Project responder: a national technology plan for emergency response

Neal A. Pollard; Robert V. Tuohy; Thomas M. Garwin; Maria E. Powell; Michelle Royal; George T. Singley III

doi:10.1117/12.548163

15 September 2004 Project responder: a national technology plan for emergency response

Neal A. Pollard, Robert V. Tuohy, Thomas M. Garwin, Maria E. Powell, Michelle Royal, George T. Singley III

Proceedings Volume 5403, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense III; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548163
Event: Defense and Security, 2004, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Emergency responders are the front line of defense against catastrophic terrorist attacks on US soil. Advanced systems and cutting-edge technologies can increase responders' capabilities, or make their resources go farther in time of crisis, but there is a disconnection of understanding between those who produce the systems and technologies, and those who need them at the local level. Local jurisdictions rarely have a budget to support or influence technology development and acquisition. The laboratories, agencies, universities, or industries that develop these emerging technologies are responding to requirements from different markets (usually larger) than individual local jurisdictions. Indeed, responders may not even know of new technology development, availability, or relevance to responders’ needs. Consequently, technology developers have limited insight into what technologies responders need. Local, and even state, budgets by themselves are not sufficiently large or coordinated to influence technology development towards the needs of responders, without the assistance of federal direction and funding. If federal direction and funding of technology is to produce and deliver useful capabilities for local responders, federal technology planners must understand the needs of responders, and develop technology plans to meet those needs. Project Responder's National Technology Plan for Emergency Response provides a foundation and building blocks for technology planning, to focus federal research and development investments toward improving the capabilities of state and local emergency responders.

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Neal A. Pollard, Robert V. Tuohy, Thomas M. Garwin, Maria E. Powell, Michelle Royal, and George T. Singley III "Project responder: a national technology plan for emergency response", Proc. SPIE 5403, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense III, (15 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548163

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