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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Residents and tourists spent a terrifying Saturday morning thinking that an attack was imminent all because a state employee in a Diamond Head bunker clicked his mouse twice.
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'These are basically a response to the many active shooter situations that have sprung up over the last few years.'
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Sources said state police officials will present the report to the victims’ families in a private meeting Friday morning.
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A flurry of states indicated they would join FirstNet as the 90-day opt-in deadline comes to a close.
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'Because traffic is so backed up, a lot of the EMS responders are taking patients to hospitals in Tacoma.'
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'What we found was that medical personnel were actually more afraid of radiation than they were of biological or chemical events.'
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County commissioners this week approved a $68 million contract with the city and Motorola that will upgrade the outdated radios and provide maintenance for 15 years.
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Experts emphasized the need for everyone to develop a survival mindset before being confronted with danger.
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Governor describes the situation as the 'new normal.'
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(TNS) — It was one of the worst-case scenarios for a school shooting: a yard full of children playing with a rampaging gunman just minutes away.
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With more than 100 known public defibrillators spread across Manatee County, Fla., emergency management officials are asking business owners to register their own.
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Citizen review boards can offer police departments and local residents a function for handling policy and procedures and a place for complaints to be heard and investigated thoroughly by an independent entity. But they have to be done properly.
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Gov. Nathan Deal accepted FirstNet and AT&T's plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the state's public safety community.
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The two providers of dedicated public safety wireless communication networks aim to launch in 2018, though full build-outs will take more time.
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At 11:45 a.m. Dec. 1, during regular siren tests on the first business day of each month, 50 seconds of the steady-tone alert will be followed by a pause and then 50 seconds of the attack warning tone.
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St. Paul Police train to meet the needs of the community in new digs.
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Training to deal with 'active shooters' has been going on for years in Rock County, but that's just one part of a complicated system that needs to be set up quickly in such cases.
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While some worry bringing guns into churches could disturb the peaceful and welcoming environment, others say Sunday’s actions have jolted them into action.
