What is in an emergency communications (EC plan)? An emergency communications plan (EC plan) is a document that provides guidelines, contact information and procedures for how information should be ...

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) released the first ever National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) on July 31, 2008. This plan is and will continue to ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) has developed the nation’s first National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). The plan will be the center ...

Every organization should have an emergency communications plan to minimize risk during a disruptive event. When an incident occurs, the ability to rapidly notify employees, first responders, ...

Department of Homeland Security may have to delay state grants to make first responder communications interoperable. Congress criticized the Homeland Security Department on Tuesday for delaying the ...

Strategy will address technologies such as broadband, but first responders will continue to use mobile radios for some time, DHS official says. The Homeland Security Department is incorporating ...

Talking to your kids about personal safety and emergency preparedness is important yet complicated. Finding the most appropriate approach can be difficult. The conversations involve potentially scary ...

Looking to help eliminate the dangerous and inefficient hodgepodge of communication and network technology used by emergency response personnel, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today ...

Make an impact on national emergency communications planning! The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is seeking feedback on proposed updates to the National Emergency ...