Public Safety
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All Omaha firefighters are certified EMTs but not all are certified paramedics. To make certification easier, a mobile simulation lab, jointly operated by the Omaha Fire Department and Creighton University, is coming to them. -
The deal provides Motorola Solutions with HyperYou’s agentic AI for handling nonemergency calls, as well as real-time language translation. The general idea is that AI can help alleviate call center staffing shortages.
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Louisiana’s most populous city is the latest government to have an AI agent answer 311 calls instead of a human. The shift will happen in coming months; the AI has been trained on three years of 311 calls.
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Fentanyl poisoning is the leading cause of death among Americans 18 to 45 years old, and half of all pills seized by the DEA contain a lethal dose, according to law enforcement officials.
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A new front in the battle over the benefits of AI versus its risks is opening up in law enforcement, where police are increasingly using the software to write up incident reports — to the concern of civil libertarians.
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Unclear police policies, inefficient training and too little accountability is resulting in some North Carolina officers misusing tasers and similar devices, civil rights lawsuits and advocates say.
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Spokane County deputies will now be provided real-time information pulled directly from surveillance cameras, social media feeds and other law enforcement agencies while responding to calls for service.
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Mountains of snow continue to provide problems for area governments, school districts and residents, as more than three feet of snow accumulated across the northern parts of Ashtabula County.
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A step was taken Tuesday toward creating a public safety complex serving as a police station, fire station and rescue squad location for the city of Bluefield's citizens and the people in the surrounding area.
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Motorists traveling in Tazewell County are used to seeing sheriff's deputies in police cruisers patrolling, but they will soon be seeing deputies on motorcycles patrolling the roads as well.
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Ahead of one of the most deadly weeks on Connecticut’s roads and around the country, state officials announced that more than 120 wrong-way detection systems have been installed on high-risk highway ramps.
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The number of fatal crashes in Connecticut statewide this year is on track to surpass last year's numbers despite a monthslong initiative targeting menaces on the state's roadways.
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The city has hired a well-known local architecture firm to oversee engineering and design on a new police headquarters that would enable all officers to work from one facility. The move comes as the Dec. 31 deadline for cities to allocate federal American Rescue Plan funds looms.
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Purchased over the summer, the three devices arrived recently, and three department officials are training to fly them. The unmanned aerial vehicles will likely be used at fires, during floods and to inspect hazardous buildings. They could gather intelligence during large fires.
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The Ross Town Council approved a pilot to install eight motion-activated cameras that photograph license plates. Personal identifying information will not be recorded. It’s estimated a system will cost $25,200 to lease in the first year.
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New emergency dispatch tools that offer automated services are more important than ever amid staffing shortages in law enforcement and emergency call centers.
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The state was approved for a Fire Management Assistance grant through FEMA, in which 75 percent of the cost will be picked up by federal dollars and the remaining quarter through state and local resources.
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At a recent event for police leaders, the message seemed to be that if your department is slow to adopt AI, now is the time to fix that because the future of policing will rely on it in all its forms.
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Chief Jim McDonnell voiced concern about the perception of disorder — and the reality that crimes are going unreported because some believe nothing will be done to investigate.
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Four local fire departments in northern Massachusetts will share more than $600,000 in federal grants, money which will help bring in new tech and potentially faster response times for each station.
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The Harford County government paid off $220,000 in student loans for 44 first responders this year, making payments directly to lenders through the county’s NEXT GEN Responder Student Loan Relief Program.
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