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...
Sandia Displayed Mine Rescue Robot at 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge
Engineers from Sandia National Laboratories in the U.S demonstrated real-world robotics successes at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013 Expo this week (20-21 December)...
Controversy Over London Police Use of Tasers
The London Metropolitan police want to use Tasers. This has created a lively debate about the use of this non-lethal weapon.
One argument in favor...
Israeli Owned Firm to Supply Secure Mobile Solutions to U.S. DHS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Group selected Elbit Systems of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd.,...
Tijuana, Mexico to Adopt UAVs for Emergency Response
Tijuana believes in unmanned air systems (UAS). The city plans to use UAS to monitor traffic, evaluate accident scenes, detect landslides and control wildfires.
The...
Egozi’s Fury – Israeli Authorities Unprepared for Storm
I could have just copied what I wrote earlier, on the mess that is the long-dysfunctional Israeli emergency response authorities. But the magnitude of...
U.S Coast Guard to Acquire Non-Lethal Impact Munitions
The U.S. Coast Guard is gathering information from suppliers of “Non-Lethal Impact Munitions,” which the Coast Guard might furnish to its maritime boarding teams...
Israel Interested in Acquiring New Fire Fighting Aircraft
Pressure is on for Israel to improve its fire fighting fleet. A new version of the Airbus C-295 is being evaluated. In the wake...
New American Aircraft Ready for HLS Missions
Textron’s new Scorpion aircraft may begin to perform homeland security missions with its maiden flight is planned for the coming days.
The Scorpion is equipped...
Seventeen Teams Qualify for DARPA Robotics Challenge
Seventeen teams have qualified to participate in the DARPA Robotics Challenge trials Dec. 20-21 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. The teams and...
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