Vacaville resident Victor Serriteno was arrested back in September after the body of a missing woman was found in Stebbins Cold Canyon. He has been in police custody ever since. Keep Reading
The newly approved product delivers 8 milligrams (mg) of naloxone into the nasal cavity. The FDA had previously approved 2 mg and 4 mg naloxone nasal spray products. Keep Reading
Both mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) authorized and recommended in the United States protect against COVID-19-related hospitalization among adults 65 years and older, according to a new CDC assessment. Keep Reading
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties of $31,750, $16,750 and $14,500 against three passengers for allegedly interfering with and, in two cases, assaulting flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instruction and various federal regulations. Keep Reading
The mission was in response to a national emergency declared by President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau after Typhoon Surigae devastated the region last week. Keep Reading
The exercise and its results and recommendations have gained additional importance in the context of COVID-19. Keep Reading
During the ceremony, Secretary Mayorkas highlighted Ms. Criswell’s extensive career in emergency management and the multiple challenges FEMA faces, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Keep Reading
The recent events in Kansas and Florida only highlight the dangers posed by passivity. Keep Reading
The Secretary will join HSToday to lend his insights to the latest security threats, the convergence of cyber and physical security, and thoughts on the impact of emerging technologies. Keep Reading
OIG sys DHS was unprepared to effectively execute cross-component activities to protect Federal facilities when component law enforcement officers first deployed to Portland in June 2020. Keep Reading
FEMA has posted in the Federal Register a Request for Information (RFI) including a list of questions. The answers will assist FEMA in identifying specific programs, regulations and/or policies that may benefit from modification, streamlining, expansion or repeal. Keep Reading
CACI International Inc has been awarded a five-year, single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, with a ceiling value of $48 million, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide sustainment, decommissioning, construction, modernization, and environmental and historic preservation to the National Public Warning System. Keep Reading
Scanning Doppler lidars can make high-resolution measurements of horizontal winds, and resolve turbulent processes in the atmosphere to generate data required by sophisticated atmospheric transport models. Keep Reading
Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) has announced the full list of Vice Chairs for each of the Committee’s six subcommittees for the 117th Congress. Keep Reading
The Healthy Flights Act would help prepare U.S. aviation stakeholders for future pandemics and epidemics through the development of a national preparedness plan to define the aviation system’s response to outbreaks and by advancing scientific research. Keep Reading
Criswell, who was appointed commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management Department in 2019, was nominated as the next FEMA administrator on Feb. 22. Keep Reading
Mayorkas announced the launch of the DHS Climate Change Action Group, a coordinating body composed of the Department’s senior leadership that will drive urgent action to address the climate crisis and will report directly to the Secretary. Keep Reading
Arson Awareness Week 2021 (May 2-8) highlights critical actions that first responders must take to help ensure a safe response to arson fires during civil unrest incidents. Keep Reading
Two mobile vaccinations units will be operating on schedules running through the end of May. The units will be making two stops in each community, so that both doses of the vaccine can be delivered. Keep Reading
To understand the fire department’s full role in a community, this topical report profiles fire department run activity as reflected in the 2019 NFIRS data. Keep Reading