Tag: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
NFPA releases 9/11 archive highlighting high-rise safety lessons
August 24, 2026SSN Staff
QUINCY, Mass.—The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released a new archival collection marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, highlighting research, investigations and safety improvements that emerged from the World Trade Center tragedy.
The collection, titled “NFPA and the World Trade Center: 25 Years Later,” is housed within the NFPA Research Library and Archives and includes surveys, photographs, videos, reports, presentations and...
NFPA Board names Ross Ashley as next CEO and president
April 28, 2026SSN Staff
QUINCY, Mass.—The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) board of directors has unanimously voted to appoint Ross Ashley as the next president and CEO.
Ashley, a visionary executive with more than 30 years’ experience in corporate leadership, public safety, intelligence and emergency management, will start July 1. He will work alongside Jim Pauley, who has served as NFPA president and CEO since 2014 and will retire at the end of July.
“For 130 years NFPA...
Communications Concepts wins rail deal
August 4, 2014SSN Staff
PRINCETON, N.J.—SightSensor video analytic thermal cameras from SightLogix have been deployed at a major Class 1 railroad. The installation is being funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 2011 Freight Rail Security Grant Program.
Funds are allocated to freight railroad carriers that own railways in order to strengthen their ability to protect against threats, and to maintain the security of critical surface rail infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels.
Communication...
Home sprinkler installation costs drop nationwide
October 22, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
QUINCY, Mass.—The cost of installing home fire sprinklers has decreased nationwide, and states that mandate home fire sprinklers have even lower installation costs, a new study by the Fire Protection Research Foundation has found.
“In the two states with statewide regulations, Maryland and California, significantly lower costs were found there than in the sample as a whole,” Kathleen Almand, executive director of the foundation, told Security Systems News. The foundation is an...
SIA eyes federal budget resolution
September 24, 2013Leif Kothe
WASHINGTON—The crisis in Syria only further roils what was already expected to be a turbulent few months in Congress leading up to the holidays. Despite the din, the Security Industry Association has developed a plan to advance some of its own objectives, of which there are many.In the forefront is the resolution on the federal budget, Don Erickson, CEO of SIA, told Security Systems News. SIA will track the resolution closely to determine what funding levels end users can expect to see. The...
Cooper Notification connects to FEMA alert
June 11, 2013SSN Staff
LONG BRANCH, N.J.—Cooper Notification, a supplier of life safety and mass notification systems solutions, is offering its customers the ability to send alerts directly from their Roam Secure Alert Network to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's mobile alert system, according to a company statement.
The Commercial Mobile Alert System, FEMA's public alert and warning system, is the government's latest development to communicate to the public in an emergency by sending specially formatted...
Boston Marathon bombing could accelerate video surveillance spending
April 30, 2013SSN Staff
WELLINGBOROUGH, U.K.—In the aftermath of the Boston bombings, spending on video surveillance equipment may experience a spike that augments already lofty expectations for the market, according to a statement from IMS Research, a market research firm based here.
History suggests that high-profile events of terrorism can drive global sales of video surveillance equipment. Worldwide revenue for the market is projected to rise to $20.5 billion in 2016, up 114 percent from $9.6 billion in 2010,...
FEMA, DHS grant for smoke detectors for hearing-impaired residents
October 3, 2012SSN Staff
HOUSTON - The Houston Fire Department was awarded a $168,000 grant to purchase and install 2,000 smoke detectors for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, according to a report in yourhoustonnews.com.
At the Center for Hearing and Speech, Mayor Annise Parker, the Houston Fire Department and the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities announced the award, which was granted by FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security.
The grant was one of the largest ever awarded by FEMA and DHS for...