Public Safety
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A federal spending bill signed includes $34.85 million for continued expansion of the ShakeAlert system, including into Nevada. Nevada experts will work with the USGS to design a warning system tailored to the state. -
The county's Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management upgraded its computer-aided dispatching system to one that is cloud-based and can work more easily with neighboring agencies.
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The city expects to launch three drones as first responders by mid-March. The program is anticipated to cost roughly $180,000 a year and will save the police department time and resources.
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City and county police agencies across Maryland are moving to encrypted radio systems to protect witness and victim privacy, as well as officer safety. But some say the switch affects community trust.
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Law enforcement agencies nationwide are losing officers faster than they can recruit them. Automated license plate readers and using drones as first responders are just two solutions that can act as "force multipliers."
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With 70 fires currently burning in the Western U.S., the federal government's firefighting leadership teams have all been dispatched to incidents. It's a reflection of persistent recruitment and retention challenges.
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Hurricane Francine hit the Louisiana coast as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, but quickly lessened to a Category 1. While less severe than other recent hurricanes, it is still capable of causing severe damage.
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Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response training specializes in school shootings and terrorism involving active shooter attacks. It replaces an older program found to be flawed after the Uvalde, Texas, event.
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Pacific Gas and Electric used low-flying helicopters equipped with hi-res imagery technology and light detection sensors to build 3D models that will show where fire risk may be highest. The data will also inform AI risk models.
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Designating emergency medical services by law would go a long way toward addressing the many issues they face, including workforce shortages and funding deficits that make it difficult to help in critical situations.
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The Portland City Council voted to expand a police drone program, enabling its use for all precincts and divisions despite pushback from some community members over surveillance concerns.
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Apalachee High School staff just this year started wearing badges with a form of ID from Centegix that allows them to alert administrators and first responders of an emergency, including Wednesday's deadly shooting.
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Their system, DeepFire, analyzes data on previous fires, weather conditions and other factors to anticipate potential wildfires and detect new ones. It is advancing in an ongoing competition to develop firefighting technology.
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NEOGOV, the HR, payroll and onboarding tech provider, wants to make it easier and more efficient for law enforcement to vet job candidates — and it’s hit the market with a new product launch to do so.
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San Antonio firefighters reached a tentative contract agreement last month that would increase firefighter and paramedic pay by 20 percent over three years, which the city plans to achieve by cutting spending elsewhere.
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“It has since come to our attention that a technological error occurred with our messaging software, and not all families received our initial notification,” the school wrote on its website.
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Chief Mike Lee said the technology is part of the Flock Safety law enforcement system, which also includes license plate readers in Anderson and in several other locations in Madison County.
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The Network Coverage Enhancement is the second major initiative this year investing a total of $8 billion over the next 10 years, expanding the network and increasing coverage.
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The money comes from FEMA’s “Assistance to Firefighters” grant program, or AFG, according to Democratic U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, of Massachusetts, whose offices announced the round of funding.
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The latest example played out on Aug. 18, when a slow-moving storm system approached Northeastern states from the Great Lakes. Within 12 hours, the area saw two 1,000-year rainfalls just 35 miles apart.
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After months of searching for a policy, Durango Fire found an insurance company in May that would write an affordable policy to cover the construction of its new building. The fire department’s struggle is not unlike what many Coloradans face.
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