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Penn State Tabletop Exercise Addresses Emergency Response to Opioid Crisis

October 16, 2019

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education, in collaboration with Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State Homeland Security Programs, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), held a tabletop exercise that addressed first-responder and whole-community response and resilience to the ongoing opioid crisis.

DHS Releases Mass Notification Recommendations

November 27, 2018

After the mistaken missile alert in Hawaii earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is recommending changes to the nation’s emergency alert system.

Looking Back at Boston: Responding to Multiple Threats with Mobile Command Solutions

David R. Powers

May 13, 2014

One year after the events in Boston, it is important that our nation’s law enforcement and homeland security leaders take a hard look at the lessons learned from that day and make some needed changes.

Amplifies Speakers for Better Sound Distribution

April 10, 2013

In challenging applications such as large-scale buildings and areas with high ambient-noise levels, this addressable fire alarm and emergency voice system has the high power to meet intelligibility requirements without the need for additional speaker wire routed to a main unit.

Whitepaper: Assessing Emergency Response Times on Campus

Josh Sookman

December 5, 2012

This whitepaper from Guardly Safe Campus compares the swiftness of incident response efforts by university campus security between new smartphone applications and existing methods of reporting.

Tried a US-wide Emergency Alert Test

First Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Hits Glitches

Some Failed to Air Test at all

November 14, 2011

A nationwide emergency alert test last week proved less than perfect with a number of technology and local coordination mistakes.

Enhance Emergency Management

March 21, 2011

NaviGate™ by Lauren Innovations is a web-based technology that is used by universities, stadiums, hospitals, manufacturing facilities and malls to give first responders information in emergency situations.