Launch of SAFE (Safety Awareness For Everyone)
To: Boston University Faculty & Staff From: Kelly Nee, Chief Safety, Security & Preparedness Officer Date: August 24, 2023 Subject: Launch of SAFE (Safety Awareness For Everyone) I am pleased to announce the launch of SAFE (Safety Awareness For Everyone). SAFE is an on-demand informational video and training to inform the BU community about the comprehensive support provided […]
Communications: DHS transfers emergency-response tech
The Department of Homeland Security’s tech directorate has begun transferring a web-based, app-driven emergency response system to a nonprofit center that will disseminate it more widely among emergency responders. (More)
Ebola modeling floats flood response app
Virginia Tech graduate students built a tool that integrates local open data with an Ebola response model to aid emergency response to flooding.(More)
FCC Seeks Comment on What ‘Emergency’ Means for School Mass Notifications
Can schools and colleges consider every mass notification they send out an “emergency?” That’s the question at the heart of a request filed with the Federal Communications Commission by Blackboard. (More)
DelValle Institute February 2015 Newsletter
DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness February 2015 Newsletter
Domestic Preparedness Journal Weekly Brief: February 4, 2015
Domestic Preparedness Journal Weekly Brief.
GCN: Too much snow? Phone it in.
A GCN article about various mobile apps that major cities are adopting to help keep citizens informed of clean-up efforts after snow storms.