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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Fire protection may be improving as insurance premiums drop.
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The Hoverbike is a type of drone that could one day be flown manned or unmanned for military or civilian tasks.
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Using crowdsourced data on damaged buildings, the app helps emergency workers follow not only the track of the storm, but also where it hit hardest.
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Use the social traffic gained from a major weather event to gather data on engagement and reach of your social posts — and report this information back to management.
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The outbreak ranks as Iowa’s worst animal health emergency and could cost federal and state agencies up to $300 million.
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Technology like fingerprint recognition, hand biometrics, coded locks or other features to make sure a gun can be fired only by its owner could be used to prevent casualties.
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The energy industry faces significant threats from activist hackers, state-sponsored groups that want to steal trade secrets and terrorists.
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Estimates of other states vary, with some officials saying 80 percent of emergency personnel volunteer nationwide.
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Los Angeles County health officials have issued an alert to hospitals and physicians to be on the lookout for patients with respiratory illnesses who have traveled abroad recently.
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The law continues the operations of the Texas National Guard on the border until the Public Safety Department can hire and train up to 250 troopers to be permanently stationed in the area.
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Body cameras are largely confined to cops. But some cities have also started equipping them to government employees who encounter confrontation often.
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Opening data is a way to increase public trust, but there’s a lot of work left to be done on behalf of law enforcement.
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Launched in 2012, the center’s leadership wants to make the fledgling unit an official branch of the Florida Fusion Center in Tallahassee.
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On average 4.36 inches of rain and snow fell over the Lower 48 in May, sloshing past October 2009 which had been the wettest month in U.S. records.
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Once known worldwide for a breakout of the plague, Surat is now a public health leader in India.
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Technological and psychological issues with emergency alerts will be examined.
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FBI officials want Congress to expand their authority to tap into messaging apps that hundreds of millions of people have embraced because they guarantee security and anonymity.
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Security experts are calling for huge investments in new screening technology like face-recognition software to identify potential terrorists.
