Browse Items (13 total)
- Collection: Security, Fire, and Emergency Management (B-1)
U.S. Government Printing Office, United States Coast Guard
U.S. Government Printing Office, United States Coast Guard, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960
The U.S. Coast Guard is one of the five armed forces of the United States and the only military organization within the Department of Homeland…
Tags: Maritime, Military Service, Security, USGC
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, No date given
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) was passed to prevent workers from being killed or seriously harmed at work. This law created…
U.S. Coast Guard, Battling Blaze on Deepwater Horizon Oilrig
U.S. Coast Guard, Battling Blaze on Deepwater Horizon Oilrig, U.S. Coast Guard, 2010
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.
Mohandas K. Gandhi, quoted in Small is Beautiful by E. F.…
Tags: Deepwater Horizon, Disaster, Gulf of Mexico, Oil, Security
Thomas E. Franklin., Ground Zero Spirit
Thomas E. Franklin., Ground Zero Spirit, Ground Zero Spirit, 11-Sep-01
On September 11, 2001, in New York City the World Trade Center (WTC) was attacked by terrorists. Flight 11 and flight 175 were hijacked and flown into…
Tags: 9/11, Ground Zero, Security, Terrorism
The Hall of Flame Fire Museum, American La France Motorized Fire Engine
The Hall of Flame Fire Museum, American La France Motorized Fire Engine, The Hall of Flame Fire Museum, 1938
"An old fire engine used in Burlington. It was the first of its kind to be motorized.
Motorized fire engines didn’t hit the streets until 1910,…
Tags: Fire, Fire Engine, Security
Preston Cress., Tired Search Dog
Preston Cress., Tired Search Dog, Navy News, Sep. 15 2001
There is nothing that can replace the precision of a dog's nose -- and absolutely nothing that can replace the steadfast nature of a dog's heart.
Bob…
Tags: Animals, Dogs, FEMA, Search and Rescue, Security
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Hurricane Katrina
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Hurricane Katrina, NASA, 28 August 2005.
Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. An estimated 1,836 people died in the hurricane and the flooding…
Tags: Disaster, Emergency, Hurricanes, Katrina, Security
