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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This was a fun event that I spoke at last night — a 5-minute video.
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Public safety practitioners have a chance to influence this important Wireless Emergency Alerts cell phone alerting system. The FCC is looking for comments on significant changes to WEA. Deadline: December 8.
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When our systems are stressed and overworked, our ability to problem solve, make rational decisions, and process information decreases, leading to taking chances one might not otherwise do.
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University plans should address various hazards to answer that question.
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Despite the emotion evident in his voice, Aldridge painted a vivid picture of the dilemma Meadville firefighters fear they will face if the city goes forward with the current plan to reduce minimum fire department crews from four members to three.
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Several agencies collaborated on a multiple-issue incident with a train derailment that caused a chemical spill.
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Emergency management director says recovery from the hurricane is far from over.
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The lack of rain has encouraged wildfires, with more than 1,700 reported since Oct. 1.
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A new Web-based tool allows drivers and first responders to play a more active and calculated role in avoiding and predicting traffic accidents.
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City officials won't say whether they plan to negotiate camera usage with the union.
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'There has to be an innate desire, there has to be a compassion (for people) and a love to really excel at this job.'
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Using the agency’s database of phone records, NSA analysts in 2007 linked a cellphone belonging to a Somali immigrant taxi driver to a phone number associated with al-Shabab, a terrorist group in his homeland.
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Whatever you call them, they continue to challenge counter-terrorism officials.
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Cities across the country are struggling with how to use surveillance and other cameras as they weigh individual privacy rights versus public safety.
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As the bearer of contentious news, Tournour was in an awkward spot. But as head of the one-woman Office of Public Safety Accountability, she’s used to it.
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The New York City Emergency Management Department, in partnership with NYPD, FDNY, the NYC Health Department, and the MTA launched the new website PlanNowNYC.
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The presence of the medical team doesn't change the way SWAT does its job, Benson said; in an ideal situation, a tactical medic wouldn't have to step in at all.
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Stress, the responses to it and how to handle it best were among the topics discussed and taught this week at the Onslow County, N.C., Government Center.
