First Responders

First Responders

airport security tactics

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently released a video claiming to provide an inside look at airport security tactics - how the agency...
police officers

Over the last several years, the number of ambushes on police officers in the US has increased dramatically. One of the vulnerabilities threatening officers’...
communications technologies

A couple of noteworthy communications technologies were recently examined by a first responder agency that evaluated them for public safety use. The US Department of...
wearable sensors

The immediate monitoring of environmental and personal factors can be critical for first responders and soldiers in many emergency cases. Various wearable sensors can...
saves lives

Few people know, but the reason fire procedures instruct people to refrain from elevator use in case of a fire in a high story...
vital law enforcement tools

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

In recent years, we've been witnessing more and more security officials that have been trying to find more efficient methods to map the field,...
drones

Recent years have seen the role of drones in criminal activity increasing significantly. In the area of cyber forensics, law enforcement faces a significant...
disaster response

Disaster response under conditions of lack of conventional communication or internet networking, requires more traditional solutions.   A citywide communications exercise was recently held by...
anti terror

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...
terrorist attack

The terrorist attacks in London during the last months apparently brought about a greater awareness to the need to prepare the public for such...
police pursuit

US police departments’ vehicles have been getting gradually older and less effective. The solution found is a new truck that Ford has recently unveiled,...
ISIS

A new use for a bomb-detecting technology: identifying the dangerous opioid fentanyl from a distance using a laser beam to protect soldiers and law...
airborne law enforcement

Airborne law enforcement officers have to be attentive to multiple information sources at the same time, a task that requires clear and accurate displays. Next-generation...
gps technology

A rising number of vital systems in our lives rely on GPS technology – whether it’s police units, airports or even private car navigation...
search and rescue missions

Search and rescue missions sometimes get complicated because the survivors can not be located. A new combat survival radio that automatically activates and securely...
anti terror

Australia’s counter-terrorism police are using various means to enhance their capabilities against attempted terror attacks. These include, for example, drones the size of flies...
artificial intelligence

Motorola, the mobile giant, is developing AI tech for cameras and public safety in a new partnership with artificial intelligence experts Neurala. Motorola, which...
ihls security accelerator

Side by side with the impressive weapon systems presented at the exhibition of the IAMD Missile Defense Conference, the hundreds of visitors had the...
social media

During emergency situations like severe weather or terrorist attacks, local officials and first responders have an urgent need for accessible, reliable and real-time data....
search and rescue missions

A new type of robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. Imagine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of...
bodycams

Body cameras are expanding their capabilities. Thanks to Artificial Intelligence solutions, police officers’ bodycams will now be able to search for objects or persons...