Posts by Charles Jennings

RaCERS marks the passing of public safety computing pioneer Robert Shumate 1926-2017

RaCERS marks the passing of public safety computing pioneer Robert Shumate 1926-2017

RaCERS wishes to acknowledge the passing of Robert Shumate, a public safety computing pioneer, and featured speaker at our Scott...

RaCERS Director quoted in NY Times on DHS Laboratory’s Threatened Closing

RaCERS Director quoted in NY Times on DHS Laboratory’s Threatened Closing

Charles Jennings, RaCERS Director, was quoted in a New York Times article by Ron Nixon on the possible closing of...

Public Address Systems in Residential High-Rise Buildings

Public Address Systems in Residential High-Rise Buildings

Glenn Corbett featured in story by NBC 4 News’s Pei-Sze Cheng on the lack of public address systems in existing...

COMMENTARY: Learning from the Grenfell Tower Fire?

COMMENTARY: Learning from the Grenfell Tower Fire?

Some two weeks after the horrific blaze at London’s Grenfell Tower, we await a final body count, as officials warn...

RaCERS Faculty Norman Groner Presents on High-Rise Evacuation in London

RaCERS Faculty Norman Groner Presents on High-Rise Evacuation in London

RaCERS Faculty Norman Groner, is presenting in London at the Annual Tall Building Fire Safety Network Conference http://tallbuildingfiresafety.com/. The presentation...

Glenn Corbett Appears on ABC’s Nightline on High-Rise Fire Safety

Glenn Corbett Appears on ABC’s Nightline on High-Rise Fire Safety

Glenn Corbett appeared on ABC’s Nightline on 6/14/17 in their segment on the horrific fire at London’s Grenfell Tower. ABC...

RaCERS Resources on High-Rise Fire Safety post-Grenfell Tower

RaCERS Resources on High-Rise Fire Safety post-Grenfell Tower

As we watch the unfolding tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, we want to remind those seeking information of resources...

Citing Penn Station, JFK Uncontrolled Evacuations, RaCERS Faculty Calls for Third-Party After Action Report

Citing Penn Station, JFK Uncontrolled Evacuations, RaCERS Faculty Calls for Third-Party After Action Report

Glenn Corbett, RaCERS faculty, was quoted in an article in the Chief Leader newspaper calling for a third-party, cross-agency review...