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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This is but one example of scores of free training available.
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A public service announcement on the town’s website urging residents to pack emergency kits will soon have Vietnamese and Korean subtitles.
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With the one-year anniversary last year's historic flood coming up, federal, state and local representatives sat down again to discuss their response and plan for South Carolina’s next major disaster.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools celebrated the start of the program, dDesigned to help prepare students for careers as paramedics, firefighters and police officers.
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The move will mean that the center will no longer be under the direction of the county sheriff's office.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards spent Wednesday in Washington, D.C., lobbying for what he says is a more than $2 billion immediate need back home to help jump start the recovery process in flood-wracked communities.
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Shelter at Home was unveiled last month as a key component of the state's plan for addressing the needs of thousands of people left displaced by the August floods, while also easing the burden on an already squeezed housing market.
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These estimates can be wildly off -- yet, a large number is to be expected.
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In the post-earthquake time frame, transportation is king!
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In December 2015, two terrorists attacked a training session and holiday party for San Bernardino County employees, killing 14 and wounding 24,including two police officers. Further losses were averted by the response of the police department, sheriff’s office, emergency services, and FBI, who came together to prevent additional deaths and injuries
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Most students walking about outside went on with their day, wondering aloud at what the noise was all about.
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FEMA, the federal agency in charge of the National Flood Insurance Program, agreed to change the floodplain in the area based on more accurate and up-to-date data.
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What keeps us from having seamless information sharing and logistical systems?
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The week-long Perry Nuclear Power Plant Evaluated Exercise, which is overseen by FEMA, centered on a 'mock event.'
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Using a state grant, many Franklin County schools now require a government-issued photo ID at the door. The ID is scanned into a device that checks the person against a national sex-offenders’ database.
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After a tumultuous start, Boston officers will begin wearing body cameras for six months to figure out the logistics of implementing a permanent plan.
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