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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More than $1.6 billion in preparedness grant programs is available to state, local, tribal and territorial governments for fiscal year 2015.
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The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety’s found that most states with strong building code systems in place at the time of the original 2012 report either updated their codes or are in the process of doing so.
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When hurricanes don't happen, people forget about them.
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President Barack Obama issued an executive order allowing the Treasury Department to impose financial sanctions on Internet attackers who pose a threat to U.S. national security.
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Piloted last year in the Midwest, the warnings will describe whether a tornado is damaging or deadly.
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The Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System is a network of 219 radio communications sites that provide coverage to 4,000 law enforcement personnel.
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Some residents claim they did not hear sirens and had only moments to take shelter before disaster struck the city.
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The 9/11 Review Commission cited “adaptive and increasingly tech-savvy terrorists, more brazen computer hackers and more technically capable global cyber syndicates.”
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After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, local governments began talking about a new emergency communications plan that would connect every cop and firefighter in Los Angeles County on one system.
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Many survivors are still in mortgage debt a year after a deadly landslide turned the Steelhead Haven neighborhood into a burial ground.
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Short of a nationwide ban on crude oil shipments, there isn’t much that can be done quickly.
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The system can be used for various strategic surveillance applications including tracking the movement of fugitives, suspects and criminals in airports, railway stations and other public places.
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Researchers are discussing potential game-changers for a power grid that has remained pretty much the same for a century.
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Carmakers are in hot pursuit of fleet sales to law enforcement agencies.
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Panel warns that the U.S. is unprepared and lacks infrastructure to detect attacks.
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The mandate applies to roughly 15,700 claims on properties from North Carolina to Maine.
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Despite numerous emergencies making the headlines last year and major events impacting U.S. communities, it was a relatively quiet year in terms of federally declared disasters.
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One of the greatest threats to the economy today is a "cyber 9/11" attack that causes widespread panic in financial markets.
