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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Houston announced Thursday that it won a three-year, $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for system analysis and training.
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In the often chaotic post-incident scene, it can be difficult to coordinate the efforts of multiple response agencies and bystanders.
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The changes come partially in response to the unrest in Ferguson following the police shooting death of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014.
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Proposed budget cuts would hurt security and could curb mitigation efforts.
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Homeland Security provided the bus funding in 2003, to the tune of around $500,000. Rolla Fire and Rescue outfitted the bus in 2004 for another $200,000.
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Have we lost focus on protecting the general public from nuclear weapons?
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The defacement is being investigated by the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in coordination with the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
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Understanding the importance of baseline, situational awareness, demeanor and understanding the threat is not difficult; applying the concepts to individual, and possibly unique, areas of responsibility can be more challenging.
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The event marked the end of a three-day, highly specialized class designed to teach education professionals how to stop active shooter situations and deal with related injuries.
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'It is bittersweet in that we do not support this law, however are mandated to follow the unfunded requirement.'
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Demolishing and rebuilding the existing building could cost between $14 million and $18 million. It would also require buying more land and building vertically.
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Twice as many people have been fatally shot by Maine police so far this year as in all of 2016 and 2015 combined.
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Chelan County, Wa.,Emergency Management issued a shelter-in-place order for a half-mile radius around the fruit packaging plant.
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In a wave of ‘low-tech’ terrorism, lack of situational awareness can get you killed.
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After receiving a 911 call reporting an active shooter at the school, the initial responding officers arrived, entered the school and apprehended a subject quickly.
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A UPS spokesman said the shooter was a driver and in uniform.
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Long-term cuts in law enforcement programs at all levels of government have placed a huge burden on the criminal justice system.
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was standing on second base when he was shot in the hip area.
