The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology released two tools to aid residents and state and local officials in locating faults and estimating potential losses from earthquakes.

The Troy, N.Y., Police Department implemented computerized lockers that verify officers' identities and equipment access privileges.

Many residents are not safe and they don’t know it, Gerry Galloway says.

E-prescription data is sent to Rhode Island health officials to help identify potential H1N1 outbreaks and affected age groups.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched DisasterRecoveryGroup.gov as a tool for state, local and federal agencies and tribes to share recovery ideas.

Keeping lines of communication open during an emergency is critical. Satellites have been indispensable to that end in Missouri.

The Sarasota County, Fla., Sheriff's Office deployed handheld devices that scan fingerprints and connect to state and local databases.

Los Angeles Emergency Management General Manager James Featherstone calls it a “professional and moral imperative” to look ahead to predictable disasters, such as 9/11 and Katrina.

Part of the federal government’s cyber-security efforts include working with private corporations, which own a majority of the networks.