Public Safety
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Iowa City and Johnson County are taking part in a pilot program that will aim to develop a protocol that will serve as another response to 911 or other crisis line calls typically handled by local law enforcement. -
The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week.
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By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way.
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It is rare indeed that anyone learns anything.
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King tides are very large tides that only happen occasionally — but now more frequently.
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Cut the size of government, but start with contractors.
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The city of Sammamish is a suburban community east of Seattle, population 60,000.
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Preliminary figures estimate the recovery effort will cost South Carolina county roughly $17.5 million.
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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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