PER-348: Response to a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)
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NDPTC Receives National Weather Association’s Walter J. Bennett Public Education Award
HONOLULU — The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) at the University of Hawaiʻi has received the Walter J. Bennett Public Education Award from the National Weather Association (NWA). The award recognizes NDPTC’s natural hazard training and its long-standing partnerships with the National Weather Service (NWS), which have helped emergency managers, first responders, and community…
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25 Years After 9/11, Federal Award Sustains LSU’s National Preparedness Mission
LSU NCBRT/ACE has received $21.1 million from the Department of Homeland Security through FEMA to continue its national mission of preparing first responders and public-safety professionals for terrorism, disasters and other complex threats. As a founding member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, LSU NCBRT/ACE has received more than $538 million in federal funding and…
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New Mexico Tech Hosts National Bomb Squad Commander’s Conference
New Mexico Tech hosted the annual National Bomb Squad Commander’s Conference September 21-24th. The conference, an annual gathering of public safety bomb squad commanders, provides training on emerging threats and input to shape research, counter-IED technology, safety equipment, and tactics for bomb technicians. The National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board (NBSCAB) works in …
