With new a screening vessel, a helicopter with a radiation-detecting module and a WMD-sniffing dog, port authorities bolster line of defense against terrorists.

The National Governors Association’s State Homeland Security Advisors Survey highlights priorities and issues.

Earthquake risks in the United States include some of the same that took a deadly toll in Haiti and Chile.

Regional Integrated Transportation Information System and Capital Wireless Information Network connected first responders after massive snowstorm.

Three rural, coastal California counties team up for what could be the largest “live code” evacuation drill in U.S. history.

Communicating between six reservations is possible only by phone without access to the statewide system.

Critical infrastructure keeps communities and regions running — five counties in the Pacific Northwest collaborated to protect and prioritize their key resources.

Chemical Companion puts information on protective measures, chemical properties, isolation distances and treatment regimens in the hands of first responders.

Bettenhausen discusses California's mutual-aid system and preparing for devastating earthquakes, fires and floods, as well as terror events.