Emergency Preparedness News & Articles

• How to buy WMD-detection equipment (eBook)

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  Download this Police1 WMD-detection equipment buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Going virtual: How COVID-19 has changed EOC and first responder operations

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  The pandemic will solidify new best practices for agencies to manage a disaster that inhibits physical EOC operations

• 12 things every police department's civil unrest plan needs

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  Failure to plan is planning to fail, and that's glaringly evident when large-scale civil unrest breaks out

• Radiation is a rare but real threat

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  You can use a personal radiation detector to identify threats and protect yourself and your community

• How FirstNet bolstered communications for Boston Marathon first responders

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  Five years made a world of difference to first responders on the ground in Boston on race day

• What you need to know to participate in an emergency operations center

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  Your involvement in an EOC will allow you to represent your department at the highest level in an emergency response incident command role

• How to spec out a mobile command vehicle

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  Purchasing a mobile command vehicle for a law enforcement agency requires combining up-front decisions and long-term planning

• Why drones should be part of every PD’s disaster response plan

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  The instantaneous air support offered by drones proved indispensable to the Daytona Beach Police Department during the response to Hurricane Irma

• Super Bowl security: A behind-the-scenes look at planning and partnerships

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  Few northern cities play host to the Super Bowl, so dealing with the likely extreme February cold is a necessity for police officers and first responders

• Cops, houses of worship come together to use safety and security planning app

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  SHOW, released in October 2016, helps houses of worship develop a safety and security plan tailored to their specific needs

• Policing Matters Podcast: Top trends and takeaways from 2017

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  Jim and Doug discuss police response to natural disasters, the debate over sanctuary cities, the Las Vegas mass shooting and other major topics

• Come hell or high water: How floods and fires challenged cops in 2017

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  When nature intervenes to unleash unexpected and uncontrollable mayhem, the mission of protecting life and property takes on an entirely different meaning

• How social media assisted cops with the Hurricane Harvey response

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  A community-centric platform like Nextdoor offers unique benefits for public agencies to communicate to the public during a disaster event

• How to conduct live fire shoot-house training

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  Such training can mimic the stressors officers face when they have to enter a structure in a possibly lethal environment

• How to help Hurricane Irma first responders

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  Here are some ways you can help give back to first responders affected by Hurricane Irma

• How UAS technologies are changing the way police view incident scenes

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  Responders can gain access to aerial views of the incident, as well as send real-time pictures and data to different locations

• How to help Hurricane Harvey first responders

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  Here are some ways you can help give back to first responders affected by Hurricane Harvey

• Collaboration is key to preparing for public safety missions

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  Interagency planning, training and exercises are critical components of response actions

• Roundtable: Police tech experts gaze into the crystal ball

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  Four experts on the frontline of law enforcement technology tell us what to expect 15 years out

• Why the Charlotte OIS video shouldn’t be released

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  Calls for police use of force transparency overlook the real risk to public safety personnel by releasing the video

• Ill. law enforcement intercept potential terrorist attack

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  Suspect described as a dangerous man who had deliberate plan to cause a mass casualty event at one or more locations in the county

• When disaster strikes, the National Disaster Medical System responds

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  The nation's medical tactical response team answers the call when mass medical care is needed

• Multiple terrorist attacks: 3 key elements for your response

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  Any terrorist group savvy enough to stage a multiple-team attack will be well armed and well trained

• Ferguson, a tornado, and the All-Star Game: How 'Big Blue' keeps cops connected

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  Inside the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s mobile command and communications vehicle

• Should the first response to active killers be warning shots?

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  The policy on warning shots varies from agency to agency, but certainly, under these extraordinary circumstances, shots of this kind are justified

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