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- S.C. coroner's officer creates mounted search team January 25, 2025The Lancaster County team's horses can navigate terrain that might be difficult or impossible for vehicles
- Crash victim reunites with N.H. first responders who saved her life January 25, 2025Due to the severity of Bailey’s injuries, Keene firefighters used rapid sequence intubation to maintain her breathing
- Research: 5 minutes of daily digital mindfulness reduces stress January 25, 2025UCSF trial highlights the effectiveness of app-based mindfulness meditation in improving employee mental health and job satisfaction
- President Trump proposes reducing role of FEMA during visit to hurricane-battered N.C. January 24, 2025“FEMA has been a very big disappointment," Trump said to reporters before leaving to visit hurricane and fire-damaged states
- Male-centric medicine: Why women’s health is EMS’s next big challenge January 24, 2025Learn how implicit bias is shaping (and harming) the care we give to female patients
- N.J. city lays out plans for affordable housing dedicated to first responders, public service workers January 24, 2025Officials hope the project will attract more people to public safety careers and encourage them to stay in Bergen County and Hackensack, County Executive Jim Tedesco said
- Colo. fire chief investigated for responding to calls with expired paramedic certification January 24, 2025The Rye Fire Protection District chief is accused of responding to over 200 calls with expired paramedic certification
- Levy allows Ore. FD to staff and place fourth ambulance in service January 24, 2025A five-year levy costing taxpayers 76 cents per $1,000 of assessed home value allowed Bend Fire to hire and train six firefighter/paramedics and equip a new ambulance
- Wash. university's new center focuses on mental health training for first responders January 24, 2025A new University of Washington program addresses a critical gap as first responders remain the primary response to mental health calls in many areas, especially rural communities
- Don’t let a back injury end your career and change your life January 23, 2025Back injuries happen all too frequently in EMS, endangering ourselves, our partners and our patients; learn how to prevent them
NIST Live Feed
- 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 3, 2025REGISTER NOW 5x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2025, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public
- PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear December 17, 2024The amount of PFAS in each sample varied greatly, so it may be possible to design gear that reduces exposure.
- AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire November 14, 2024NIST researchers have trained AI to detect the telltale sound even in noisy environments.
- New Smoke Alarms Are Better at Detecting Fires but Still Beep for Bacon September 18, 2024NIST research in a kitchen fire laboratory shows that updated smoke detectors still produce nuisance alarms during cooking.
- 2024 NIST-NSF Disaster Resilience Research Symposium August 20, 2024In cooperation with the National Science Foundation, the Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, is proud to host the 7th annual symposium featuring the Disaster Resilience Grant Research Program recipients on August 20 and 21, 2024. This
- 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 25, 20245x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2024, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety
- John W. Lyons, Who Led NIST in Times of Great Change, Dies at 93 April 11, 2024Lyons served as director of NIST from 1990 to 1993 and guided the organization as its mission expanded in support of U.S. industry.
- Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More ‘Forever Chemicals’ January 16, 2024Are firefighters at risk of increased exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in their protective clothing?
- NIST Researchers Develop Standards to Help Eliminate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foams September 18, 2023These foams contain chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have raised environmental and health concerns.
- NIST Issues New Guidance for Emergency Response During Wildfires August 23, 2023Lessons learned from the 2018 Camp Fire in California include strategies for protecting lives when there is not enough time to safely evacuate all residents.