Public safety

GRIDWIDE FIRE-NET Announced

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Emergency management, Fire prevention, Natural disasters, Natural hazards, Articles, Ecological succession, Wildfire, Nature, Public safety

RICHMOND, Va., March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GRID2020, Inc., a leading distribution transformer monitoring solutions provider announced today the introduction of its pioneering GRIDWIDE FIRE-NETsolution.

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  • RICHMOND, Va., March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GRID2020, Inc., a leading distribution transformer monitoring solutions provider announced today the introduction of its pioneering GRIDWIDE FIRE-NETsolution.
  • GRIDWIDE FIRE-NET detects Outdoor Smoke, Fire, Ambient Temperature and Humidity changes commonly associated with fires and wildfires.
  • During unfolding public safety events, GRIDWIDE FIRE-NET will also serve as a Situational Awareness resource.
  • Response time is paramount to fire mitigation and public safety, and our GRIDWIDE FIRE-NETsolution will address this vital game-changing capability.

Safe-T Has Been Selected to Present at the United Nations' Office of Information and Communications Technology Event

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Cloud infrastructure, Backup, IT risk management, Cloud computing, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Business continuity planning, Emergency services, Computing, Public safety

Earlier this month, Mr. Eitan Bremler, Co-Founder & VP Corporate Development of Safe-T Group, presented Safe-Ts unique ZoneZero technology at the CYBERSEC 2021 Virtual Conference - watch here .

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  • Earlier this month, Mr. Eitan Bremler, Co-Founder & VP Corporate Development of Safe-T Group, presented Safe-Ts unique ZoneZero technology at the CYBERSEC 2021 Virtual Conference - watch here .
  • Safe-T Group Ltd. (Nasdaq, TASE: SFET) is a provider of access solutions and intelligent data collection.
  • Our cloud and on-premises solutions mitigate attacks on enterprises business-critical services and sensitive data, while ensuring uninterrupted business continuity.
  • For more information about Safe-T, visit www.safe-t.com

AtNetPlus’s Wave of Promotions and New Team Members

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Monday, February 22, 2021
Collaboration, Help desk, Business continuity planning, Emergency services, Public safety, Articles

AtNetPlus welcomed its newest team members this past month: Tom Malatesta and Alex Johnson.

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  • AtNetPlus welcomed its newest team members this past month: Tom Malatesta and Alex Johnson.
  • Both gentlemen joined the team as Support Desk Analysts to assist clients with helpdesk support.
  • Everyone played a large part in maintaining our company culture which is the foundation of our companys continued success.
  • We offer peace of mind through 24 x 7 network monitoring, help desk support, security services, and business continuity/data backup solutions.

John Fenzel Joins Task Force 1621 to Help Lead a 9/11-Like Commission Investigating the Siege on the Capitol

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Articles, Architecture of the United States, Washington, D.C., Public safety, Terrorism, Definition of terrorism, Domestic terrorism, United States Capitol

"I am honored and excited to have John on the team," said Heath Gross, TF1621's Team Lead.

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  • "I am honored and excited to have John on the team," said Heath Gross, TF1621's Team Lead.
  • John Fenzel is a senior Army Special Forces officer who served for over 30 years on our nation's battlefields around the world.
  • Following the events of January 6th, Fenzel created the first publicly available timeline of the Capitol occupation.
  • The task force commission is also mandated to provide both tactical and strategic recommendations designed to guard against future acts of extremist violence and domestic terrorism.

Safe2Core Inc Looks Ahead to and Prepares for a Busy 2021

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Articles, Security, Safety, Assistive technology, Closed-circuit television, Crime prevention, Public safety, Video, Inspection

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Antonio Guzman, Founder of Safe2Core Inc., is pleased to announce that he is taking steps to prepare for what he anticipates to be a very busy 2021.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Antonio Guzman, Founder of Safe2Core Inc., is pleased to announce that he is taking steps to prepare for what he anticipates to be a very busy 2021.
  • To learn more about how Safe2Core Inc., which provides concrete scanning, concrete cutting, utility locating and CCTV pipeline inspections, is looking ahead to 2021, please read https://www.safe2core.com/safe2core-looks-ahead-to-2021/ .
  • As Guzman noted, while he knows that 2020 was hard on many sectors of the economy, Safe2Core Inc was able to maintain both their growth and momentum.
  • Safe2Core personnel have more than 45 years of combined experience in Concrete Scanning, Concrete Cutting, Utility Locating and CCTV Pipeline Inspection.

