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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Here are some of the issues that residents may face during a blackout.
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This time it was the Oregon and Washington border
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Police and officials in the five western Suffolk towns will look for violations of occupancy limits and safety regulations, including blocked exits and potential fire hazards.
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Inspections and preventive maintenance are key.
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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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