About the Responder Knowledge Base
"Provide emergency responders, purchasers, and planners with a trusted, integrated, online source of information on products,
standards, certifications, grants, and other equipment-related information."
The Responder Knowledge Base (RKB) is a national information resource for emergency
responders, funded by the FEMA National Preparedness Directorate. The RKB Mission is to "provide emergency responders, purchasers,
and planners with a trusted, integrated, online source of information on products, standards, certifications, grants,
and other equipment-related information." The RKB has been serving the responder
community online since October 2003.
The Responder Knowledge Base Team includes:
The
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leads the unified national effort to secure America.
The Department's mission is to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards;
to prevent terrorism and enhance security; secure and manage our borders; enforce and administer our immigration laws;
safeguard and secure cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters.
Visit the DHS website
On March 1, 2003, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became part of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The primary mission of FEMA is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our
capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
Visit the FEMA website
More Information for Responders Regarding Terrorism: