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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Accompanying important benefits of the switch from analog to digital, one challenge looms large: the increased risk of cyberattacks on 911 call centers.
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With an award on the $7 billion First Responder Network Authority program potentially just weeks away, those on the front lines say that despite years of planning, they still have more questions than answers — but the need for such a network remains.
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When a city signs on to host the Super Bowl, it agrees that security for both the game and pregame venues will be provided by the local community.
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Scientists say they cannot predict when earthquakes will strike. But they have long known that 50 percent of all large quakes are preceded by smaller quakes.
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There is also an urgent need for both blood and platelet donations across the nation.
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Police were called to CU's Champions Center at Folsom Field a little after 9 a.m. that day. They confronted a man holding a machete. When he refused to drop the weapon, the officers fired at the man.
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Even as late as Tuesday, more than 1,500 people in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida remained in approximately 31 Red Cross and community shelters.
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Police chiefs share their successes and challenges in combating societal ills.
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Forget the millennials, Gen Z is next in the employment bucket — in a few years.
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Like all starting firefighters, she will spend her first 400 hours on the job in training.
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The declaration is based on a review of current and anticipated conditions and reported impacts.
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She said the she was embarrassed that it took the city so long to help residents.
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The tether provides power that can keep the drone hovering indefinitely while also ensuring the secure transmission of data.
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With the authorization of the program set to expire on Sept. 30, 2017, flood insurance could become a hot-button legislative issue next year.
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In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, it’s a good time to think about the important role the president plays as the nation’s chief emergency manager.
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Apparently we are not "exceptional" when it comes to forecasting the weather.
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The big Pacific Coast windstorm did not materialize as predicted.
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