Jan 31, 2025 · HSI provides comprehensive support, investigative capabilities and coordination for public safety operations, particularly at high-profile gatherings, such as SEAR 1 events. Due to its unique authorities, skills and investigative capabilities, HSI is often the federal coordinator for large events, such as Super Bowl LIX.

Dec 12, 2024 · This effort will deliver freely accessible, user-friendly toolboxes to help investigate public safety at low-head dams, enable modelers to consider site-specific conditions and alerts of potential hazards, and deliver an updated version of the …

Jan 16, 2025 · The recent approval by the panel is a victory for BCF, and subsequent approval by the NFPA Technical Committee will finalize the new language and enhance the safety of all U.S. firefighters, as well as the public. “This safety gap was identified by our emergency responders and is being corrected through working with industry partners to ...

Jan 24, 2025 · This project aims to conduct social, behavioral, and economic science research to meet policy, operational, and public needs to improve the effectiveness of public safety and violence prevention efforts implemented by Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners through evaluation research, capability development and enhancement, and ...

Jun 17, 2024 · Other First Responder Public Safety Grants. Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program provides funds to states, territories, Indian tribal governments, communities, and universities for hazard mitigation planning and the implementation of mitigation projects prior to a disaster event. Port Security Grant Program

in a variety of public safety applications. This Subcommittee, consisting of experts in many areas of public safety, held meetings in person and via teleconference over several months in 2015 and 2016 to discuss important policy issues related to CCTV use. The purpose was not to

Apr 15, 2024 · Public safety agencies have different CAD systems that don’t always efficiently share information. The result is ineffective and costly interoperable issues across communications systems. In 2021, S&T funded a successful CAD-to-CAD interoperability pilot project run by the Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute to apply a ...

Apr 22, 2024 · Ensuring Public Safety HSI collaborates with federal, state, local and international partners to ensure the safety and well-being of our communities, and to address the threats posed by the opioid crisis, narcotics smuggling networks and violent gangs operating across the country.

Sep 3, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) funds a social and behavioral science research portfolio on public safety and violence prevention (PSVP) that supports the DHS Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence Strategic Framework and the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.

Aug 8, 2024 · The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is focused on building a more resilient and responsive public safety ecosystem. Our research, development, testing and evaluation activities in the domain of public safety communications are essential for creating a robust, interconnected, and secure emergency response communication infrastructure.