DHS-Funded App Helps First Responders Quickly Navigate to the Scene
First Responders face challenges when they are called to the scene of an incident. Seconds count, and routing provided by in-vehicle terminals […] More
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Medical Management of Radiation Emergencies: REAC/TS Launches New RadMed App
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) has launched a new RadMed app, providing a wide range […] More
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Tactical Assault Kit Plugins for Decision Support in CBRNE Environments
The Tactical Assault Kit (TAK)—a mapping system with a plugin architecture—has seen similar success across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department […] More
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Virtual Radiation Training through Ubiety System (VIRTUS)
Conceived in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s J9 directorate, the Virtual Radiation Training through Ubiety System (VIRTUS) provides realistic, low-cost radiation detection […] More
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Microbial Forensics, Disaster Response Video Games, Benghazi Car Bombing
Topics in this issue include microbial forensics, disaster response video games, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and CBRNE training exercises at DRDC Suffield. They’re […] More
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Chemical Spill Response, First Responder App Store, and Chinese Nuclear Forces
Topics in this issue include chemical spill response training, Chinese nuclear forces, and an app store for first responders. Emergency Personnel Evaluate […] More
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New Preparedness Feature on FEMA Smartphone App
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new feature to its free smartphone app that will enable users to receive […] More
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CBRNE Particles – Biosecurity Apps, Luggage Explosive Screening, Mapping Fukushima
Topics in this issue include apps for biosecurity, North Korea chemical warfare tests, luggage explosive screening, and mapping Fukushima. Biosecurity Mobile App […] More
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Simulations Aimed at Safer Transport of Explosives
In 2005, a semi-truck hauling 35,000 pounds of explosives through the Spanish Fork Canyon in Utah crashed and caught fire, causing a […] More
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KU Smartphone App Assesses Ebola Risk
Researchers at the University of Kansas recently won a rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation to advance Ebola-related fundamental. By combining […] More
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HazMat Evac App Provides Critical Information for Incident Response
Applied Research Associates, Inc.’s (ARA) emergency responder tools have now been merged into one tool to provide more robust support for incident […] More