2014 Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit presentations
The titles, brief summaries, and power point slides for this year’s summit presentations are now available on the UAPI site at: https://www.uapi.us/?search&group=resources&Tag=2014+Homeland+Security+and+Defense+Education+Summit.
HSDL Critical Releases for November 12, 2014
HSDL Critical Releases for November 12, 2014.
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 […]
Regroup Resources
Regroup published 4 free webinar recordings covering best practices in many critical areas, including how to prepare for an active shooter event, severe weather preparedness and emergency communications. Also available online is Regroup’s 2013 Active Shooter Report.
HSDL Critical Releases for October 29, 2014
Every two weeks, the Homeland Security Digital Library identifies a targeted collection of recently-released documents of particular interest or potential importance. https://www.hsdl.org/?collection&type=cr
Army Involvement in Ebola Response Communications Infrastructure
In this article, Kevin McCaney of DefenseSystems.com discusses how the Army is providing a communications backbone for Ebola response organizations.