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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'In real life we only get a few minutes to make these kinds of decisions.'
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The police were one of multiple agencies from Stark County and beyond that converged Tuesday to take part in a tabletop response exercise to a possible train derailment in Dickinson at the Public Safety Center.
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Security specialists say the ability to prevent and react well depends on a communication system and local counterterrorism efforts that are still underdeveloped.
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City officials acknowledge the way they paved the roads is partly to blame.
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While the couple was shocked by the attacks, it wasn't as traumatic an experience for them because they'd experienced something similar before.
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Following a coordinated attack in Paris on Nov. 13, some are asking whether law enforcement should have access to encrypted social network platforms, like Telegram, allegedly used for terrorist planning purposes.
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The improving ambulance response times are a welcome signal that much-needed reforms by the Fire Department are having an impact.
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Some of the thousands of South Carolina residents displaced by flooding are struggling to find an everyday place to stay.
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A handheld tool that offers analysis capabilities for chemical agents, toxic industrial chemicals, precursors and more.
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ISIS uses the internet, especially social media, to propagandize and recruit. Members of hacker group Anonymous have turned their sights on these accounts.
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The media and other staffers were faced with a scenario which involved the release of radioactive materials at the Savannah River National Laboratory, a facility operated by the SRS management and operations contractor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.
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Limestone County, Ala.'s new website includes a link to Smart911, which allows users to create an individual safety profile containing safety information about the user.
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The Ventura County, Calif., fire departments received 17 sets of Holmatro extraction tools and other equipment through $562,000 in grants.
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There could be tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of people on the streets. The presence, in one place, of the world’s most powerful leaders and heads of state, including President Barack Obama.
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With the current trend of end-to-end encryption meant to protect user privacy, many police agencies are having a difficult time decoding potentially dangerous threats.
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When speaking at the Group of 20 Summit, President Obama announced that the country would allow France access to possible threat information in an effort to protect against terrorist attacks.
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Gov. Rick Snyder is suspending efforts to bring Syrian refugees to the state in light of the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris.
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NYPD Commissioner William Bratton says the attacks show the rapid growth of the ability of ISIS to attack far beyond its base of operations.
