Los Angeles Police Commanders Evaluate Israeli Tech
The LAPD delegation to Israel continued their fact finding tour of the local industries. Yesterday the delegation visited the safe city control center in...
The Fire Fighting Heavy Hitters
Fire fighting doesn't just mean dowsing flames, it also means rescuing the wounded and trapped, often under very harsh conditions. Two important tools for...
LAPD Commanders Visit Israel
A first of its kind delegation of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is visiting Israel in a unique fact finding tour.
The world wants...
iHLS TV: Chemical Terror Attacks – A Security Nightmare
Interview with Shahar Belkin, CTO of FST 21, on the concept of "convenient security", security systems that don't interfere with daily life. The full interview...
New Israeli Fire Fighting Motorbikes
The Israeli Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority has recently purchased three fire-fighting motorbikes. The bikes will be used by the new quick response unit...
Man vs. Machine: Border Patrol Robots Hunting Smugglers
Israel may look at some systems currently being used by the U.S. Border Patrol for fighting drug-smuggling tunnels.
The U.S. Border Patrol unveiled one of...
New Jersey Jewish Community Conducts Security Workshop
Keeping houses of worship, religious schools and other faith-based organizations and agencies safe will be the subject of a security workshop on Wednesday, Feb....
DARPA Robotics Challenge: How Robots Will Save Our Lives
Sixteen robots participating in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials last month performed such tasks as opening doors or climbing a ladder, all tasks aimed...
U.S.: UAVs Assist Search and Rescue Efforts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that MQ-1 Predator and Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAVs successfully supported local law enforcement officials in their efforts to find...
Learning from the Carmel Fire: Israel’s Fire Fighters
A professional review of the process of lesson-learning and renewal in the northern district of the national Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority reveals how...
Another Warning Sign: Earthquakes in Israel
By Sami Yechezkel, homeland defense expert
Yesterday afternoon there was another earthquake in Israel, 3.5 on the Richter scale. This latest quake joins other recent,...
Israeli Home Front Command: Ready for Anything
"When an army is ready for war it also has to be ready for all types of disasters, natural and man-made. In order to...
Israeli Rescue Service Holds Public Sea Rescue Simulation
Due to recent tragic cases of drowning – at sea or in swimming pools - the Israeli MDA (Magen David Adom, an Israeli emergency...
Israeli Fire Fighters: New Recruits, Vehicles
121 new fire fighters joined the Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority personnel in Israel, including two women. At the end of their training they'll...
Magen David Adom’s New Mobile Command Center
Magen David Adom (MDA), an Israeli emergency medical service, added a new, advanced mobile command center to its fleet of rescue vehicles. The new...
Israeli Fire Fighters Conduct Live Drills
The Fire Fighting Authority in Israel is conducting a series of live drills in the Judea and Samaria District, focusing on putting out building...
U.S. Government Examines Security Equipment for Law Enforcement
The National Institute of Justice is gathering market research data from vendors of two different kinds of security technologies, body-worn cameras and person-screening portals,...
Research: Social Media Magnifies Fake Threats
Bogus threats, and the disruptions they cause, are magnified by the high speed flow of information on social media, according to Vernon Herron, Sr....
BCP&IT Conference: The New Crisis Management C4I Array Revealed
The Crisis management computing array, an emergency management facility, is one of Israel's largest building and C4I projects. The project took several years to...
The Buddy Guard Application – Your Personal Security Network
Residents of the Israeli kibbutz Mishmarot have seen many break-ins recently, like many of the towns in the region. Most homes have alarm systems...
17 International Teams Competed in the DARPA Robotics Challenge
DARPA’s Robotics Challenge (DRC) took place on December 20-21, pitting 17 teams against one another in a series of eight physical challenges. According to...
Resentment in the U.S. Over Police License Plate Scanners
There is a growing worldwide opposition to the use of systems that scan car number plates.
According to HLS News Wire, the Boston Police Department...
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