The global disaster preparedness system market size is projected to exceed $308 billion by 2030, registering a compound annual growth rate of 8.5 percent, according to a new report recently released by Research and Markets.

Norfolk Southern Corp. broke ground in late September on its First Responder Training Center in East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a massive train derailment in February 2023. The center will provide ongoing, free training for first responders from Ohio and the surrounding region.

An extensive research project conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology details what police, fire, emergency medical and 911 dispatch responders think about the communications technology they use on a regular basis and how they would like it to be improved.

The county has selected Radius Mapping as its 911 map to better locate residents and visitors in the area. In addition to quickly locating people calling into 911, Radius Mapping adds the ability to text with language translation for non-native English speakers.

Director of the Game Center at American University, Dr. Phelps is a highly respected researcher who works at the cutting edge of virtual and augmented reality technology.

In a public consultation survey of 2,607 registered voters conducted by the University of Maryland, respondents went through an online "policymaking simulation" designed to put citizens in the shoes of policymakers.

This spring, the GIS Association of Alabama held a two-day search and rescue training event that brought together several organizations and individuals from across the northern region of the state.

Now, when a 911 center in King County receives a call for a cardiac arrest victim, the dispatcher can initiate a PulsePoint alert, notifying nearby app users at the same time as emergency responders.

The program was designed to address a gap in the opioid use disorder care system, providing a bridge-like support for someone from the time they decide they want help until they can enter a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program.

Although the new 988 national suicide hotline is set to debut on July 16, a poll conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Ipsos found that 77 percent of U.S. adults have never heard of it.

Corner Alliance Inc. has been awarded $100,000 by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to enhance alerts from first responders to drivers during emergencies.

All first responders in Missouri are now eligible to receive free critical incident stress management (CISM) training, via the Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS) in coordination with the Warrior’s Rest Foundation.

Smart city technology provides first responders with information that not only improves emergency response, but also has the potential to prevent emergencies from happening in the first place.

In his role as a Community Policing Sergeant with the Chicago Police Department, Jermaine Harris develops community-based strategies involving law enforcement and nonprofit partners.

Lee County, Fla., has partnered with public safety telehealth company MD Ally to enable patients with non-emergency calls to connect virtually to a physician.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) recently partnered with the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) to run trials on two new technologies: Z-Axis for FirstNet and FirstNet Push-To-Talk.

AT&T has partnered with global technology provider Intrado to become the first carrier to launch nationwide location-based routing to automatically transmit wireless 911 calls to the appropriate call centers.

Save more lives with more intelligent drones: That's the idea behind the recently-launched First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Some 54 states and territories will receive $105 million in grant funds to help reinforce crisis care infrastructure before July 16, when the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will convert from a ten-digit phone number to the new 988 three-digit dialing code.