First Responders

Emergency communication is of the utmost importance. Emergency services need to coordinate their response in time, but the situation becomes more complicated when the...

A new online reference map to track rescue events around the world shows how drone technology has moved from an experimental concept to standard...

Scientists introduce cyborg insects as a solution to the limitations of traditional robots in swarm navigation. New research integrates living insects with miniature electronic controllers...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that MQ-1 Predator and Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAVs successfully supported local law enforcement officials in their efforts to find...

The 6.0 Napa earthquake on 24 August was a wake-up call not only for the wine country. The shaking was also felt in Sacramento...

To Yitzhak Aharonovich, Minister of Internal Security   Over the past few weeks, television channels broadcast recordings of citizens calling the police’ 100 hotline and...

By NEWS DESK A look into the future, that was the main focus of the Future Forces Conference in Rishon Le zion today. Organized by i-HLS,...

Perhaps no police technology is more controversial today than flying robotic drones equipped with cameras that officers can use to get a bird's-eye view...

Early warning of floods can supply first responders with the critical time needed for the mitigation of the disaster. The US Department of Homeland...

Water-Gen - a provider of tactical water supply solutions to Armies, Police Forces, and NGOs - will introduce the next generations of its SPRING...

Israeli companies continue to expand their HLS activities in Latin America. Recently police in Brazil acquired Israeli-made armored vehicles. Israeli company Plasan won a 9.5...

The issue of continuity during disasterous events is keeping authorities everywhere constantly busy, as it is unthinkable that a municipal body would stop from...

Private biometric registries have been entering US law enforcement agencies. The Inmate Recognition Identification System, or IRIS, is a registry that allows law enforcement...

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...

In disaster response scenarios, emergency services often face the challenge of assessing dangerous environments without putting themselves at risk. To address this, the Fraunhofer...

Search and rescue missions are both tremendously important and incredibly dangerous. A team of Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI) set out...

The American research institute RAND has published a research according to which internet-based technologies could aid criminal justice agencies and law enforcement in general...

The various teams of first responders and their agencies play a major role in coping with natural and human-made disasters, and they need the...

Despite repeated denials by the US government, a federal judge has now confirmed that Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) was commissioned by the government to...

The public safety community has long called for mobile broadband to support its mission to save lives. With the adoption of LTE mobile broadband...

A new license-plate technology will not only improve on efficiency, but also enhance police officer safety. The Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system scans...

Facial recognition technologies will enhance police officers capabilities. Digital Barriers, a UK-headquartered company, has struck an agreement in which it will provide live facial...