many private operators enjoy piloting them – but there are dangers....

The New York police unit in charge of collecting intelligence among local Muslims was shut down. The New York Police Department shut down a special unit operating...