Texas Fire World
July 11, 2005
Louis N. Molino, Sr.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announces the launch of the Homeland Security Standards Database (HSSD), which is now fully operational at www.hssd.us. ANSI created its Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP) which oversees the project on behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The purpose of the database is to provide "one-stop access" to homeland security standards critical to the jobs of those charged with keeping America safe.

The initial standards in the database are distributed under the following categories:

- Threats
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Borders and Transportation
- Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
- DHS Adopted Standards

Many of these categories contain subcategories for further specificity.

The system will be continually updated and additional homeland security standards are in the process of being added.

ANSI welcomes comments on the database as well as suggestions for additional standards that should be included. Please direct these comments and messages to Ken Peabody, the Project Leader for the Homeland Security Standards Database at kpeabody@ansi.org.