Public Safety
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Made by Palo Alto company Pivotal, the single-seat vehicle weighs 348 pounds and can be plugged into a wall to recharge. First responders see its potential for search and rescue, fire patrol and medical emergencies.
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Rates of ER visits for heat-related illness in Dallas-area kids soared between 2012 and 2023. The findings mirror global trends as temperatures, particularly in the summer, increase.
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A new Google and Muon-backed satellite wildfire detection system promises faster alerts and high-resolution fire imagery. But with false alarms already straining fire crews, its real impact may depend on trust.
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The El Paso Independent School District in Texas has equipped all 43 of its officers with body cameras, which has led to some questioning the privacy of the information collected.
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Last May the state agency was soliciting proposals for a $150,000 unmanned aerial vehicle to help with missions like search and rescue.
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It's a race against the clock to save $400,000 to replace 30-year-old system.
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U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta asked how long localities should plan to be without power in the event of an attack, and discovered it could be up to several weeks.
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Team receives advanced training to manage gunshot wounds.
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In the latest issue of its online magazine, ISIS lists Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, 71, of Fenton, as one of five Muslim-American religious leaders and scholars who should be killed.
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Interim Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson explained that the cameras will help officers fight crime, and will add transparency and accountability to the law enforcement agency.
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The Ventura Police Department Command Center last year answered 213,005 calls, officials there said. Specifically, almost 57,000 of those calls were emergencies.
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Boulder County would allow drones' use above open space in such emergency situations as search-and-rescue missions, floods or wildfires.
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The Providence police announced on Thursday the rollout of a pilot program that puts body-worn cameras on 10 police officers over the next two months.
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The idea is to allow police to go through the online history of the accused looking for any information about the alleged crime. Backers of the law said it could also prevent juveniles from stirring up trouble.
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The prevalence of social media has made it a valuable go-to investigative tool for law enforcement, whether for small-time crimes or more serious cases involving life and death.
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Law enforcement generally seeks to protect its hacking methods as long as possible because the techniques’ usefulness shrinks when the public or manufacturers are aware.
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The Beware software generated significant controversy in Fresno earlier this year over its capacity to sift through address-specific public data.
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The U.S. has been leading global efforts to secure, consolidate and dispose of nuclear material.
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Less than 1 percent of students living on campus are estimated to have guns.
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'I wish it wasn't true, but it's out there. They've already talked about it, and us not talking about it won't change that.'
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The devices — known as multi-gas detectors or meters — measure levels of combustible gas so firefighters can determine if an area affected by a natural gas or propane leak is safe.
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