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First Responder R&D Program Archive

The following are concluded first responder capability programs and activities.    

A

Activation of Body-Worn Cameras without Responder Manipulation Fact Sheet

Ambulance and Patient Compartment Safety and Design Standards Fact Sheet

Automated Driver and Responder Alert System (ADRAS) Fact Sheet

Advanced Multi-threat Base Ensemble for Responders (AMBER) Fact Sheet

Application for Radiological Decontamination Fact Sheet

Assistant for Understanding Data through Reasoning, Extraction and Synthesis (AUDREY) Fact Sheet

Automated Driver and Responder Alert System (ADRAS) Fact Sheet

Anonymous Networks and Currencies Factsheet

B

Board Armor® Backboard Cover Fact Sheet

Broadband Demonstration Network—Developing Tools to Measure and Assess In-Building Coverage Fact Sheet

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Fact Sheet

C

Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resiliency Experiment (CAUSE) Fact Sheet

Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resilience Experiment Series (CAUSE) V Fact Sheet

ChemTag – Personal Chemical Warning Device Fact Sheet

Chicago Long Term Evolution (LTE) Fact Sheet

Cybersecurity Forensics

D

Datacasting—Broadcasting Real-Time Video and Critical Data over Existing Digital Television Spectrum Fact Sheet and Video

Digital Encoder Fact Sheet

Distributed Denial of Service Defense

E

Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE)

Emergency Data Exchange Language Suite of Standards Fact Sheet

Emergency Vehicle Alert for Civilians and Responders Fact Sheet

Emergency Vehicle Warning System (HAAS Alert) Virtual Technology Demonstration Report

Enabling Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fact Sheet

Eye-Dentify - Emphasizing Training Improves Operational Security at the Border Fact Sheet

F

Field Detection and Analysis for Fire Gases and Particulates: Metal Organic Frameworks Fact Sheet

Firefighter Accountability and Proximity (FFAP) System Fact Sheet

Firefighter Incident Commander Training Simulator

Firefighting Glove, Improved Structure Fact Sheet and Video

Fireground Compass Fact Sheet

Firefighter Incident Commander Training Simulator Fact Sheet

First Responder Electronic Jamming Exercise 

First Responder Electronic Jamming Exercise JamX 2017 Photos

First Responder Support Tools (FiRST) Application Fact Sheet

First Responder Communities of Practice (FR CoP) Fact Sheet

First Responders Group (FRG) Fact Sheet

First Responders Group (FRG) International Activities Fact Sheet

First Responder Resource Group (FRRG) Fact Sheet

Flood Apex: Automated National Structures Inventory Project Fact Sheet

Flood Apex: Rethinking America's Costliest Disaster Fact Sheet

Flood Apex: Enhanced Resiliency Experiment Framework Fact Sheet

Flood Apex: Smart Alerts Pilot Project Fact Sheet

Flood Apex: Utilizing the Landsat Mission and Spectral Indices to Automate Flood Extent Mapping Fact Sheet

H

Hybrid Public Safety Microphone (Turtle Command™) Fact Sheet

I

Identity and Access Management Engine

Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM)

Identity, Credential, & Access Management (ICAM) Acquisition and Implementation Guidance Fact Sheet

Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Acquisition Guidance

Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Common Appendices

Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Executive Primer

Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Implementation Guide

Imaging System for Immersive Surveillance Fact Sheet

Information Sharing Assessment Tool (ISAT)

Interagency Technology Exploration Fact Sheet

International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation Fact Sheet

Interagency Technology Exploration

International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation Fact Sheet

Internet of Things (IoT): Low-Cost Flood Inundation Sensors Fact Sheet

Improved Structure Firefighting Glove Fact Sheet

IMPACT Toolkit for First Responders

Improved Structure Firefighting Glove Fact Sheet and Video

Improving Model Capabilities Fact Sheet

Improving Radiation Confirmation Technology -- Development of an Organic Radiochromic Compound for First Responders Fact Sheet

J

JamX 17: First Responder Electronic Jamming Exercise Fact Sheet and Video

L

Leveraging Existing Video Cameras for Radiation Detection Capabilities Fact Sheet

Low-Profile Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Fact Sheet

M

Machine-to-Machine Architectures to Improve First Responder Communications Fact Sheet 

