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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Six of the 160 incidents occurred in places of worship, resulting in 21 people killed.
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Mindful that only nature can whip a drought, those who study and manage water in California are focused not on the current epic, but on better preparing the state for the next drought.
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Sometimes call-takers have to go old-school in determining locations.
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There have been no announced discoveries of bird flu in any Iowa county poultry facilities since June.
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So far this year, wildfires have scorched more U.S. land than in the first eight months of any year over the last decade, but most were in Alaska.
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s $1.2 million Resilient Grid Initiative will install high-voltage switches and increase the carrying capacity of the system.
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Teachers and some students will be given keycards on lanyards to get into buildings.
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Disaster grant money is meant to fill in the gaps that private insurance and other funding does not.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has requested a detailed plan and explanation as to how the FRA will hold railroads accountable for their deliberate or negligent failure to comply with an existing legal deadline.
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As first day of school approaches, social, emotional needs of students a main concern.
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The cameras have been lauded as tools that help keep both officers and the public accountable, but some public agencies are now struggling with concerns about high storage and maintenance costs, among other things.
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Firefighters in eight California counties are using fire-detection cameras atop high peaks that operate day and night.
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So far, 26 states have enacted drone-related privacy laws, and all but a handful of states have at least considered such laws.
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The North Carolina DOT has agreed to purchase and install preemptive equipment for fire and EMS vehicles to take control of operating specific signals in Lenoir County, N.C.
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All-hazard training prepares first responders for the worst-case scenario.
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In one of Reynoldsburg, Ohio's two high schools, sensors would inform police of the shooter’s movements and location.
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The city plans to send cameras inside its wastewater system soon to find which pipes need to be repaired or replaced.
