Public Safety
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced. -
The proposed legislation would require public agencies to delete any footage their license-plate-reader cameras, such as those sold by Flock Safety, collect within 72 hours.
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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.
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The police department has replaced computers in eight squad vehicles so far for $3,600 apiece. The upgrade will help agencies in Columbia County begin sharing data more closely with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
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North Carolina School District hires first, full-time school safety director, secures schools’ entrances, deploys bus technology and will undergo assessments and conduct drills to keep its students safe.
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SROs are often mentioned when the discussion revolves around active shooters on campus, but that discussion should be about more than just shooters and should include the entire community, some experts say.
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The Police Department will officially begin calling the $13.46 million building its new home on Monday, relocating from cramped quarters at City Hall. The Fire Department should be ready to move in about a week later.
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Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein said she has checked in with the police officers who engaged Connor Betts, 24, to encourage them to be mindful of their mental health and to use available resources.
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An effort by Caltech that began eight years ago, called the Community Seismic Network, has resulted in the installation of 1,000 sensors across the region, on a wide range of public and private buildings.
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High heat and humidity are forecast early in the week. Cooling centers are air-conditioned facilities such as libraries, community centers and senior centers that are open to the public during heat emergencies.
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Schools should incorporate active shooter training gradually with students, starting with simple education, then working to evacuation drills and barricading. The fight stage should be omitted when working with young kids.
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Since it debuted last year, the first dedicated communications network for emergency responders has signed on 9,000 public safety agencies, and plans to grow in areas including portable services and improved connections.
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A commission investigating the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland has criticized the county for not getting a new public safety radio system sooner. The current system couldn’t adequately handle the heavy radio traffic.
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In Madison, with one year left for schools that received grant funding to finalize safety and security upgrades, just three private schools have finished their projects and training requirements associated with the funding.
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The fire department has also trained school system health educators on CPR in Howard County, Md. After being trained, the health educators began to teach CPR training to sixth- and ninth-grade students.
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After the summit and briefings from FBI agents and other groups, first-term Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said there’s no reason to believe New Mexico is at greater risk of future mass shootings than other states.
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The contract ends in December 2021. Firefighters will receive a 1% pay raise this year, 2% in 2020 and 2% in 2021. The contract reduces the number of firefighters who can take off per shift from four to two.
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Firefighters and sheriff's deputies responded to an anhydrous ammonia leak at the cooperative in Collins, Iowa, just before 11 a.m. The leak was contained by 1:38 p.m., and the evacuation order was lifted.
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AutoPulse provides high-quality CPR to victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The “unique device” will allow Hall Ambulance paramedics to give treatment quickly while also continuing compressions consistently.
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The Owensboro, Ky., public school district has increased its attention on safety within the schools, mandating active shooter training and deploying the CrisisGo communication platform to district employees.
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PG&E has used its aggressive new strategy to prevent its equipment from starting another fire only on one weekend so far this year. But the utility is poised to turn off the lights much more in the coming months.
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