Team Rubicon Press
Emergency Management Magazine published an article about Team Rubicon, a volunteer disaster response organization for military veterans.
Domestic Preparedness Journal Weekly Brief: November 12, 2014
Domestic Preparedness Journal Weekly Brief.
Robotic Cockroaches for Disaster Response
Search and rescue roaches? North Carolina State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the sound. This fascinating technology is intended for application in disaster response operations. NCSU press release.
FBI Video Collection System Request
How the FBI plans to manage crowdsourced video: The FBI has recently placed a request for information about a citizen facing video repository system they could use to manage croudsourced video.
Methuen, MA Installs Shooter Detection System
The Town of Methuen (MA) Has installed an “Active Shooter” detection in one of its schools. The system was tested in an exercise on November 11, 2014, a school holiday, and has garnered national attention: “Methuen Demos ‘Active Shooter’ System” (WBUR), “Massachusetts school deploys ‘shooter detection system'” (Reuters), Methuen School Demos ‘Active Shooter’ System (CBS […]
Campus Safety App
Brown U, SUNY Oswego adopt app “Rave Guardian” for campus safety. read more.
40,000 Without Power In MA After Blizzard
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/40000-without-power-in-mass-after-blizzard/
U.S., U.K. Officials Working With Algeria on Hostages
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323468604578249350514727478.html
Flu Season Has Boston Declaring Health Emergency
http://www.wbur.org/2013/01/09/flu-boston
Taking to the air on hunt for dirty bomb threats
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/07/radiation-scanning-helicopter-surveys-washington/