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- Trump administration rescinds order freezing federal grants January 29, 2025The Office of Management and Budget withdrew its spending freeze just two days after issuing the order
- Navigating extreme weather: Insights from DHS Chief Meteorologist, Sunny Wescott January 29, 2025Explore the intersection of severe weather and emergency services with forecasting trends, infrastructure vulnerabilities and the importance of proactive planning
- Insider analysis: Why bystander CPR rates in Baltimore fall short January 29, 2025Fear, misinformation, and cultural factors hinder bystander CPR in Baltimore
- ‘What’s my condition?’ January 29, 2025An easy patient assessment activity you can incorporate in any classroom
- FDNY film celebrates 50 years of paramedicine in NYC January 29, 2025"An Extraordinary Measure" highlights the evolution of advanced pre-hospital care in the city and the FDNY EMS of today
- 1 dead, 4 injured in Mass. construction site collapse January 29, 2025A two-story house under construction on Weymouth collapsed, trapping one worker inside
- What Trump's executive orders tell us about his public safety agenda January 29, 2025Public safety leaders need to evaluate the impact of executive orders, policy pronouncements and a temporary freeze on grants on their departments and communities
- Mental wellness check-ins: What they are and how they help January 29, 2025The primary goal of mental wellness check-ins is to provide public safety employees with increased quality of life as well as tools to manage their response to stress and trauma
- Roundtable discussion focuses on the operational costs of rural EMS in Minn. January 29, 2025Participants in the discussion organized by the Minnesota Ambulance Association spoke on reimbursement, tax burdens and staffing
- Wrestling with CPR and compassion January 29, 2025An EMT reflects on the intersection of duty, faith and humanity
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.