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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While the number of firefighting calls answered is averaging about three a month, the other types of calls they handle have increased. They’ve answered 22 rescue and emergency medical calls as opposed to 18 for all of 2018.
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Firefighters are regularly exposed to carcinogens amid the smoke and soot of fires. As a result, new chief James Fitzgerald wants a higher priority on cleaning gear as soon as possible after an emergency.
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A group of screaming deputies in plain clothes, simulating panicked students and teachers, charged out of a classroom toward each trainee. In some scenarios, the gunman surrendered, and in others, a deputy had to shoot.
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The test will be conducted on all TV and radio stations, satellite TV and radio, cable systems and wireline video providers. The test will not include a message to cellphones via the wireless emergency alert system.
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Wildfire and drought dominate the climate change debates in the state. Yet this less-talked-about reality has California cornered. The coastline is eroding with every tide and storm, and everything built before we knew better.
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Dozens of people leaving a showing of "The Lion King" were shocked when they heard gunshots. Witnesses said they ran for cover, while others called 911 or loved ones and parents clutched screaming children.
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“With any diversity hiring, our goal is to get as many of those underrepresented groups to have the opportunity to apply for positions through the Forest Service, whether that’s fire or any other function.”
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In the latest shooting, a gunman killed nine in Dayton, Ohio, but officers nearby were able to “put an end to it quickly.” That was on the heels of a shooting in El Paso, Texas, a day earlier where 20 were killed.
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The Academy for International Disaster Preparedness gives first responders opportunities to expand their education, with drone certificates, a master’s degree in disaster management and soon a bachelor’s for firefighters.
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The group offers classes, stress management and peer support for those who've dealt with critical incidents. After roughly three years, it's grown to include an emphasis on everyday physical and mental wellness.
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Since the fire consumed 5,600 structures and took 22 lives in 2017, disastrous wildfires have become California’s “new normal.” But survivors of the traumatic fire are coming to terms with their own new normal.
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The explosion occurred in a Camp Trailer Park about 1:20 a.m. Flames shot up 300 feet in the air and were seen dozens of miles away in Lexington and other communities and engulfed some homes and damaged others.
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When Keith Rapp started his job, he saw one of his first tasks was to raise community awareness of emergency preparedness and get Gaston up to speed when it comes to being ready for major storms, like Florence last year.
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The North Hills fire came dangerously close to jumping its perimeter Sunday and burning into the area of several homes. It was ready to jump a road where it would reach “full of houses and people.”
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The new dispatch center for the Clark County Sheriff’s Office will put the county in accordance with Next Generation 911 requirements that call for dispatch services to become more advanced.
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It's been two months since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services refused to release a hurricane plan for the Homestead detention center in Florida. Miami-Dade County is also working on a “Plan B”, leaders say.
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"EMS is not going away in the city, what will be changing is the level of service offered by the city. That decision is certainly reserved to the city ... but it's not up to us to pick up those services for them,” the county manager said.
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The UAS Drones Disaster and Public Safety Exercise, a full-scale exercise at Florida International University, gave local drone teams airtime and inexperienced pilots a chance to work in a simulated disaster scenario.
