First Responders

During Operation Protective Edge Israel's MDA (Magen David Adom medical emergency service) treated 648 rocket-related injuries and 906 women who went into labor. 32...

Command, control and coordination are highly important when dealing with an emergency situation. An application for managing major incidents and events now has a...

Drones have become powerful and vital law enforcement tools. Police in Norfolk, England, will soon be using drones to help search for missing people,...

Irish police are investigating a recent incident at Wheatfield Prison in which a helicopter drone full of drugs crashed into the prison. The incident was...

The U.S Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed rules to help emergency responders better locate wireless 911 callers. The proposed rule changes stem partly...

Bogus threats, and the disruptions they cause, are magnified by the high speed flow of information on social media, according to Vernon Herron, Sr....

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...

The 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, will help thirty-three cities in its first year. The challenge seeks to make...

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...

The trend is clear- Police forces want UASs for performing their mission. Recently the Sussex police in England began to use a small UAS to...

Tens of thousands of agents, hundreds of drones, all guarding the U.S. borders Over the last few years the law enforcement agencies of the Department...

The Fire Fighting Authority in Israel is conducting a series of live drills in the Judea and Samaria District, focusing on putting out building...

Various security forces in Europe have been gradually adapting to the new terrorist threat reflected in recent years’ lethal attacks. Ireland’s military special forces, the...

MDA Director General, Eli Bin cautioned: You must avoid congregating in remote areas and protected areas, adding that "this will save lives." Firefighters and rescue...

U.S. law enforcement officials are demanding the creation of a “kill switch” that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New York’s top...

The UK government is looking to meet with biometric technology firms to help determine existing marketplace capacity to provide fingerprint devices and capture software,...

A group of 40 American fighters are enrolled in firefighting studies in Israel. They also joined a program of emergency volunteering in Israel. Some 40...

Earlier this month, two indictments were brought against two Vietnamese citizens residing in the Netherlands, for their respective roles in hacking email service providers...

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...

The letter is serious in itself, but the moment of truth will come when those who signed it will be called for reserve duty....

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

With the primary focus on air strikes and the potential for ground troops to fight Syria-based ISIS, the Obama administration more quietly is tapping...