The business resumption messaging details when and where an incident is occurring, how long the delay may be, and what other border crossings are open nearby.
Emergency dispatchers, caseworkers, and other public service workers perform "emotional" labor that should be valued in the same manner as mental and physical labor, according to a new book.
As rising floodwaters continue to destroy homes and threaten communities across much of the Midwest and West Virginia, the American Red Cross urges affected residents to register themselves online.
Valero Refining-Texas L.P. has agreed to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act stemming from a spill of 3,400 barrels of oil into the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.
When first responders reach the site of an emergency that is in progress, it is often unnerving and unsettling. They must keep their wits about them and perform their duty, all the while focusing on their own personal safety. And in certain situations, first responders must work to deflate rising levels of emotionalism to prevent further incidents.
U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Academy have announced the availability of a new National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 5.0 Self Study (Q494) online course that will provide an overview of the data collection system, its modules, and data conversion issues.
The United States has sued Honeywell International Inc. under the False Claims Act in connection with the company's manufacture and sale of defective Zylon Shield (Z Shield), which Honeywell marketed for use as the key ballistic material in bullet-proof vests, the Justice Department announced yesterday.
The site offers ways to protect hurricane relief workers from biological hazards as well as other hazards associated with severe weather cleanup and eco-remediation efforts, such as mold and infectious diseases, among other information.
The director of a medical monitoring program for non-NYC responders to the 9/11 attacks said both respiratory and psychological symptoms have not lessened.
Respondents report lack of confidence, concern about legal consequences, and fear of hurting a victim as reasons they would not take action in a cardiac emergency.
SCAA Executive Director Chris Chiames said the program will strengthen the "chain of survival" in identified communities across the nation.
There's a difference between a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest, and rescue response to the two can be different.
The evacuation hood made by Elmridge Protective Products, like all SEI-certified products, must be recertified annually by the institute's contract testing lab.
"Spill response is a top priority, and this specialized training enhances the multi-mission preparedness of today's Coast Guard personnel, as well as our federal, state, and local partners," said Lt. Commander Mario Mercado, Chief of Sector Miami's Port Operations Division.
June 2 is the nomination deadline for the the Billy Goldfeder Fire Service Organizational Safety Award, among others, while July 11 is the deadline for the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System Safety Leadership Award.
A new report says training and management deficiencies in most countries of Africa, Central Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean "are so pervasive and broad that there is no effective international system of biosafety at the moment."
The opportunity is an easy and convenient way for people to learn or renew critical skills that could make the difference between life and death for a family member, colleague, or any individual experiencing cardiac arrest, the council says.
The May 22 exercise examined response and recovery procedures, the deployment of resources to the "bomb" site, and the flow of information among the organizations.