First Responders

Currently-available turnout gear for firefighters does not inherently provide adequate visibility, ballistic protection, or lower extremity protection as traditional approaches do not always meet...

Facial recognition technology is increasingly used by US federal agencies - this is one of the insights of a new Government Accountability Office report....

Law enforcement teams are increasingly using drones for various policing purposes, but there are two major challenges: relatively short flight times, and the need...

In current practice after a police shooting, crime scene and county attorney investigators track down every shell casing and spent slug, count rounds remaining...

Over the course of the last few years, the US had seen a rise in the number of riots and political activism. As a...

Earthquake early warning alerts will be delivered directly to wireless devices in Oregon and Washington state and as part of the ShakeAlert public alerting...

Drones continue to concern law enforcement and security authorities charged with protecting critical infrastructure and large public events. Drones have become a genuine threat...

Canada’s new Dark Vessel Detection program is using cutting-edge satellite technology to find illegal fishing vessels that attempt to hide in plain sight stealing...

Many areas with large crowds are known as “soft targets,” meaning they are relatively unprotected against a variety of threats including terrorist attacks and...

Crimes are solved by law enforcement following up on intelligence information from ballistic imaging technology. Who is the shooter and how did they get...

Drones are ideal responders to a disaster, especially when comparing advanced drones and human capabilities. While sending a human onto freshly collapsed rubble risks...

Nowadays, body camera footage is essential for any proper execution of a security mission. It is a rarity to find a police officer not...

The second generation of a security app transforms a smartphone or tablet into a video surveillance camera, which becomes a part of an existing...

Tracking survivors in the aftermath of a disaster or during an emergency event is a major challenge for first responders, especially in an indoors...

Mass shootings have become a critical problem in the US. 611 mass shootings occurred in the US in 2020, a 47% increase from 2019,...

As body-worn cameras (BWC) become more and more prevalent in the public safety sector, there has been a steady migration of these devices to...

The technology of telexistence enables a person to have a real-time sensation of being at a place other than where they actually exist, and...

While artificial intelligence offers the power to drive a vast array of analytics solutions, many of the newest technology developments have been driven by...

A new wireless AI blockchain technology is going to change the way airports manage security checks. Smart security trays will connect with passengers without...

When there is a gas leak in a large building or at an industrial site, human firefighters need to go in with gas sensing...

UAV-based technologies will be crucial for advancing radiation monitoring, including enhancing the application of environmental mapping and improving long-term monitoring of contaminated areas. In the...

Integrated machine learning platforms can significantly reduce time, redundancy, cost, and improve the accuracy in detecting threats such as explosives, chemical agents, and narcotics. The...