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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Agilent’s Resolve Raman uses laser technology to see through containers and identify hazardous and non-hazardous materials in seconds, providing fast resolution to hazmat questions for Twin Falls, Idaho, first responders.
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The State Senate last week approved a flat, monthly fee on every cellphone and landline starting in January 2020, which would upgrade the state’s current 911 system. The bill awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval.
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The fire, started by a lightning strike Sunday, has burned more than 32,000 acres in the Everglades. It doubled in size in less than a day. The Florida Highway Patrol said smoke was hampering drivers’ ability to see.
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Morgan County, Ala., 911 Chairwoman Virginia Alexander said a rate increase could be needed because of newly installed software related to medical calls and a proposed expansion of the 911 complex.
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While the earthquakes were off the Oregon Coast, they weren't in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where a plate is slipping under the North American plate of the Earth's crust, and where experts say pressure’s building.
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“We really pushed to have not just law enforcement or student resource officers (at the training) but guidance counselors, teachers, community resources, people that can assist with that threat assessment ...”
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While unlikely, a catastrophe such as a tornado or major flood could cripple the electrical grid. But, rest assured: Groups of people known as amateur radio operators are ready to jump into action should the need arise.
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Many government scientists say such warnings may become a thing of the past if the Trump administration’s FCC pushes forward with plans to auction off radio frequency bands adjacent to one that weather forecasters use.
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Although officers on the scene stopped the shooter’s short-lived rampage, someone suitably armed who is highly motivated can get into almost any facility to potentially commit mass murder, security experts say.
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At one time, the city of Owensboro and Daviess County governments each intended to construct a separate dispatch facility, but because of budget cuts, it was housed at police department headquarters.
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According to a news release from the Illinois Department of Public Health and IEPA, people who were in the area when the release occurred, or later that evening, may have been exposed to the product.
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Close to 50,000 gallons of water and foam containing PFAS, a.k.a. “forever chemicals,” were released during the incident at a private aircraft hangar Saturday, according to Connecticut state estimates.
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The chemists on hand said putting the fire out fast was paramount, despite the risk that using fire hoses would cause the chemicals to run off. They advised that the nitric acid could explode from the heat of the fire.
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These agencies must converge to develop solutions for an electric grid that is vulnerable to cyber- and physical attacks that continue to evolve, and present moving targets created by sophisticated, motivated actors.
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One benefit of the P25 system is the fact that it is non-proprietary, which means local entities (police departments, county 911 centers, etc.) can purchase radios and equipment at lower prices on the open market.
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The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act would support the public-private partnerships necessary to develop important vaccines, therapeutics and devices for chemical and biological events.
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The influx of 420 injured patients and counting at Miami Valley, Ohio area emergency rooms in the days following the tornadoes underlined the importance of the training the hospitals do to prepare for any scenario.
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Associations of fire and police chiefs took votes to shift the system to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, according to presentations Wednesday at a meeting of the state commission investigating the Parkland massacre.
