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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Russ Brown, public information officer for Yuba County, said that while earthquakes are not one of the top natural disaster concerns for this area, the county has plans in place should the area be affected by one.
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A police affidavit in the case said that Jaimie Ortiz, also the mother of Malachi Ortiz, who’s facing second-degree murder charges in his father’s death, told police that she tried to call 911 several times but kept getting voicemail.
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They provide 24-hour service during the fall and spring semesters; in the summer they have staff on campus. The group doesn't have an ambulance, but instead uses an ATV that was specially equipped to hold a stretcher.
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She is the only full-time female firefighter in the Acushnet, Mass., department. As of Aug. 1, there were 48 employees, 11 of them women. They are on-call firefighters and part-time paramedics and EMTs.
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Flaring is a safety procedure to burn off excess gas. At the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Martinez, flaring stopped at 6:30 a.m. Portions of the refinery shut down after the quake and things restarted early Tuesday.
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In response to complaints from students and teachers that monthly emergency drills are traumatizing students, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission agreed to recommend they be reduced to six a year.
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Students worked non-stop for more than 24 hours to develop apps in the following categories: public safety, the opioid crisis and improved engagement between first responders and the communities they serve.
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First Responders repeatedly answer calls to accidental overdoses, and the stress from feeling responsible — along with other factors — put police, fire and EMS right in the middle of the opioid epidemic.
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Thousands of medically fragile Northern California PG&E customers were anxious about this week’s outages, as they hurried for backup energy sources for the equipment to stay mobile, refrigerate medications, or even stay alive.
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Organizations could lose millions — or billions — of dollars from physical security threats, natural disasters, terrorism and cyberattacks that could impact their brand, safety and security of employees and the public.
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North Carolina has begun implementing its Next Generation 911 system, which will ensure callers are able to access 911 services no matter where they are or the communication technology they use, according to officials.
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Though California has successfully cut carbon pollution, meeting its 2020 target four years early, "these achievements were eclipsed several times over by the 2018 wildfires, which produced more than nine times more emissions than were reduced in 2017.”
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The Adams County, Miss., Sheriff’s Office would also soon be operating with Mississippi Wireless Information Network system radios, which would put them on the same communication systems as the Natchez Police Department and other agencies throughout the state and improve response times.
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A Junction City, Ore., school and local police had a drill that went poorly in the spring. But district administration and PD leaders have met to review procedures used in schools in case of a lockdown or lockout.
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Berkeley County, S.C., public safety agencies have a new software system that feeds them real-time 911 caller information, includes a narcotics management application and a record management system.
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Campuses incorporate safety features in their design, such as a single main entrance into the building – through the front office – an identification system for visitors and a layout designed to offer protection in the event of a crisis.
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The courthouse will close at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and will reopen at 8 a.m. Oct. 9. This will give the county time to practice what would happen in an active shooter situation. Few details are being released about the drill.
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Officials worry that the vast coverage and many transfers are limiting the availability of ambulances to respond to 911 calls. When North East can’t respond, patients must rely on mutual aid from nearby communities.
