When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Larimer County found itself in an all too familiar position: looking for ways to stand up brand new emergency response programs and services we have seen dominate the headlines the past year. Register now to hear how the team launched a comprehensive emergency response management system that includes: Communications Testing, Tracing, and Outbreak Management Vaccine Management Join us in welcoming our Larmier Cou...

Through the Virtual Hazmat experience, you'll enjoy: Enhanced connections Flexible schedule Timely Information Cost Savings Solutions in the Virtual Exhibit Hall Access to Sessions for a full year Live Sessions Engage in the Virtual Hazmat Experience from your office or home through our Live Sessions. Registration for the Three-Day Virtual Hazmat Experience gives you access to all sessions, networking opportunities, solution provid...

During times of crisis, the Defense Department can be called upon to support U.S. civil authorities. In those cases, a lead federal agency works alongside state, local, territorial, or tribal organizations as responses to natural or human-made emergencies or disasters evolve. In such situations, the key features of GIS’s are critical enablers, allowing for integration of disparate datasets, the conduct of analysis, and dissemination of a...

As an emergency communications center (ECC) professional, you do much more than take 9-1-1 calls and dispatch first responders in the field. You collect and share vital information from an incident. You connect information provided by the public with the response activities happening in the field. And that information is coming at you from more places than ever, as your systems are upgraded to integrate new NG9-1-1 features. As the front-line...

This webinar is intended to address the State, Local, and Tribal Aid portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. Join our Grants Specialist to gain a deeper understanding of how these funds are allocated and how they may be used. During the webinar, attendees will be provided with: How the ARPA funds were allocated nationwide; A summary comparison of the ARPA funding distribution versus the CARES Act funding distribution; Pertinent...

DSI’s 9th Annual Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium will provide the latest updates on US efforts to advance chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense. This forum will convene senior-level officials from throughout the military, government, and academia to share their insights into successful CBRN incident detection, protection, and recovery strategies, as well as R&D initiatives, updates on joint CBRN requireme...

Safe and effective emergency management is one of the most important duties for states and localities. Whether it’s police, firefighters, EMS responders – or even corrections and rehabilitation officers – maintaining public safety is a cornerstone of responsible local government. One often-overlooked aspect of modernizing emergency response is optimized staffing. Managing the public safety workforce is an extremely complex pr...

As the value of data is increasing, governments have to be prepared for the worst. Does your organization have a simple yet scalable plan to recover from disasters? In the event of a crisis, how will you restore your data quickly? What happens if you can’t? Too often, state and local governments’ DR plans focus on recovering specific technological systems and associated storage locations. In the modern digital era, however, that ap...

Most state and local fiscal years are coming to an end. This year is the first of several years of expected financial hardships and budget shortfalls. How are states and cities navigating through another fiscal crisis so soon after the Great Recession? What difficult decisions are they making as a result? And can states and cities budget better. We’ll explore these themes and more during this second Route Fifty town hall.

Defense Strategies Institute’s 8th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium will bring together members of the various Military branches & Federal Government agencies to discuss the current state of advancing domestic and international counter-IED missions in support of US National Security interests. Senior level speakers at this forum will detail the many ways they are collaborating on disarming the threat that these various type...