Working w/RaCERS

RaCERS is a collaborative organization. We aim to produce actionable findings from our program of research. We collaborate in several ways:

We actively seek first-responder organizations with resources for pilot projects, and are willing to collaborate on grant proposals and applications for large-scale research efforts.

With our initial funding, we have limited funds available for small research grants from academic researchers. Preference is given to proposals partnering with a first-responder organization on problems within our broadly defined scope of improving first responder coordination, safety, and effectiveness. For information on the small grant program, please see this checklist included in the RaCERS Grant Guideline.

We are interested in collecting primary incident documentation from significant incidents involving multi-agency or multi-discipline response. Individuals or organizations interested in submitting materials for our archive should contact the Director, Charles Jennings, and provide the following information: Location, Date, Time, Brief description of the incident. For GIS or other electronic data, provide metadata.

We also accept after-action reports from major incidents. Please contact the Director to make arrangements for sending materials. Materials received without prior clearance may be subject to disposal.