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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City trains first responders on mental health crises and facilitates collaboration between agencies.
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The State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training program, which has served more than 142,000 law enforcement officers in every state in the country, has run out of funding. Its last day is Sept. 30.
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Emergency workers will be able to preempt other users’ traffic on the network, and will be able to send and receive as much data as they need to during their emergency work.
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The emergence of FirstNet in Kansas under AT&T’s plan is expected to improve broadband coverage and service in rural areas and on tribal lands.
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The USGS has signed new cooperative agreements with six universities and purchased nearly $1 million in new equipment.
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As FirstNet and NG 911 mature, public safety will benefit and need to address challenges.
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Energy behind the effort to bring a reliable and unified network to U.S. first responders is picking up, and 11 states and one territory are already on board.
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State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management recently urged Alaskans to prepare for natural and man-made disasters by creating an emergency supply kit and family emergency plan.
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To improve countywide services, Monroe County’s emergency dispatch center requested a larger portion of public safety local income tax dollars.
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President Donald Trump has proposed cutting that branch of service's budget by $1.3 billion, or 12 percent, in fiscal year 2018.
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Active lockdown situations are happening more often and preparation is important.
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Gone are the white police chief and the white city manager, replaced by African-American men.
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She will need support from both the public and the city police officers’ union to get voter approval for a half-cent sales tax increase to hire more police officers.
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The city is being asked to commit $1 million over four years in an attempt to target 'the most lethal young men walking the streets.'
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'In some cases, firefighters have been killed, and many others have been sickened. … It’s a pretty nasty material if it gets out of the bottle.'
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Recent classified intelligence suggests North Korea is closer to reaching the islands than previously thought.
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School officials heard and watched the horrors Monday in a safety and security training class taught by instructors from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Office of Homeland Security and the Mississippi Law Enforcement Academy.
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A recent study by Stanford University succeeded in examining eight years of data, to 2014, and found that initial hospitalizations involving firearm injuries cost $734.6 million a year nationally.
