Managing Emergencies Today While Planning for Tomorrow
New S&T landscape assessment report explores the current state of emergency management, identifies areas of opportunity, and drives proposals for future R&D investment.
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New S&T landscape assessment report explores the current state of emergency management, identifies areas of opportunity, and drives proposals for future R&D investment.
First responders at federal, state, local, and tribal levels are crucial in managing a variety of emergencies, ranging from pandemics and natural disasters to civil disturbances, terror attacks, and routine criminal activities. They need a wide array of capabilities to effectively respond to these challenges, which are constantly evolving due to new threats and environmental changes.
DHS S&T announced that interested fire departments across the country can now apply to test an innovative new fire safety tool: a helmet-mounted, indoor visualization and navigation device that allows first responders to see through dark smoke.
S&T and SUNY Albany are giving responders access to real time analytics/artificial intelligence, weather data, and visualization capabilities.
S&T plays a pivotal role at the forefront of research, development, testing and evaluation of advanced protective gear to safeguard first responders from potential threats and dangers.
Our First Responder Capability Program provides technical assistance and develops innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges faced by responders.
The Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Response and Defeat Operations Support (REDOPS) program provides public safety bomb technicians with the tools, capabilities and guidance needed to best respond to Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threats.
The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is focused on building a more resilient and responsive public safety ecosystem.
The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) plays a vital role in empowering first responders with the tools and capabilities they need to best address a wide range of emergencies and disasters.
Our May campaign to honor first responders and highlight related R&D continues with updates on S&T’s role at the World Fire Congress.