Gov Pro Public Safety

U.S. making progress in preparing for external threats and natural disasters

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:04:00 EDT

FEMA and its partners recently released the 2012 National Preparedness Report (NPR). The report included a number of findings.

Fearless fire crews need to do more risk/gain analysis

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:24:00 EDT

Experts believe that the fire service's bravado-steeped culture is a leading factor in the serious injuries and deaths that routinely are suffered by firefighters in the line of duty.

Pointers on safe TASER dart removal

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:58:00 EDT

Scott Harris, an occupational health and risk management consultant at UL PureSafety, offers safety tips on TASER dart removal

Foiled bomb plot shows need to build anti-terror capabilities

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:05:00 EDT

The foiled bomb plot in Cleveland demonstrates that the U.S. should continue to build its capabilities to combat all terrorist threats and thwart plots long before the public is in danger.

New technologies and alliances in fire equipment

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:50:00 EDT

Before I even set foot on the Fire Department Instructors Conference exhibit floor last week, I had heard the buzz about changes in the fire truck industry.

Profiler has tips on detecting potential arsonists

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:47:00 EDT

To help fire chiefs and the community recognize the motives behind an arsonist, Pamela Kulbarsh, RN, BSW, a psychiatric nurse located in Arizona, offers a profile of those who use fire to do harm. Kulbarsh has been a psychiatric nurse for more than 25 years and has worked in patrol with officers and deputies as a member of San Diego's Psychiatric Emergency Response Team and at the Pima County Detention Center in Tucson.

New Jersey first responders can deliver real-time alerts

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:26:00 EDT

Mobile users who subscribe to the free Nixle Connect emergency alert service now can receive real-time alerts from the New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. The alerts, which are sent by Nixle on behalf of 4,800 U.S. government agencies, include emergency alerts, reports of missing persons (including AMBER Alerts), traffic incidents with extended delays, crime information, safety tips, community outreach programs, and other public-safety information.

Governments: boost your cybersecurity efforts

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:08:00 EDT

Sluggish moves to counter the rising threat of cyber-attacks can be blamed on a generation of policymakers out of touch with rapid technological change, a senior U.S. official said Monday. "The truth is there are a lot of senior officials in many countries who barely even know how to use an email," Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. acting under-secretary for arms control and international security, said during a visit to Estonia.

Fire departments can apply to get free DuPont gear

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:50:00 EDT

DuPont Protection Technologies and Globe Manufacturing are working with the National Volunteer Fire Council to donate 125 sets of gear in 2012 to deserving fire departments.

When to update or replace fire equipment

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:29:00 EDT

In this blog post, the author offers views from officials at several equipment manufacturers. The topics: when to refurbish fire apparatus and engine regeneration.