Emergency Management
Emergency Management is a critical function of local and state government agencies, involving the planning, coordinating, and executing responses to natural disasters, public health crises, and other emergencies. Effective emergency management ensures that communities are prepared, resilient, and able to recover quickly from unexpected events. This directory provides articles on emergency management and related topics like Public Safety, which explores broader strategies for protecting communities and ensuring their well-being during crises.
Cellphone carriers are now required to send first responders based on the location of the caller, rather than the nearest cell tower
Artificial intelligence is being tested to see how it can answer non-emergency calls, reducing dispatchers’ workload
Costa Mesa firefighters, Project Independence members gave disaster preparedness training to adults living with intellectual disabilities
Philip D. White, master fire service instructor, addressed planning effective first responder incident preparedness and recovery training sessions at the recent California Mobile Command Center Expo.
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HxGN OnCall delivers next generation capabilities across public safety dispatch, records, analytics and major event management.
Dispatchers and others will be able to search for 911 center information using a landmark, name or address on the new Web-based, map-enabled PSAP registry.
One EMS professional offers five insights on modernizing 911 dispatch communication centers.
A new urpose-built cell site located on tribal land north of the Legendary Waters Casino & Resort is part of the FirstNet network expansion in Wisconsin.
The 2019 APCO Public Safety Broadband Summit examined NG911 funding and implementation challenges on the local level as it explores the future with NG911.
Bad weather happens, but good contingency plans can increase the safety of residents and visitors at festivals. These severe weather planning resources can help local governments reduce their public event risks.
PSAPs, or ECCs, need to take steps now to prepare for future cyber attacks.
Developing NG911-capable applications that deliver actionable incident information to field responders requires cooperation between developers and the first responder community.
For more than 40 years, federal cost-share buyout programs in the U.S. have funded local hazard mitigation. Yet in the wake of recent disasters like Hurricane Harvey, impacted residents view voluntary home buyout programs as a means of personal recovery
An FCC spectrum auction could compromise weather forecasts based on nearby spectrum used to measure water vapor, according to some federal agencies. Senators ask FCC to halt the auction.
The International Public Safety Association will host webinars covering security for places of worship and how to prepare for complex attacks May 21-22, 2019.
Through its free connected safety platform, Noonlight shares critical caller information with 911 dispatchers and first responders in real-time -- situational and contextual data like GPS-location, medical history and more.
First responders, emergency managers and others in public safety are needed to advise the national Tech to Protect Challenge.
Lafayette Parish selected Carbyne’s plugin platform to upgrade emergency call center legacy call handling systems.
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