Public Safety
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All Omaha firefighters are certified EMTs but not all are certified paramedics. To make certification easier, a mobile simulation lab, jointly operated by the Omaha Fire Department and Creighton University, is coming to them. -
The deal provides Motorola Solutions with HyperYou’s agentic AI for handling nonemergency calls, as well as real-time language translation. The general idea is that AI can help alleviate call center staffing shortages.
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Louisiana’s most populous city is the latest government to have an AI agent answer 311 calls instead of a human. The shift will happen in coming months; the AI has been trained on three years of 311 calls.
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Chief Mike Lee said the technology is part of the Flock Safety law enforcement system, which also includes license plate readers in Anderson and in several other locations in Madison County.
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The Network Coverage Enhancement is the second major initiative this year investing a total of $8 billion over the next 10 years, expanding the network and increasing coverage.
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The money comes from FEMA’s “Assistance to Firefighters” grant program, or AFG, according to Democratic U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, of Massachusetts, whose offices announced the round of funding.
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The latest example played out on Aug. 18, when a slow-moving storm system approached Northeastern states from the Great Lakes. Within 12 hours, the area saw two 1,000-year rainfalls just 35 miles apart.
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After months of searching for a policy, Durango Fire found an insurance company in May that would write an affordable policy to cover the construction of its new building. The fire department’s struggle is not unlike what many Coloradans face.
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NWS forecasters said it’s possible the area will see triple-digit heat indexes on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday brings a chance of rain before the cooldown.
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The Custer County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for residents near Stanley Lake Friday and encouraged other Stanley residents to be ready to leave should conditions worsen.
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To be most effective in a school emergency, administrators, teachers and first responders all need to understand the roles everyone plays, and experts say those roles should be established ahead of time.
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The Iowa United First Aid program enlists volunteers who are on standby and equipped with basic first aid gear to help on EMS calls, and a specialized software connects them to 911 callers in need.
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Emergency preparedness and response has been coordinated by the Lafayette Parish Communication District's 911 division and funded equally by the city and parish. A dedicated in-house department is needed.
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As rates of COVID-19 surge and the long-term threat of bird flu is on the horizon, experts say the lack of a national health system and coordinated messaging put the U.S. at risk for another pandemic.
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The biggest single appropriation on the list — $1.15 million — is to buy machines that will be installed in four cities that can capture three-dimensional images of bullet casings to help build a database that tracks guns used in crimes.
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The platform will add to the county’s phone-based 911 system with an end-to-end solution that will include CAD, records management, and expanded data storage and processing ability.
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California’s high-tech battery centers, built with thousands of lithium-ion batteries similar to the batteries in cellphones and electric cars, are solving the main shortcoming of the push for more renewable energy.
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“This partnership aims to improve coordination and ensure smoother operations during incidents in this critical travel area … We remain committed to working together for the safety and convenience of all travelers.”
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The combination of Axon’s real-time crime platform and LVT’s mobile monitoring solution will allow businesses and law enforcement to better monitor potential threats and respond with optimal situational awareness.
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The funding is part of a $50 million project to create defensible space, reduce hazardous fuels, and retrofit homes with ignition-resistant materials. Initial efforts will focus on planning, mapping and fuel treatment plans.
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By the year 2100, the average sea level in Baltimore is estimated to increase by 1, 2.1 or 5.4 feet (in low, intermediate and high scenarios, respectively), according to a 2015 study by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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