Can a three-pound unmanned aircraft help a 16,000-ton icebreaker and a 1.5 million gallon-capacity oil tanker rescue a town? Yes—and more—when the effort is part of a research program in support of Coast Guard operations in the Arctic.

Read about non-magnifying rifle sights assessments, life safety ropes, potable water distribution centers and more in the SAVER newsletter.

The Standard Unified Modeling, Mapping and Integration Toolkit (SUMMIT) is a software platform that enables planners, analysts, and emergency managers to quickly and easily construct scenarios, automatically pull in the necessary data and seamlessly integrate those data into graphical models.

Sharing information among disparate agencies is critical for large-scale security events like the inauguration. Learn about how Geospatial Data was used to protect the president.

State and local 911 professionals, federal agency representatives, and other 911 stakeholders will gather to participate in the “State of 911“ Forum webinar discussion, presented by the National 911 Program on March 14, 2013 from 12-1 p.m. EST.

Have you visited First Responder Communities of Practice lately? Membership on the professional networking and information sharing platform now tops 5,000, with more than 150 groups and new practitioners joining every day!

On March 27-28, 2013, the DHS Science and Technology Directorate will host the Video Quality in Public Safety (VQiPS) Workshop in Houston, Texas to learn about emerging video technology and chart a path forward.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T;) will host a series of monthly Twitter chats to discuss first responder technologies - this month we're talking Multi-Band Radio.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T;) First Responders Group is pleased to present the Capacity Building Webinar Series.