WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.961 ♪ Music Plays ♪ 2 00:00:02.961 --> 00:00:05.505 2023 S and T’s year in quotes. 3 00:00:05.588 --> 00:00:08.174 We really work hard to try to translate the science to something 4 00:00:08.174 --> 00:00:10.176 that first responders can use in the field. 5 00:00:10.176 --> 00:00:12.095 And so everybody is really committed to making sure 6 00:00:12.095 --> 00:00:14.431 that the stuff that we create is first responder focused. 7 00:00:14.431 --> 00:00:16.391 Orly Amir, Program Manager, Radiological/Nuclear Response and Recovery, National Urban Security Technology Laboratory 8 00:00:16.391 --> 00:00:18.018 These sensors are designed to detect at 9 00:00:18.018 --> 00:00:19.686 very early stages of the fire... 10 00:00:19.686 --> 00:00:21.813 We're talking saving lives and we're also talking 11 00:00:21.813 --> 00:00:24.149 protecting the public's property, which is fantastic. 12 00:00:24.149 --> 00:00:28.653 Shawn Talmadge, State Coordinator for Virginia Department of Emergency Management 13 00:00:28.737 --> 00:00:30.363 The advancement in the C-THRU thermal 14 00:00:30.363 --> 00:00:32.782 imaging and the heads-up display option is certainly something 15 00:00:32.782 --> 00:00:34.701 that's never been done before that I've been a part of. 16 00:00:34.701 --> 00:00:40.999 Chad Willenberg, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Captain 17 00:00:41.082 --> 00:00:43.626 This [S and T’s first responder resource group] is the opportunity 18 00:00:43.626 --> 00:00:44.836 for us as first responders 19 00:00:44.836 --> 00:00:47.464 to really get to the federal government and say, this is what we need, 20 00:00:47.464 --> 00:00:50.550 this is what's going to make the country safer by making our communities safer. 21 00:00:50.717 --> 00:00:53.261 Robert McLafferty, 911 Coordinator for Butler County, Pennsylvania 22 00:00:53.344 --> 00:00:53.762 That was the 23 00:00:53.762 --> 00:00:56.765 mandate, deliver capability, and deliver capability fast... 24 00:00:56.806 --> 00:01:00.351 And a lot of credit goes to SVIP [S and T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program] because they were such great partners 25 00:01:00.351 --> 00:01:02.896 and stakeholders at the beginning, and that continues today. 26 00:01:02.896 --> 00:01:04.773 Jeremy Ocheltree, Acting Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Innovation Team 27 00:01:07.901 --> 00:01:10.612 ♪Music Fades♪ 28 00:01:10.904 --> 00:01:15.742 Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Logo.