Public Safety
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Iowa City and Johnson County are taking part in a pilot program that will aim to develop a protocol that will serve as another response to 911 or other crisis line calls typically handled by local law enforcement. -
The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week.
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By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way.
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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.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Fire Department and other responders now have access to 4G wireless speed in the field.
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Social media platforms have become a two-edged sword: They help law enforcement track terrorist activities but also have been turned into propaganda megaphones.
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Federal officials say the alleged plot by Usaamah Rahim to kill Boston police officers exemplifies the increasing threat posed by radicalized terrorists on American soil.
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The Pentagon says there is no public health risk from the errant shipments.
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Undercover federal agents test airport screening in an effort to expose security gaps and keep TSA screeners sharp.
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Despite the laws, safety experts say many drivers remain ignorant of them and that states need to do a better job of educating motorists about what’s at stake.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is conducting a global competition to design robots that can perform dangerous rescue work.
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Pinellas County, Fla., rolled out the emergency access permit program this year to coordinate re-entry plans for evacuated beach communities.
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It's a stretch unprecedented as far back as storm scholars have kept records.
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A new era in firefighting will leverage the Internet of Things.
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