Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
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.
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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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A flood of once-in-a-century proportion inundated homes from Nile to Toppenish, first sending residents scrambling for sandbags and later raising questions about how best to prepare for future floods.
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The Obama administration outlined the need for an increased emphasis on cybersecurity given rising threat levels and a need to adapt to the rapidly changing environment.
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Nearly five years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and restoration projects are in full swing.
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Community critics have pushed back, arguing the pilot projects train a damaging spotlight on Muslim communities and mainly seek to keep tabs on them.
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'There’s a mismatch in what people conclude and what they say because of the perception of what the threat is.'
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Snowpacks melted rapidly. River waters, with nowhere else to go, swelled higher than anyone had seen in at least half a century.
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'We want people to understand that this can happen where they work. This can happen where they live.'
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The Homeland Security Simulation Center offers realistic training on disaster preparedness and response through a virtual reality platform.
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The technology exists, but why isn’t it being deployed?
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The terrorist attacks in San Bernardino and Paris have prompted tech upgrades, including software provided as an application that public safety officials can use to send video, text and photos from their mobile phones.
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Law enforcement must consider examine the total cost of ownership for body-worn cameras, including video storage.
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After back-to-back years of catastrophic forest fires, some state lawmakers want that to change.
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FEMA urges preparedness and offers tips to be ready when it counts.
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Law enforcement hopes pooling information will lead to tainted supplies.
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Local radio amateur group volunteers can help maintain communications until the normal operations resume.
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Discussions of blood donations and other questions swirling around Zika took on new urgency when the World Health Organization declared the virus and its complications a public health emergency.
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The LiveSafe app is available for download on both the Apple and Android platforms and puts various services at the fingertips of users,
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