General News

John Jay College of Criminal Justice sets annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

BOARD MEMBER CORBETT QUOTED IN NY TIMES ON INVESTIGATION OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL FIRE

RaCERS Board Member and faculty Glenn Corbett, Associate Professor in the Department of Security, Fire, and Emergency Management was quoted...

RaCERS Staff Publish Preliminary Findings from Fentanyl Self-Protection Survey of First Responders

RaCERS Doctoral Research Assistant Eric Persaud and Director Charles Jennings published preliminary results of a survey if first responders on...

RaCERS Director Participates in Opioid Summit in Surrey, BC

The City of Surrey convened a meeting entitled “City of Surrey Opioid Summit: Data to Action” on June 1-5, 2019...

Sally Regenhard, RACERS Faculty Mark Chuck Strozier Retirement

Sally Regenhard and RaCERS Faculty joined on May 17 with a diverse collection of scholars, government officials, and former students...

RaCERS Director Observes “Dirty Bomb” Functional Exercise in Los Angeles County

RaCERS Director Charles Jennings had the opportunity to observe the “Southern Wind” exercise, held May 1-2, 2019 at the Los...

Notre Dame Cathedral Fire: RaCERS Faculty Sought Out by National Media

National media sought RaCERS faculty to comment and explain the devastating fire at Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral. In a flurry...

RaCERS Launches Fentanyl Survey for First Responders

RaCERS has launched a survey on occupational exposure to fentanyl among first responders. As the opioid crisis grows, and fentanyl...

RaCERS Faculty Groner Completes Work on SFPE Guide to Human Behavior in Fire

RaCERS Faculty Norman Groner contributed as a Task Group member to the newly-updated “SFPE Guide to Human Behavior and Fire,”...

RaCERS Faculty Velotti Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

RaCERS faculty Dr. Lucia Velotti, completed fieldwork for her National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project to develop performance measurement systems for...