In 2011, the Coast Guard tested, off New Jersey’s shoreline, three prototypes for finding, mapping and recovering submerged oil, from three companies that each spent a year on the problem.
Tag: Emergency Response
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Government, Water Watch Wisconsin
Spill response ‘inadequate’ for tar sands crude on Great Lakes
A refinery’s proposal to ship heavy crude oil from Superior across the Great Lakes has emergency responders gearing up to bolster gaps in current oil spill response plans. And the gaps are substantial, experts say.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, Security after 9/11: 10 Years Later
Marinette school standoff communication was ‘large problem’
Emergency responders at a Marinette High School hostage standoff last year struggled with malfunctioning cellphones and other communication problems, according to a newly released report on the deadly incident.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, Security after 9/11: 10 Years Later
Emergency response often uncoordinated in post-9/11 era
Every year, state and local agencies in Wisconsin perform multiple exercises to test emergency response capabilities, funded by federal homeland security grants created after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety
Security after 9/11: 10 Years Later — Project Overview
In this collaborative project, the Center and Gannett Wisconsin Media explore the question: A decade after 9/11, are we safer? With a three-part series, regional stories from Gannett’s newspapers, interactive multimedia and more.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, Security after 9/11: 10 Years Later
From ports to power plants, millions spent to avert state terrorism attacks
Federal funding to protect key infrastructure grew after the 9/11 attacks, but has declined as overall homeland security funding has dropped sharply in Wisconsin. That has forced a shift in strategy away from protecting sites to responding more effectively if man-made or natural disasters occur. Part 2 of 3 in the series “Security after 9/11: 10 Years Later.”
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, Security after 9/11: 10 Years Later
A decade after 9/11 attacks, Wisconsin’s homeland security spending falls sharply
Federal funding for much of the state’s homeland security effort, designed to prepare and protect Wisconsin in the event of terrorist attacks and other emergencies, is being drastically cut as Congress focuses on states that are more likely terrorism targets.