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Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Users can execute and parameterize queries and analytics through the interface and retrieve most recently available data from satellites, using secure proxy connections to publicly inaccessible databases. Some other projects powered by Aether include Rapid Analytics for Disaster Response (RADR) and Chemical Security Mapping Tool (CSMT).

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FEMA Responds to Hurricane Helene and Milton - Guest Pete Gaynor

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast Pete Gaynor, the immediate past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security shares what he knows about how the national disaster response system functions. The roles and responsibilities of local, state and the federal government.

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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

AWS Public Sector Blog

Disaster response teams can use the cloud to create wildfire detection workflows that automatically deploy rapid notifications to fire incident response teams, so disaster response teams are alerted to the first signs of wildfire formation.

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The Role of Emergency Management in Cybersecurity

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Emergency management has traditionally been dealing with natural disasters and sometimes human caused disasters like hazardous materials. The conference mentioned in the podcast is: 2023 Idaho Office of Emergency Management's Annual Preparedness and Cybersecurity Conference in Boise, ID on October 24th-26th.

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Bringing cloud and AI capabilities to the tactical edge: Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped appliance is generally available

Google Public Sector

Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped appliance offers: Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 5 (IL5) accreditation: The appliance has achieved Impact Level 5 accreditation, the highest level of security controls and protection required for unclassified, but sensitive information.

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A New Model for Emergency Management

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Emergency management as a profession is constantly evolving. The evolution of federal programs and major disaster events have a way of swaying the priorities of state and local jurisdictions based on new programs and the funding that comes with those programs.In

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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

Learn about the startups and the problems they aim to solve: 10-8 Systems Mission Viejo, CA 10-8 Systems offers advanced, cloud-native computer aided dispatch (CAD) and records management software (RMS) for law enforcement, emergency services, fire, and private security. Austin, TX Revir Technologies, Inc.,