Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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Atmospheric rivers are generally beneficial, but with the intensity of storms increasing and a couple of close calls, California is ripe to get hit with a storm that could be devastating to communities and the economy.
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The cost of the project has risen to $68.3 million, including the roughly $43 million contract with Motorola, nearly $10 million in financing and other costs. Changes to the Motorola contract added about $5.3 million.
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Austria-based manufacturer Rosenbauer recently toured its concept electric fire engine through California’s coastal communities, offering an early look at the potential future of the vehicles.
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The Florida city was recognized regionally for its sea level rise vulnerability assessment, which showed that the community will continue flooding at an even higher rate. Plans are being developed to mitigate for these findings.
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Having a degree in emergency management is now almost a prerequisite for breaking into the field, and online degrees are proving their worth as viable options as well as opportunities to learn real-world practices.
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ExxonMobil and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service are providing a hazardous liquids emergency response training course for firefighters. A $200,000 grant funded development of the course and participation.
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The appearance of officers in tactical gear carrying assault rifles startled the few city employees who still work in the Municipal Center building. IT staff complained about yelling and barking on the upper floors.
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PTSD, a long-term condition caused by life-threatening events, has trademarks: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, sleep disturbances and jumpiness. Sufferers often describe replaying memories they wish they could unsee.
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In the past 16 months, ambulance companies in Ellsworth and West Paris have closed, and leaders of many rural services say they are one unexpected expense or administrative mishap from closure.
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A real emergency could be much more catastrophic than the drill Thursday, where about 20 fire crew members pretended to be injured passengers. A two-car train can hold about 300 and a three-car train about 500 passengers.
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In the fall, the Pulaski Fire Commission set aside $160,000 toward building a facility. A "functional EOC" has been established at the local 911 dispatch center while officials look for a location and additional funding.
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The new system replaces two CAD systems that were run separately by the Police and Fire departments. The system lets each share critical data and get 911 dispatch calls first-hand and in real time, unlike the previous set-up.
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Service animals have become common inside emergency call centers throughout the country in recent years. Police departments bring service animals in for visits at call centers after dispatchers have dealt with traumatic events in their communities.
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There are many benefits to having the texting feature. One communications center manager said a good example was by a child who recently used texting, as the safest method in the moment, to report a domestic disturbance.
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A new multidisciplinary group is hoping to start a conversation that can answer questions about new concerns specific to using drones in the nation's most densely populated metropolitan areas.
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Students strongly support having school resource officers in their buildings. On a recent survey, 97 percent of high school juniors in the St. Paul district said it was a “good idea” to post a police officer in their school.
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Since Tucson combined police and fire communications centers and upgraded the technology used to dispatch multiple units from different stations, hold times for 911 calls to police have been cut by three-fourths.
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California is famous for its catastrophic earthquakes and wildfires, but they aren't the state’s only natural hazards. The state also has a dozen restive volcanoes that stretch nearly from one end of the state to the other.
