Special Report
Read about the Urban Shield Program in these two special reports:
Urban Shield Preparedness Program Read About→
Video Highlights
Before the Boston Marathon Bombing...
Discussing the benefits of the Urban Shield Program to the Boston region
After the Boston Marathon Bombing... Boston Police Commissioner reports to the Congressional Homeland Security Committee about Urban Shield
Benefits of the Urban Shield Program in response to the Boston Marathon Bombing
(With ACSO Sheriff Greg Ahern & Congressman Swalwell)
Emergency Operations Center portion of the North Central Texas Urban Shield 2013
Mass Casualty Volunteer Moulage Video
Austin Urban Shield 2012
Cisco Systems (Filmed & presented by)
Boston Urban Shield 2011
Selected Cytel Photos
Cytel In The News
Headlines
Cytel Group National Interview with Al Jazeera News
Al Jazeera America News | 9/07/14 | James Baker discusses the topic of police militarization during the 2014 Ferguson Missouri protests and riots.
Urban Shield Readies Crews for Disaster
Josh Hinkle | KXAN News | 11/30/12 ...spreading out across Travis, Williamson, and Hays Counties tackling training unlike anything most have ever experienced. More→
40 Agencies participate in full-scale mock disaster in Fort Worth
Sarah Bahari | startelegram.com | 11/18/13
...the driver of the black car swerved, struck a construction worker and drove into the trench... More→
Urban Shield in Austin TX – Expo Center Attacked by Bomb and Chemical Agent
Jack Blood | deadline.info | 2/3/12
"Trauma, severe trauma,” Dykes said, pointing to an oozing sore on her neck and scrapes across her forehead. “My husband’s dead"... More→
Boston Is One of the Best Prepared U.S. Cities to Handle a Crisis
Howard Grabar | theatlanticcities.com | 4/20/13
...at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, where two bomb blasts ripped through... More→
Bound by Duty: Our Urban Shield Heroes Shine
Brendalyn 'Val' Bilotti | American Board for Certification in Homeland Security | ...the level of realism was paramount. "Of all the different scenarios thrown at us, I was most proud of our team during... More→
Disaster Training: A Volunteer's Viewpoint of Austin Urban Shield
Tony L. Ellis | 9-1-1magazine.com | 2/22/13
... As I researched what the exercise was about, I quickly realized it was no small endeavor... More→
Urban Shield Exercises
We provide customized exercise programs throughout the United States and abroad, including the internationally recognized Urban Shield Program.
Policy Review
We specialize in writing or revising policies, procedures, and general orders to ensure compliance with all National standards, best practices, and mandates.
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Consulting
We assist local, state, federal, and international government agencies with security, budget, personnel, policy, training and mobile technology needs.
Creating secure, prepared, and resilient regions
Focus & Strategy
Our focus is to create secure, prepared and resilient regions. We deliver proven products and processes to clearly track, articulate risks, and your capability needs.
Our strategies and systems enhance capability, capacity, as well as accurately identify existing gaps and areas in need of improvement. Cytel Group provides critical information and works closely with government agencies, assisting in their efforts to:
Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks
Protect the people, critical infrastructure and key regional resources
Respond to and recover from major incidents and all hazards that do occur
Help to strengthen the preparedness foundation toensure long-term success
Guide future investments, increase capabilities and reduce risk
Provide an effective way to measure the effectiveness of homeland security activities