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Past, Present, and Future Roles of FEMA

Past, Present, and Future Roles of FEMA

September 2015 – “Past, Present, and Future Roles of FEMA”  On September 18th, Jerome Hatfield, Regional Administrator (Region II) of...

RaCERS supports FEMA Region II

RaCERS supports FEMA Region II

September 2015 –RaCERS supports FEMA Region II in Continuity of Operations (COOP) Tabletop Exercise (TTX) RaCERS staff developed and helped...

RaCERS Director present finding of pipeline safety research

RaCERS Director present finding of pipeline safety research

April 2015 –RaCERS Director present finding of pipeline safety research at the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference Charles Jennings presented results...

RaCERS-authored Guide on Pipeline Emergency Communications Released

RaCERS-authored Guide on Pipeline Emergency Communications Released

January 2015 The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies releases report on planning communications for emergency responders and pipeline...

RaCERS joins “Smart Cities Smart Government Research Practice Consortium”

RaCERS joins “Smart Cities Smart Government Research Practice Consortium”

RaCERS joins “Smart Cities Smart Government Research Practice Consortium.” – the Consortium, organized by the Center for Technology in Government...

RacERS welcomes new Fellow

RacERS welcomes new Fellow

January 2015 RaCERS welcomes Arvind Karunakran, a doctoral student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as a Fellow. His research...

RaCERS wins FEMA contract

RaCERS wins FEMA contract

December 2014 – RaCERS wins FEMA contract.RaCERS secures contract to assist Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region II with Continuity...

RaCERS-Affiliated Researcher co-authors ground-breaking manual…

RaCERS-Affiliated Researcher co-authors ground-breaking manual…

March 2014 –RaCERS-Affiliated Researcher co-authors ground-breaking manual on evidence-based practice for fire services. Fire Chief Len Garis, Affilated Research Faculty...

Next Generation (NG9-1-1) platform. Mr. McLaren, who also heads the National Emergency Number Association’s Emerging

Next Generation (NG9-1-1) platform. Mr. McLaren, who also heads the National Emergency Number Association’s Emerging

Technologies Committee, discussed the many possibilities in public safety dispatch by harnessing data sources and technologies that have previously been...

RaCERS Director Delivers Keynote to Los Angeles County Public Safety Leaders

RaCERS Director Delivers Keynote to Los Angeles County Public Safety Leaders

February 2013 – “RaCERS Director Delivers Keynote to Los Angeles County Public Safety Leaders RaCERS Director Charles Jennings delivered a...