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Reducing the Costs of Our Nation’s Most Expensive Disasters
FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) works to reduce the cost of flooding for property owners by providing affordable insurance.
Responder Spotlight: Randall T. Sterett
Meet Bomb Technician and First Responder Resource Group (FRRG) member Randall T. Sterett, a 30-year veteran of Orange County (CA) Sheriff’s Department.
Snapshot: Stopping Attacks That Disrupt Voice Communications
The DHS S&T is working to make sure telephony denial of service attacks cannot disrupt critical phone systems.
Celebrating 38 Years of FEMA
Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) celebrated its 38th birthday.
Snapshot: S&T’s Arctic Domain Awareness Center Supports USCG Capabilities
We are creating robotic systems that are small, mobile, connected, and enduring, making them a perfect match for the remote Arctic.
Responder News: Mutual Aid Resource Planning Tool Improves Community Preparedness
To help communities plan for, and better mitigate, the challenges that arise in a local emergency, a new tool for emergency managers has been developed to streamline the mutual aid planning and request process.
News Release: DHS S&T Opens New Explosives Detection Lab
DHS S&T officially opened a new Test & Evaluation Laboratory building at the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) that expands TSL’s reinforced laboratory space for conducting tests of explosives detection systems.
SAVER Saves Responders Time and Money
We have published more than 1,000 SAVER reports for first responders, providing impartial, practitioner relevant, operationally oriented assessments and validations of emergency response equipment.
New Orleans Flood Experiment
Flood-related disasters present significant risks to life and property across our nation.
News Release: CBP and S&T Award $200K to San Mateo Start-up
DHS S&T announced today a $200K award to CryptoMove to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) security.