MaXphone—Multi-access Extension for Smartphones Fact Sheet

Mission Critical Voice Intelligibility over Long Term Evolution (LTE) Fact Sheet

Mobile Ad-hoc Networking (MANET) to Improve Public Safety Situational Awareness Fact Sheet

Mobile Application Security

Mobile Biometrics

Multifunctional Textiles for Advanced Personal Protective Equipment Fact Sheet

N

National Hurricane Program Technology Modernization HURREVAC-eXtended (HV-X) Fact Sheet

National Hurricane Program Technology Modernization Hurricane Evacuation Study Tool

National Hurricane Technology Modernization Project

Network Extension: WideBridge™ Fact Sheet

Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Apex Program

Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Fact Sheet

Next Generation First Responder (NGFR)

Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Communication Hub Fact Sheet

Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Internet of Things (IoT) Fact Sheet

Next Generation Incident Command System (NICS)

O

Overhead Imagery

P

Pat-Down Accuracy Training Tool (PATT) Factsheet

Personal Area Network (PAN) Interference and Compatibility Issues for Public Safety Personal Protective Equipment Fact Sheet

Physiological Monitoring Fact Sheet 

Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Tracking for Emergency Responders (POINTER) Fact Sheet 

Portable Handset Integrated Next-Generation Incident Command System (PHINICS) Factsheet

Post Tracking System (PTS) Factsheet

Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Tracking for Emergency Responders (POINTER) Fact Sheet

Prepaid Card Reader Fact Sheet 

Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) Fact Sheet and Video

Project Responder 4 Fact Sheet

Protecting Citizens and Responders Factsheet

R

Radio Internet-Protocol Communications Module (RIC-M) Fact Sheet

Radiological Emergency Management System (REMS) Fact Sheet

RDD Planning Guidance Fact Sheet

Recovery Transformer (RecX)

Resilient Electric Grid (REG) Fact Sheet

Resilient Structures and Facilities Project

Respiration Protection for Firefighters During Overhaul Operations Fact Sheet

Respiratory Protection for Medical Personnel Fact Sheet 

Responder Training and Exercise Program (RTE) Fact Sheet

Risk Prediction Program

Response and Defeat Operations Support (REDOPS) Revisited Fact Sheet

S

Safeguarding Grand Central Terminal Fact Sheet

Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (SHEMS) Fact Sheet

Scientific Support for RDD Response & Recovery

Screener’s Auto-Diagnostic Adaptive Precision Training (ScreenADAPT) System Fact Sheet

Screener Training and Selection

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Fact Sheet

Sensor-Smart Affordable Autonomous Robotic Platform-SAARP

Semi-Autonomous Pipe Bomb End Cap Remover (SAPBER) Fact Sheet

Shaken Fury 2019 Program Page

SMART: Social Media Analytics and Reporting Toolkit Fact Sheet

Smart City Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Fact Sheet

Social Media Guidance Planning

Social Media Working Group (SMWG) for Emergency Services and Disaster Management

Social Media Working Group for Emergency Services and Disaster Management Fact Sheet

Solar Storm Mitigation

SUMMIT for Homeland Emergency Response and Planning (SHERPA) Fact Sheet

Standard Unified Modeling, Mapping and Integration Toolkit (SUMMIT) Fact Sheet

T

Technical Assessment of Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Technologies in Cities (TACTIC) Fact Sheet 2017

Terrorism Prevention Research Fact Sheet

Training and Performance Optimization

Turbo FRMAC Expansion Fact Sheet

U

Understanding DHS S&T’s Barriers to Transitioning Technology to DHS Components Fact Sheet

Urban Operational Experimentation (OpEx) Fact Sheet

V

Virtual Shooter Fact Sheet

Video-Based Training Helps Create Expert Border Patrol Trackers

Video Quality in Public Safety (VQiPS)

Virtual Social Media Working Group

Video Quality in Public Safety (VQiPS) Fact Sheet

Video-Based Training Helps Create Expert Border Patrol Trackers Fact Sheet

W

Wireless Physiological and Environmental Monitoring (WiPEM) Fact Sheet

X

X-Ray Scanning Rover (XSR) Fact Sheet

Last Updated: 12/26/2023
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