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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As the overdoses balloon, Delray Beach police are trying to fight back with another drug: naloxone.
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The study, published in the medical journal Lancet, showed 42 patients developed symptoms of GBS, which causes the immune system to attack parts of the nervous system.
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'He was just spraying. The deputy and police chief go in taking fire and, thank God, shoot and kill the shooter.'
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'We are simulating a wind event where we had people and animals displaced. Some have been involved in contaminated water.'
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The ordinance replaces the city’s now-obsolete civil defense ordinance, which was written in the 1950s or ’60s.
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There are more than 5,000 structurally deficient bridges statewide. Slightly more than one in five bridges fits into the category.
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The court approved the purchase of AlertSense, a public alert system that Emergency Management Director David Sunn said he believes could ultimately be a money saver for the county.
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Tornadoes churned across many states, from Louisiana to Georgia, but the most destructive were in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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City Clerk Tim Spanos lamented the damage done in his office, which saw several 19th century record books soaked.
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Pittsburg County, Okla., Office of Emergency Management Director Kevin Enloe said the measure allows himself, along with Deputy Directors Lois Lupardus and Hillary Steele, to carry weapons as long as they meet the state requirements for concealed or open carry of firearms.
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One sewer line worker, Jack W. Blake, was taken to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Another worker, Edward Schanz Jr., had entered the sewer to rescue Blake but survived the poisonous fumes.
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Virtual interaction tools can help limit the possibility of miscommunications during a crisis.
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Why does communications remain the thorny problem that it is?
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School officials said automatic calls about the situation went out to the children's emergency contact phone numbers but some parents missed the message.
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FEMA grants for uninsured losses include $7.3 million to 1,149 households in the St. Louis area.
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Ken Trump, president of the National School Safety and Security Services, says the research he's done points to an escalation in school violence – driven by technology.
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The equipment will help protect personnel as they provide emergency care to victims during an active shooter incident.
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President Obama’s proposed budget, released this week, calls on legislators to allow the Forest Service to use disaster funds from FEMA to pay its firefighting tab.