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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Despite strides made by the city of Los Angeles to focus on earthquake safety, Southern California still faces significant threats that haven’t been resolved.
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'It was just total smoke, ash raining down.'
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'Tree dies-offs of this magnitude are unprecedented and increase the risk of catastrophic wildfires that put property and lives at risk.'
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At the Texas Digital Government Summit, attendees cast their vote for their favorite among five mobile apps.
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The event is part of Tennessee Maneuvers 2016, a Tennessee National Guard exercise designed to simulate disaster response across the state.
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'Five years of sustained drought are causing fuels to burn much faster and hotter than in nondrought conditions.'
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The second of its kind in Haryana, the new system will help safeguard the city which sits on a tectonic fault line.
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A pair of blazes keeping more than 1,000 firefighters busy.
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'This memorial is meant to be a permanent memorial for all public safety officers that die in the line of duty.'
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More than 5 million Americans wind up in an intensive-care unit every year, and many of them suffer harm that could have been prevented.
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A seven-post 911 dispatching center inside features computer-aided dispatching and is a work station for 14 dispatchers, 12 of whom are full-time and work shifts.
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pushing for legislation in Congress as part of a broader effort to encourage innovation in the federal government.
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For the first time, there will be metal detectors — a combination of walk-through machines and handheld wands — at all entry points to Pride’s two-day celebration in Civic Center Plaza.
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This system could allow a handful of police officers in a room to track critical details as incidents unfold.
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What can we learn from the tragic global events of the past 10 days? The use of social media is front and center in tracking online and offline crimes, especially terrorist activity. How can we prepare for tomorrow?
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'See something, say something - sure. But what does 'saying something' mean?
