First Responders

Articles discussed in this episode: Israeli SkyStar-180 aerostat helps secure world cup Israeli company Plasan to supply APCs for Brazillian police UK Hackers face life in prison Romanian...

Automatic license plate readers are the most widespread location tracking technology available to law enforcement. Mounted on patrol cars or stationary objects like bridges,...

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

One of the risks evolving during police operations is that when an officer is injured, the period of time until help arrives might be...

Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services are learning the lesson from last year’s major storm. Fire Commissioner Shahar Ayalon made a surprising revelation that the Israeli...

According to Der Spiegel, Germany's intelligence agency has a 100-million-euro plan to expand Internet surveillance. Meanwhile, the interior minister wants travelers to fill out...

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”...

As though anyone still entertained any doubts, Europe’s counterterrorism laws cannot deal with the current situation where terror groups are flooding the continent. This...

Boston can expect more efficient efforts by police, fire and EMS first responders, now that the city's three public safety agencies have access to...

U.S. security officials have long considered sovereign citizen groups a growing threat to domestic security. In a 2014 survey of state and local law...

We’ve already grown used to the surveillance cameras. Now there are microphones beside the cameras and in the not-so-distant future facial recognition apps will...

European countries are voluntarily providing the United States with large amounts of information about their citizens. Data transfers focus in particular on citizens attempting...

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...

This threat is an imminent - and the U.S is not ready. A New York financial regulator recently said he is considering new rules to...

California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill requiring law enforcement officials to secure warrants from a judge prior to using drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Ahead of a meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, the International Police Organization (INTERPOL) has underlined the need for military success against...

Register to iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly Video report (March 3rd 2015): The international campaign against ISIS Bad Iran Deal in the Offing Innovative Face Recognition...

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...

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...

  The weekly edition issues are : Hamas claims that Israel has deployed “electronic dragonflies” in Gaza The U.S has blocked any sales of surplus American-made weapon...

Radios for federal firefighters and police officers failed during Monday’s mass shooting at Washington’s Navy Yard, according to union representatives for first responders. According to...

The Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority is working to expand its special operations unit, an auxiliary Specialized Rescue Unit tasked with complex and special...