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Natural Disaster

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Feature Article: S&T Focus on Sensors Burns Bright During Wildfire Season

DHS S&T's Smart City Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Labs program is bringing together government and private sector partners to identify technologies that can detect and alert emergency management, utilities, and citizens of a threatening wildfire.
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Media Advisory: S&T Offers Securing Our Future Now Webinar

DHS S&T is convening a diverse group of public-private partners to present, Clearing the Path: Responding to Disasters During a Crisis, a virtual discussion for National Preparedness Month.
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News Release: S&T Provides Critical Chemical Hazard Support for Major Storm

With Hurricane Sally expected to make landfall on Tuesday, the DHS S&T Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) is providing critical chemical hazard support.

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Virtual Events: Managing Security Risks Today and Beyond

S&T is hosting a series of virtual discussions this fall, focusing on how science, technology, and partnerships are needed to achieve common objectives to protect people, commerce, and infrastructure.

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DHS Statement on Safety and Immigration Enforcement During Emergency Events

An archive of statements about the Department’s immigration enforcement posture during certain emergency events, including natural disasters.

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Snapshot: SCIRA Smart Cities St. Louis Leading Example

St. Louis was selected as the site for the first Smarty City Interoperability Reference Architecture (SCIRA) exercise. The pilot program brought together first responders, city managers and other stakeholders, and through a series of realistic disaster scenarios, demonstrated how smart city technology can transform municipal emergency response.

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Addressing New Realities for COVID-19 and Hurricane Season

DHS S&T is proud to co-sponsor the CIVIC, which will provide communities new tools for adapting to changing environments and enhancing preparedness and resilience to wide-ranging disasters, including hurricanes, floods and wildfires along with pandemics

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Snapshot: S&T Brings Partners Together to InSPIRE

To help communities prepare for disasters and rebuild in the aftermath, DHS S&T partnered with NAPSG to convene experts from around the country to share best practices and identify practical solutions related to information sharing, geospatial technologies, and leadership.

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Snapshot: Growing Impact of TAK

The Team Awareness Kit (TAK) is the emerging DHS-wide solution for situational awareness. Its exceptional tactical value has been proven time and again.

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Civic Innovation Challenge

DHS  S&T is partnering with the National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy, to co-sponsor the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIC), to address mobility and resilience priorities across the country.