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News Release: DHS S&T to Evaluate Select Wildfire Sensor Technologies

DHS S&T selected four new industry partners to participate in a new wildfire sensors workstream of the Smart Cities Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Labs.

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S&T Smart City Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Labs

DHS S&T's SCITI Labs initiative leverages cutting-edge Smart City and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enhance public safety in communities across the country.

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DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During the California Wildfires

DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During the California Wildfires

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DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During the California Wildfires

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are concerned about the devastation the Camp Fire wildfire has caused in northern California and the Woolsey Fire and Hill Fire wildfires have caused in southern California.

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DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During Northern California Wildfires

U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) is deeply concerned by the devastation wildfires have caused in significant portions of northern California. Our thoughts remain with those impacted by this tragedy, while our highest priority remains the preservation of life and safety wherever possible.

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Wildland Firefighter Respirator Fact Sheet

Wildland firefighters need a small, lightweight respirator that is easy to don and doff. Under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) Wildland Firefighter Respirator project, TDA Research is developing such a respirator capable of removing airborne hazards in the wildland firefighting operating environment.

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Written testimony of FEMA for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management hearing titled “Impacts of the 2017 Wildfires in the United States”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 9 Regional Administrator Robert Fenton addresses FEMA’s role in the wildfires of 2017 and the importance of planning for wildfires and mitigating their destruction.

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S&T FRG Smoke and Particulate Resistant Structural Turnout Ensemble Fact Sheet and Video

Chronic exposures to toxic combustion products and particulate matter found in the fireground environment are believed to contribute significantly to the higher cancer occurrences in firefighters. When used during fire suppression and overhaul stages, the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) protects the highly susceptible respiratory tract from toxic combustion products in smoke and soot. However, firefighters are still exposed to hazardous vapors and particulates when smoke penetrates interfaces in the turnout ensemble and deposits on the skin.