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System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER)

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S&T Non-AEL SAVER Projects

The purpose of the SAVER Program is to assist responders with procurement decisions. To this end, SAVER Program knowledge products focus on equipment that falls within the categories of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Authorized Equipment List (AEL)—a list of approved equipment types allowed under FEMA’s preparedness grant programs. While the FEMA AEL encompasses a wide range of equipment types, it does not include all types of equipment used by responders in the commission of their duties.

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S&T Less Lethal Technologies for Law Enforcement

Less lethal technology devices are designed to be less likely to cause death when deployed than conventional weapons like firearms, and are used by law enforcement in two primary situations: crowd control and one-on-one suspect apprehension. For each of these situations, technology subcategories exist based on the modalities of the technology, such as chemical, kinetic and conducted energy.

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Responder News: SAVER: A Responder Resource for Technology Info

Responder News -- When it comes to tools and technology first responders need to do their jobs, they want to know “What equipment is available?” “How does it perform?” SAVER’s reports help first responders answer these questions. The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) established the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions.

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S&T FRG SAVER Project List

A list of all current SAVER projects.

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SAVER

A complete list of SAVER reports (e.g., Market Surveys, Assessment Reports, Tech Notes, Selection Guides, etc.) grouped by AEL Category.

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S&T FRG SAVER Definitions

Get an understanding of the SAVER Program definition document types.

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SAVER® Resources

DHS established the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions.

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S&T FRG Spring 2015 SAVER Newsletter

The Spring 2015 SAVER Newsletter provides the responder community with the latest information on the projects and activities of the SAVER Program.

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S&T SAVER

When first responders need reliable information about equipment, technologies and systems to inform their procurement decisions, their first stop should be the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) program. Established and managed by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), SAVER provides objective, practitioner-relevant, and operationally focused assessments and validations of commercially available, emergency response equipment. The results of the assessments enable responders to better select, purchase, use and maintain emergency response equipment.