"The technology has the potential to quickly identify the presence of living victims, allowing rescue workers to more precisely deploy their limited resources." "The ultimate goal of FINDER is to help emergency responders efficiently rescue victims of disasters," said John Price, program manager for the First Responders Group in Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate in Washington. FINDER also will be tested further by the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year and next. Media participated in demonstrations that featured the device locating volunteers hiding under heaps of debris. The technology was demonstrated to the media Wednesday at the DHS's Virginia Task Force 1 Training Facility in Lorton, Va. "This is a prime example of intergovernmental collaboration and expertise that has a direct benefit to the American taxpayer." "FINDER is bringing NASA technology that explores other planets to the effort to save lives on ours," said Mason Peck, chief technologist for NASA, and principal advisor on technology policy and programs. The prototype technology, called Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response (FINDER) can locate individuals buried as deep as 30 feet (about 9 meters) in crushed materials, hidden behind 20 feet (about 6 meters) of solid concrete, and from a distance of 100 feet (about 30 meters) in open spaces.ĭeveloped in conjunction with Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, FINDER is based on remote-sensing radar technology developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., to monitor the location of spacecraft JPL manages for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Department of Homeland Security are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind portable radar device to detect the heartbeats and breathing patterns of victims trapped in large piles of rubble resulting from a disaster. For Portland to find peace, Trump needs to pull unwanted federal agents out of our city immediately.NASA and the U.S. "These occupying forces are creating conflict, attacking peaceful protesters and making my hometown more dangerous. "Donald Trump has no justification for deploying paramilitary troops to the streets of Portland or any other American city," Wyden said.
Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, criticized the Trump administration's deployment of such forces. airports and other transportation hubs, has three specially trained units that have deployed officers to Portland, the official told Reuters.Īccording to the CBP's website, one of these units, the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, "provides an immediate response capability to emergent and high-risk incidents requiring specialized skills and tactics."ĬBP said it also sent agents from its Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue and Special Response teams to Portland. President Donald Trump, who has been sliding in opinion polls as he seeks re-election, has vowed to also send federal agents to cities including New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, which critics said would amount to a use of federal power for political ends.ĬBP, which patrols land borders and operates checkpoints for people arriving at U.S.
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