Public Safety
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City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911. -
Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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When the Eaton Fire broke out in the foothills near Altadena, the Los Angeles County Fire Department did not have access to a satellite-based fire-tracking program regularly used by other agencies.
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State legislators step back from a bill that would limit such technology and instead take a reasonable approach — that should serve as a model for state legislators considering regulation for other emerging technologies.
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Special Response team in Oneonta, N.Y. is ready for hostage, active-shooter situations and other emergencies.
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The more context officials can add to a certain action, the more they will know about a potential breach.
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The notoriously vulnerable and open-ended Internet of Things is at the heart of a nearly quarter-million-dollar Department of Homeland Security award to a California-based company.
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This year's season, from June 1 through Nov. 30, could be more active than those the past couple of years.
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About 50 role-players acted as student witnesses and victims while paramedics and firefighters teamed up with police officers and deputies.
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'People often don’t respond to the initial sound of a gunshot as an emergency. They respond with curiosity, which of course is dangerous to them.'
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The fake incident played out like this: A lone shooter with a book bag entered the library where he killed and wounded several people. He moved about the first floor and up to the second floor where he stood his ground in a back room.
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The hazmat group was formed as a way to help when hazardous materials have been mishandled.
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The scene was a drill — a test of the county’s resources and response, but in an emergency scenario with unknown chemicals involved, the value of drone technology becomes apparent.
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The practice scenario involved a widespread release of anthrax through the air, though the department did not specify a pretend source for the release.
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A spokeswoman for Google confirmed that the SUV was not a Google-owned vehicle and said the company is looking into the matter.
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In January, the TSA assigned him to flights to the Middle East, 'despite knowing that al-Qaida was searching the internet for images of air marshals in order to murder them.'
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A chaplain network in Aberdeen, S.D., offers support to the community in time of crisis.
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The bill will make it easier for officials from different emergency response agencies to communicate and manage emergencies together.
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Three Ohio counties have agreed to the unmanned aerial vehicle purchase in order to conduct searches and survey crime scenes.
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More powerful ammunition meant to protect nuclear reactors was capable of piercing control panels and critical piping.
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