Public Safety
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The village is the latest among law enforcement agencies in its state to adopt a records management and dispatch system to let officers spend more time in the field and stay connected with neighboring agencies.
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With the communications department operating at a 35 percent staffing shortage, dispatchers are working overtime and callers may wait up to 20 minutes for emergency assistance.
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As hurricane season begins, Gov. Josh Stein recommended the North Carolina legislature put extra money in the rainy-day fund for hurricane relief in case the federal government stops supporting disaster recovery.
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NWS forecasters said it’s possible the area will see triple-digit heat indexes on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday brings a chance of rain before the cooldown.
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The Custer County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for residents near Stanley Lake Friday and encouraged other Stanley residents to be ready to leave should conditions worsen.
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To be most effective in a school emergency, administrators, teachers and first responders all need to understand the roles everyone plays, and experts say those roles should be established ahead of time.
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The Iowa United First Aid program enlists volunteers who are on standby and equipped with basic first aid gear to help on EMS calls, and a specialized software connects them to 911 callers in need.
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Emergency preparedness and response has been coordinated by the Lafayette Parish Communication District's 911 division and funded equally by the city and parish. A dedicated in-house department is needed.
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As rates of COVID-19 surge and the long-term threat of bird flu is on the horizon, experts say the lack of a national health system and coordinated messaging put the U.S. at risk for another pandemic.
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The biggest single appropriation on the list — $1.15 million — is to buy machines that will be installed in four cities that can capture three-dimensional images of bullet casings to help build a database that tracks guns used in crimes.
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The platform will add to the county’s phone-based 911 system with an end-to-end solution that will include CAD, records management, and expanded data storage and processing ability.
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California’s high-tech battery centers, built with thousands of lithium-ion batteries similar to the batteries in cellphones and electric cars, are solving the main shortcoming of the push for more renewable energy.
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“This partnership aims to improve coordination and ensure smoother operations during incidents in this critical travel area … We remain committed to working together for the safety and convenience of all travelers.”
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The combination of Axon’s real-time crime platform and LVT’s mobile monitoring solution will allow businesses and law enforcement to better monitor potential threats and respond with optimal situational awareness.
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The funding is part of a $50 million project to create defensible space, reduce hazardous fuels, and retrofit homes with ignition-resistant materials. Initial efforts will focus on planning, mapping and fuel treatment plans.
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By the year 2100, the average sea level in Baltimore is estimated to increase by 1, 2.1 or 5.4 feet (in low, intermediate and high scenarios, respectively), according to a 2015 study by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Project 2025 targets NOAA, which oversees the Weather Service, as “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry” and, as such, a threat to “future U.S. prosperity … It should be broken up and downsized.”
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A New Hampshire program for eliminating "forever chemicals" used in firefighting foam, free to agencies, aims to keep thousands of gallons of foam from contaminating water, soil and air.
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The police netted a federal grant through the Department of Justice to buy two Apex Virtual Reality training systems, a $69,000 piece of tech officials say promotes training efficiency and cuts overall costs.
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Safety measures in newer vehicles can also make it harder for responders to get to victims after a crash. Firefighters from Mapleton, North Mankato and Minnesota Lake learned how to get people out of a variety of vehicles.
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Historically, the fair allowed people with a valid handgun license to carry a concealed gun onto the grounds, but this year not even licensed gun owners can carry a weapon.
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