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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Agency wants legislation freeing disaster aid to pay for the most destructive and expensive wildfires.
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Many agencies buy a new radio system only to get an unpleasant and costly surprise soon after implementation.
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The project included a survey of law enforcement agencies and what they were doing to prevent terrorism.
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The St. Louis company's paramedics have minimal experience as first-responders.
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All kinds of emergencies, such as floods, tornadoes or chemical spills, can make it necessary for people to evacuate their home.
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Much of today’s infrastructure needs rebuilding. What needs to be done before catastrophe strikes?
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The virus has occupied months of planning at the health department since 2014.
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Several factors are converging to slowly make the field of emergency management more diverse, a necessity for effective disaster response.
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Emails and other documents show that communications within government broke down during the riots.
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VOSTs help emergency managers tame the flow of information from social media.
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With the launch of police training in video surveillance rules and an effort to identify security cameras held by neighborhood groups, a long-shelved privacy ordinance is finally seeing daylight.
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Increasingly more police departments are having their officers record interactions, but the technology varies, as does the quality of the footage, how it is gathered, how long it is stored and how it is released.
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Risk communication must be understood and believed and it has to be confirmed.
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Officials looking to to ensure the security of guardsmen after deadly shooting in Chattanooga.
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A lack of knowledge and indifference hampers disaster recovery. Why we keep repeating mistakes.
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County officials said they hope to cover most or all of that local expense with funding from federal flood response money.
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An experiment helps responders integrate social media into disaster response.
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Get rural and urban areas on the same page before a disaster strikes.