RapidSOS Raises $85M Series C Led by Insight Partners to Scale Emergency Response Data Platform

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
RapidSOS, Video games, First responder, Emergency, Video gaming, Public safety

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RapidSOS, creators of the world's first emergency response data platform, today announced it closed $85M in Series C funding led by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RapidSOS, creators of the world's first emergency response data platform, today announced it closed $85M in Series C funding led by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners.
  • These devices, recognized as RapidSOS Ready, transmit real-time location, health and medical information, connected building and alarm data, and more in an emergency.
  • "Insight has a history of backing category-defining companies, and RapidSOS has all the makings of one in the emergency response space," said Nikitas Koutoupes, Managing Director at Insight Partners.
  • In partnership with public safety, RapidSOS has created the world's first emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices to emergency services and first responders.

New Zogby Poll Commissioned by Children's Health Defense Reveals Plurality of Americans Reject Government Mandates for Medical Procedures/Vaccines

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Monday, February 8, 2021
Drug Safety, Vaccines, Health, Food and Drug Administration, Public safety, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, Medicine, Vaccine, Vaccine hesitancy

Conversely, 61% percent of U.S. adults believe the vaccine is safe, and 31% agree "the federal government should pass legislation making it mandatory."

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  • Conversely, 61% percent of U.S. adults believe the vaccine is safe, and 31% agree "the federal government should pass legislation making it mandatory."
  • This comes after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Pfizer and Moderna spent $250 million on a "vaccine confidence" campaign.
  • Still, as of January 29, the VAERS program has reported 11,249 adverse events and 501 deaths .
  • Among those who don't want to get the experimental vaccine, 43% said, "I am afraid of vaccine side effects.," and 25% said "they never take a vaccine."

 PG&E to Deploy New Risk Modeling and Fire Spread Technology to Further Reduce Wildfire Risk

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Saturday, February 6, 2021
Energy, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Emergency management, Natural hazards, Fire prevention, Ecological succession, Wildfire, Articles, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Nature, Public safety

The last few years have demonstrated how Californias wildfire season continues to grow longer and more devastating.

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  • The last few years have demonstrated how Californias wildfire season continues to grow longer and more devastating.
  • We are continuing to evolve to meet the challenging conditions to more effectively reduce wildfire risk, said Sumeet Singh, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer.
  • For 2021, PG&E is implementing a new Wildfire Risk Model that can comprehensively assess and prioritize its safety work, including system hardening and enhanced vegetation management.
  • Because of this advanced model, customers may see a shift in where we are conducting wildfire safety work in the coming years.

Housing Families Inc. Opening First-Ever Individual Shelter in Malden

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Friday, January 29, 2021
Malden, Massachusetts, Action for Boston Community Development, Emergency shelter, Emergency management, Homelessness in the United States, Public safety, Organizations

Housing Families, a Malden-based housing services organization, has provided emergency shelter for families for nearly 35 years, but this will be their first shelter for adult individuals.

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  • Housing Families, a Malden-based housing services organization, has provided emergency shelter for families for nearly 35 years, but this will be their first shelter for adult individuals.
  • Malden and its neighboring cities have long lacked an individual shelter, and the local need has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
  • Because congregate shelters have been especially vulnerable to COVID-19, Housing Families' new shelter provides each individual with a private room and bathroom to ensure social distancing and reduce COVID-19 transmission.
  • This shelter project was organized and coordinated by the Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) along with Housing Families, Eliot Community Human Services, the Malden Warming Center, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)'s Malden mobile outreach team, Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA), and Bread of Life, with active support from the City of Malden and Metro North Housing.

Greece: EIB backs transformation of civil protection and pandemic preparedness

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Thursday, January 28, 2021
Emergency management, Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, Civil defense, Disaster response, Aid, Public safety, National Preparedness Month

Todays important new agreement with the European Investment Bank will transform civil protection across Greece and help achieve this goal.

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  • Todays important new agreement with the European Investment Bank will transform civil protection across Greece and help achieve this goal.
  • This new EUR 595 million long-term financing will accelerate investment to improve environmental protection, disaster management and response to public health emergencies and will allow an even better preparedness of the Civil Protection mechanism,said Deputy Minister for Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Chardalias.
  • The European Investment Bank is pleased to agree our largest ever support for civil protection in Europe through our first ever loan with the Ministry of Citizen Protection.
  • Lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic and best practice identified by this scheme will help to save lives in Greece and strengthen future best practice of civil protection across Europe.
  • Local disaster prevention, preparedness and response will be transformed by the creation of 13 regional civil protection teams and new communications networks and IT systems for use across the country.
  • Improving civil protection cooperation in Europe The new investment will improve European coordination of civil protection and disaster response.
  • New specialist equipment can be used to help other countries in times of need under the new European Union RescEU civil protection mechanism.