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  • Fireman on break from training dead in Wendys shooting

    Nothing you can do when you’re shot from behind like this. Fireman, gunman dead in Wendys shooting – Yahoo News Vazquez had been promoted in January and was attending a course called “Strategy and Tactics” before taking his lunch break. Delai said the course teaches officers how to “manage large-scale incidents like we had today.”

  • FDNY on the Lookout? Sounds Good to Me.

     In These Times gets their back up over this, but I have zero issue with it. Sharing relevant information in common sense ways keeps us safer. Just because there is potential for abuse doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try it. FDNY Spies — In These Times In New York City, the Department of Homeland Security is…

  • Daily Herald | NIU to offer training in disaster response

    1. You’ve gotta have equipment for training 2. Three things after an emergency Daily Herald | NIU to offer training in disaster response Hansen, an associate professor with Northern Illinois Universitys Department of Technology, and assistant professor Dennis Cesarotti want the body of an airplane to teach students how to effectively handle disasters and emergencies…

  • Does local government partner with Captivate Network?

    We’ve all seen the Captivate Network in high-rise office buildings all over the country. This post over on ScreenWerk got me thinking about the possibilities for emergency broadcasting to those screens in municipalities. In situations where people are still encouraged to use the elevator (i.e. the danger is nearby but not in the building) it…

  • Mailman is key to post-disaster logistics

    But will they have the discipline to show up for work after a disaster? Mail carriers test ability to deliver medicine in event of attack – Boston.com Postal carriers fanned out Sunday in the South End and West Roxbury, delivering some 23,000 empty cardboard boxes to homes in the neighborhood. The object of the drill…