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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An unfortunate accident highlights the shortage of helicopters.
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The fire district has around 125 personnel prepared to go out in the storm conditions from its eight operating stations, but will only send people until sustained winds reach 45 mph.
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Beginning Friday night, heavy rains are expected to begin falling over the area as the storm makes its way up the eastern seaboard from Florida.
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The governor said he was acting on a recommendation from the state’s Emergency Operations Command in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew.
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About 1.5 million Floridians live in evacuation zones, and Scott repeatedly urged those remaining to leave immediately.
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The sheriff's office is among more than 80 law enforcement agencies, colleges and other government agencies across the country that have been granted or applied for permits to fly the aircraft.
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The numbers follow the statewide trend in an industry that has more demand for workers than are currently available.
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Are emergency management and homeland security separate disciplines or part of a single national strategy? Maybe it's time we figured it out.
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The program that focused on teaching the firefighters how to save themselves and call to for help in dangerous situations.
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The FCC has revised the rules for Wireless Emergency Alerts to make significant changes in the emergency alerting system. As significant as the changes are, the obstacles are equally significant.
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The department’s emergency response was not affected — its computer-aided dispatch system and computers in firetrucks operate on a separate network.
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The days of plotting points at accident and crime scenes with a tape measure are a thing of the past.
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Businesses received help from online fundraisers, the government, the Downtown Frederick Partnership and fundraising events at other businesses.
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Early forecast models show it gradually strengthening today and possibly becoming a Category 2 storm with winds of at least 100 mph before reaching Cuba early next week.
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The readiness measures already in place are largely precautionary. The 29 cases of Zika so far discovered in Missouri have been found among Missourians who traveled to places where outbreaks have occurred, like Central America or the Caribbean.
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The train crashed with such force it 'sounded like an explosion,' according to an eyewitness, who said the train 'was going relatively fast' when it hit.
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