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Emergency Vehicle Warning System (HAAS Alert): Virtual Technology Demonstration Report
From the Executive Summary: "First responder vehicles are frequently involved in motor vehicle collisions, and these collisions are increasing at an alarming rate. The use of emergency lights and sirens tends to not be as effective as it once was in getting the attention of other motorists in today's automotive landscape. This tragically results in substantial injuries among responders, loss of life, and property damage. These collisions also result in the responding units becoming unavailable to render aid at an incident. The personnel, vehicles, and specialized equipment they carry may not be available for subsequent service for some time afterwards. To address this issue, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) created a program to develop an Emergency Vehicle Warning System that could be used in car systems or phone applications to notify civilian drivers as they approach both en-route and on-scene emergency vehicles. The developed system was also intended to provide notifications for multiple emergency vehicles operating in proximity of one another traveling routes that may intersect. HAAS Inc. was contracted by DHS S&T to further develop and enhance their HAAS Alert technology to improve these functions and thereby provide a product that would help prevent collisions with first responder vehicles."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate; National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (U.S.)
Monetti, Matthew; Casparro, Robert; Dooley, Kris . . .
2021-07
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QuickRoute: Operational Field Assessment Report (September 2019)
From the Executive Summary: "First responders often use commercially available navigation software applications (apps) such as Google Maps or Waze when responding to emergency situations. However, these commercially available vehicle routing technologies abide by the public rules of the road, which first responders may not be subject to. By using the same apps as the general public, first responders are not able to use alternate routes that could allow for quicker response to an incident, such as using express lanes, travelling an alternate direction down a one-way road, or using emergency access roads. To provide responders with an option for more efficient routes, which take into account their unique considerations during an emergency response, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a contract to Azimuth1, LLC, to develop QuickRoute--a mobile app that would enable responders to take the most efficient route available to them when responding in an emergency situation."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (U.S.)
Decker, Karin; Dooley, Kris; Gutekanst, Claire . . .
2019-09
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Enhanced Rescue Hoist Glove: Operational Field Assessment Report
From the Executive Summary: "Rescue hoist gloves protect emergency responders' hands during specialized helicopter hoist rescue operations. To improve the durability and performance of these gloves, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) First Responders and Detection, Office of Mission Capability and Support sponsored the research and development of abrasion-resistant glove materials and alternative glove designs. This effort resulted in two prototype fingerless glove designs. [...] DHS S&T's National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) conducted an operational field assessment (OFA) where five responders from the fire services and members of the uniformed services evaluated the gloves at the U.S. Coast Guard's Aviation Technical Training Center located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. To replicate manual tasks typically associated with rescue missions, the evaluators used hoist platforms equipped with safety harnesses, rescue gurneys holding weighted mannequins, stationary helicopters, carabiner and various other gear. Equipment at the training center was able to mechanically generated wind and rain to simulate conditions encountered during hoist rescue operations. The evaluators found that the SuperFabric material used in the enhanced gloves had different properties than the leather in their current gloves, which effected operational activities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate; National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (U.S.)
Dooley, Kris; Klemic, Gladys; Mackanin, Tyler . . .
2020-09
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Automated Driver and Responder Alert System (ADRAS): Operational Field Assessment Report
From the Executive Summary: "When working on roadways, the safety of responders and incident management personnel is at risk. Each year there are fatalities of and injuries to responders on roadways who are struck by motorists who may not see them. There is a need for additional mechanisms to alert motorists of an upcoming incident scene and to alert responders working on the roadway about oncoming vehicles. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's First Responder Technologies Division (R-Tech) initiated a project with the goal of enhancing roadway safety for responders. The Automated Driver and Responder Alert System (ADRAS) is designed to alert motorists to use caution as they approach a roadside incident, and to provide audible, tactile and visual alerts to responders at the incident site when inbound vehicles pose a hazard. ADRAS consists of two main components: (1) a vehicle-mounted mast comprised of loudspeakers, a radar system, a low frequency tone siren and two video cameras, and (2) a safety vest enhanced with light-emitting diode (LED) lights and a small oscillatory motor."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate; National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (U.S.)
Amir, Orly; Dooley, Kris; Linn, Blaise . . .
2019-02
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Mobile Device Attribute Validation: Technology Demonstration Report
From the Executive Summary: "Lockstep Technologies is developing the Mobile Device Attribute Validation (MDAV) application for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). MDAV is a mobile application that digitally authenticates first responders' credentials. Using X.509 public key cryptography on smartphones, the MDAV app aims to enable first responders to verify one another's credentials, permits and certifications quickly, securely and privately during field operations, even when there is no network connectivity. MDAV has two main mobile components: a wallet that contains the responder's credentials in a cryptographically secure form, and a reader that scans and validates those credentials. Credentials are relayed between phones via several methods (such as Quick Response Codes, Near Field Communication and Bluetooth), and verified electronically. Additionally, there is a web application used by administrators (attribute authorities) to issue the credentials."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate; National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (U.S.)
Linn, Blaise; Mackanin, Tyler
2019-06
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