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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The mission for ESF 7 – resource support – is to 'acquire personnel, equipment and other resources to support response and recovery efforts during a disaster.'
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'You can't prepare for a specific incident, because we don't know what it's going to be, but what you can do is develop the ability to adapt and respond.'
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Law enforcement administrators would be well-advised to consider a number of factors before deploying such new technologies as body cameras, drones and data analytics.
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The families of volunteer firefighters and emergency responders understand when their loved ones have to leave.
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The toxic spill exercise coincided with the deadly attack in San Bernardino, Calif., by chance but helped the focus.
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Some inside the building where 14 were killed first thought it was a drill.
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The Kansas county's officials are talking about building storm shelters in Stippville and eight other rural areas of the county. The preliminary price tag is $182,500
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Forecasters see a potentially record-setting El Niño on the horizon, and the impact could be disastrous.
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Leadership and major reform are needed, he says.
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The free app — Temblor — is designed to help people who are unaware of the precise seismic environment where they live.
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In a briefing beforehand, police were told that terrorists, known as the "Universal Adversary Group" had just attacked Paris in a scenario virtually identical to the Nov. 13 attacks.
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Dispatchers with the Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency received more than 384,000 calls in 2014 in Clark County, averaging more than 1,000 per day.
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The heaviest snow fell across the mountain states and the Central Plains
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According to the Insurance Information Institute, standard homeowners insurance covers the structure of the home and personal belongings.
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The six-month 2015 hurricane season that ends Monday saw three hurricanes, two of which blew into major storms.
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The mayor-elect has asked the current administration to delay plans to combine the city's 911 emergency dispatch systems and the 311 nonemergency call center under one roof in South Philadelphia.
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Stories of FEMA disaster aid falling short of the need aren’t rare in South Carolina, nearly two months after the flooding and just days before the Dec. 4 deadline to apply for aid.
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The department argued that the tech falls under exemption for specialized policing techniques that are generally not known to the public.
