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Responder News: FRRG Spotlight - Jill Ramaker
The DHS S&T FRG relies on experienced emergency response and preparedness professionals to guide its research and development efforts. The First Responder Resource Group (FRRG) fills that role.
Fire Prevention Week
This weekend marked the 35th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, which leads us into annual Fire Prevention Week, when we encourage all Americans to learn about and adopt fire safety best practices.
News Release: DHS S&T Selects 10 Start-Ups for First Responder Innovation
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the selection of 10 startup companies to be part of EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology, a program designed to bring startups, accelerators, and other strategic partners together in a common research and development effort.
DHS S&T announces new partnership to improve responder communications
DHS S&T and America’s Public Television Stations have signed an agreement that will enable them to leverage both organizations’ strengths and resources to benefit the first responder community.
Snapshot: S&T, NASA Unveil Online Tool to Help Prepare for Solar Storms
DHS S&T and NASA GSFC recently developed an Online Geoelectric Field Calculation Tool.
DHS AWARDS $494.7M TO RAND CORP TO OPERATE STUDY & ANALYSIS CENTER
DHS S&T has awarded a $494.7 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the RAND Corporation to operate and manage a new FFRDC known as the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center.
October is Cybersecurity Month!
We live in an interconnected world that allows us to move at an unprecedented pace. Our phones, our cars, even our houses can be “smart.” But we know that with the advancements of the cyberworld, comes cybersecurity risk.
Responder News: New Turnout Ensemble Aims to Reduce Firefighter Cancer Risk (Photo Essay)
A photo essay highlighting the buildup of harmful particulates on firefighter turnout gear. First Responders Group is developing a prototype that may be the answer.
Help S&T Reduce the Impact
By fostering conversations from firsthand accounts of flood disasters, S&T is increasing information that can promote emergency management decision making.
Showcasing Technologies that Support the Homeland Security Enterprise
One of my overarching goals for S&T was for us to expand how people think of us and our capabilities. There are several ways in which we protect and secure the homeland and serve the Homeland Security Enterprise.
Snapshot: Small Businesses Show Off Tech Solutions at Small Business Innovative Workshop
S&T’s Deputy Under Secretary Dr. Robert Griffin kicked off the SBIR Workshop by showcasing cutting-edge cyber security research and development (R&D) solutions being developed through the SBIR program.
Snapshot: FBI Hazardous Devices School Becomes REDOPS Testbed
The DHS S&T Response and Defeat Operations Support REDOPS program is adding a fifth Bomb Squad Test Bed location hosted by the FBI Counter IED Unit at the FBI Hazardous Devices School (HDS) in Huntsville, Alabama.
Snapshot: FRRG A Valuable Resource for Science and Technology
One of DHS S&T's core missions is to develop new technologies for first responders and then transition it to the commercial market. In order to accomplish this, FRG is reliant on the help of first responders from across the United States. It is their firsthand experience, insights, and expertise that allows S&T to conceptualize and evaluate first responder technologies.
Can We Do More for America's Rural Volunteer Firefighters?
As floods, wildfires, and violent storms in rural areas continue to increase, volunteer firefighters play an essential role despite the fact they often find themselves without the resources of larger agencies.
Tune in to Our Facebook Town Hall on How to Do Business with S&T!
When I started here, one of my biggest goals was making further inroads with industry and growing our business audience. We’ve made progress, but we want to do more.
Responder News: From the White House Blog: Harnessing the Potential of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology
Understanding how drones might play a positive role in public life will be key for emergency managers and first responders in the coming decades.
Snapshot: DHS Centers of Excellence Create Future Problem Solvers
For S&T, focusing on the future also includes the specialized research and education programs at the university-based DHS Centers of Excellence (COEs).
Responder News: New Alert System Aims to Protect Responders (and Drivers) at Roadway Incident Scenes
The Automated Driver and Responder Alert System provides early warning for drivers approaching emergency scene.
Computer Science for All
Our security leaders of tomorrow must be ready with the skills to combat threats in the 21st century, and computer science is an important building block.
Responder News: 2016 National Preparedness Report Highlights Emergency Response Collaboration
FEMA’s 2016 National Preparedness Report offers case studies on Department of Homeland Security emergency response efforts in the areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
September is National Preparedness Month!
At S&T, we provide the tools and technologies to facilitate planning before disasters happen so our stakeholders are empowered to be more resilient against natural and manmade threats.
Snapshot: S&T's Prepaid Card Reader Aids Law Enforcement in Seizing Fraudulent Cards
U.S. law enforcement agencies have a powerful new tool at their disposal: DHS S&T’s Electronic Recovery and Access to Data (ERAD) Prepaid Card Reader.
Snapshot: FIND Offers Simple Guidance for Lost Person Searches
The new FIND software uses Lost Person Locator statistics of decisions and patterns made by lost individuals in over 150,000 past cases, known as lost person behavior.
Countering the Impact of Hurricanes this National Preparedness Month
Coastal community leaders and the emergency managers tasked with planning for and responding to hurricanes face tough challenges when tracking approaching storms.
Responder Spotlight: Dan Dooley
New York City Police Department Captain Dan Dooley discusses his work on the Narcotics, VICE, and Gang Squad in South Manhattan along with his take on becoming a member of the First Responder Resource Group (FRRG).