Events

Recent Developments in High-Rise Building Evacuation

Recent Developments in High-Rise Building Evacuation

May 2010 – “Recent Developments in High-Rise Building Evacuation” A panel of speakers provided an overview of the latest developments...

Achieving Homeland Security: The Promise of the Public Safety Model

Achieving Homeland Security: The Promise of the Public Safety Model

April 2010 – “Achieving Homeland Security: The Promise of the Public Safety Model” Dr. Frank Straub, Director of Public Safety...

Report from Haiti: Through the Eyes of Urban Search and Rescue Teams

Report from Haiti: Through the Eyes of Urban Search and Rescue Teams

March 2010 – “Report from Haiti: Through the Eyes of Urban Search and Rescue Teams” The world has watched with...

Modeling First Response

Modeling First Response

November 2009 – RaCERS seminar on “Modeling First Response” Prof. Robert Till presented his innovative research utilizing eye tracking technology...

MOVE Incident, Pentagon Attack

MOVE Incident, Pentagon Attack

October 2009 – Former Philadelphia Fire Commissioner, Arlington County (VA) Emergency Communications Director share observations and thoughts on MOVE Incident,...

Coordination of Emergency Services In Italy and the European Union – Reflections on NIMS and CIMS

Coordination of Emergency Services In Italy and the European Union – Reflections on NIMS and CIMS

September 2009 – Seminar by visiting researcher Erika de Guttry, “Coordination of Emergency Services In Italy and the European Union...

Overview of Rescue Efforts or the Crash of USAirways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River

Overview of Rescue Efforts or the Crash of USAirways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River

May 7, 2009 – Battalion Chief Michael Buckheit, FDNY Marine Division, presents an overview of rescue efforts or the crash...