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Blazes this season have set an acreage record with 1.9 million acres burned in Oregon at the end of September. Battling them has also stretched firefighters thin nationwide and, in Oregon, sapped state funding.
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The police department in Zebulon, N.C., rolled out its Community Advocacy and Resource Enhancement unit last month, the only program of its kind in North Carolina.
Soon, the department will take an enormous step in implementing a whole slew of new technology with the full launch of its Real-Time Information Center — which officials hope will come by spring of next year.
The Fresno City Council has approved a 10-year lease-purchase deal to buy a brand-new H125 jet turbine helicopter — the same model used by the California Highway Patrol, among others.
An increase in violent crime in downtown Dallas has spurred a call from city officials and local businesses to increase police officer presence for the area.
With 140 mph winds and stronger gusts, the landfall of Hurricane Helene this week marked the most powerful hurricane to hit the region among storms tracked since the 1850s.
Tropical Storm Helene is anticipated to become a Category 3 hurricane when it hits Florida Thursday. Georgia anticipates flooding and severe winds as it moves through the Peach State.
Gov. Ron DeSsantis has declared a state of emergency in 61 of Florida's 67 counties as Tropical Storm Helene is anticipated to develop into a major hurricane Thursday.
The event at Albany State University offered police officers, communications officers, firefighters, paramedics and other emergency personnel a chance to discover what resources are available to deal with job stress.
The city plans to use $75,000 from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to launch its new service that aims to expand the work of EMS responders so they can provide more care and reduce patient hospital visits.
Mayor London Breed announced the first three cameras will be deployed to monitor high-crime zones when police officers can't. The city also recently rolled out police-operated drones and automated license plate readers.
The company said in a blog post that it is teaming up with a satellite maker and a group of nonprofits to launch satellites next year that can pinpoint small blazes all over the world before they spread.
Researchers at the University of Montana found a correlation between rising temperatures and increased 911 calls. That not only impacts vulnerable populations like seniors, but stretches first responder resources.
Experts say that while climate change did not start the Airport, Bridge and Line fires currently burning in Southern California, it did lay the groundwork for their aggressive spread and destructive impacts.
City and county police agencies across Maryland are moving to encrypted radio systems to protect witness and victim privacy, as well as officer safety. But some say the switch affects community trust.
Law enforcement agencies nationwide are losing officers faster than they can recruit them. Automated license plate readers and using drones as first responders are just two solutions that can act as "force multipliers."
