Crisis Management Software Now Available for Homeland Security through SEL/AEL; SEL/AEL Listing Simplifies Purchase of Rapid Responder Solution for First Responders.SEATTLE -- Prepared Response, Inc., the leading provider of crisis management systems for police, fire, and other emergency responders, today announced that its Rapid Responder(TM) crisis planning and response system is now listed on the InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability's (IAB (1) See Internet Architecture Board. (2) (Interactive Advertising Bureau, New York, www.iab.net) An industry association founded in 1996 to set standards and guidelines for interactive advertising and marketing. ) Standardized Equipment List (SEL) and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) Authorized Equipment List (AEL). These lists are part of the Responder Knowledge Base (RKB), which is sponsored by DHS and maintained by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) is a non-profit organization founded in response to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Supported by Department of Homeland Security and other government grant funds, the institute conducts research into the causes at www.rkb.mipt.org. The SEL listing means the Rapid Responder system is now an authorized product and can be expeditiously purchased by first responders through a variety of DHS grant programs. The listing simplifies the procurement process for first responders, who are required to go through a laborious process to request funding for any non-authorized solution. Information about the Rapid Responder solution can be found in the RKB at www1.rkb.mipt.org/contentdetail.cfm?content_id=94862. "The Responder Knowledge Base has become the single source of information for first responders seeking equipment, advanced technology, and other services used in the fight against terrorism," said Jim Finnell, chief executive officer of Prepared Response, Inc. "Rather than having to search through thousands of Web sites, the RKB provides police, fire and other first responders with a trusted source of information on products, standards, certifications, and grants." The Standardized Equipment List (SEL) is provided to the responder community by the InterAgency Board, an agency partially funded through the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States . The SEL promotes interoperability and standardization across the responder community at the local, state, and federal levels by offering a standard reference and a common set of terminology. Additionally the SEL provides equipment listings recommended by the IAB to local, state, and federal government organizations. The RKB is sponsored by The Interagency Board, The International Association of Chiefs of Police
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) was founded in Chicago in 1893 as the National Chiefs of Police Union. , The National Sheriffs' Association The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) is a U.S. non-profit trade association dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among U.S.sheriffs, their deputies and others in the fields of criminal justice and public safety. , The International Association of Fire Chiefs The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a network of more than 12,000 chief fire and emergency officers.[1] The Association was established in 1873.[1] The Executive Director is Mark W. Light. , the International Association of Fire Fighters The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing professional fire fighters in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. , the National Bomb Squad Commanders' Advisory Board, and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. |
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