The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will co-sponsor a 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb on April 25th at the Washington Hilton, in Washington, DC. 

ILC Dover recently announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has approved its SCape CO/CBRN³⁰ Escape Mask.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that AT&T Inc. has become the first private sector company to be certified to DHS-selected standards under the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Program.

A weapons depot caught fire in the capital of the Republic of Congo on Sunday, setting off explosions that killed at least 206 people and pinning countless others underneath collapsed buildings, including a church.

In January 2012, Darley launched a new Web site aimed at homeowners, businesses, and just about any organization looking to prepare for emergency situations.

Pepro LLC, a manufacturer of shielded enclosure systems for stationary and mobile applications, arrives at IWCE 2012 marking its 20^th year of protecting sensitive equipment from a wide range of operational and physical threats.

A new study by Israeli researchers indicates that 90 percent of firefighters exhibit some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the release of FY 2012 grant guidance and application kits for seven DHS preparedness grant programs totaling over $1.3 billion.

Firefighters and police pulled three victims from a burning Hollywood home Thursday where a suspected gunman and another victim were later found dead.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking qualified individuals from the public and private sector to serve on the National Advisory Council (NAC).

Firefighters and emergency responders face new dangers every day of their career, but it is the obscured dangers of clandestine laboratories that have become the most dangerous to emergency responders in today's times, writes Tim Hadlock.

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is encouraging all Indiana residents to register and participate in the 2012 Great Central United States ShakeOut February 7.

FDNY Commissioner and Chief of Department Salvatore J. Cassano and the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service Command Chief Abdo Nahmod will receive a donation from 5.11 Tactical to the FDNY Foundations on Tuesday, January 24 at 2:00pm.

TrueVector Technologies introduced a web-based, interactive drawing solution for emergency responder web mapping software.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is condemning a firebomb attack on an Islamic center in New York City on Sunday.

Boston (MA) Fire Marshal Bart Shea testified in a hearing about the Occupy Boston movement, expressing his concern for the safety and well-being of the protestors, who are currently encamped at Dewey Square in the city.

Smiths Detection today announces a worldwide partnership with ANP Technologies, Inc. for its novel immunoassay technology, which is used to verify the presence of biological threats in the field.

The threat of terror—real or imagined—has focused the minds of facilities management professionals, building owners, architects, engineers, technologists, and planners to better design buildings that can withstand a new array of risks.

In 1981, I was sworn into the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and left my career in the chemical industry behind, or so I thought.

Improvised explosive device (IED) and homemade explosive (HME) attacks can consist of anything from homemade pipe bombs to sophisticated military ordnance; however, emergency service agencies are more likely to encounter IEDs/HMEs than military weapons in their day-to-day responses.