Public Safety
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced. -
The proposed legislation would require public agencies to delete any footage their license-plate-reader cameras, such as those sold by Flock Safety, collect within 72 hours.
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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.
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Transporting crude through ports may be too dangerous and environmentally unfriendly, officials say.
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San Diego, Calif., is examining how to make social media work more effectively in emergency response situations.
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He brings urban search and rescue experience to the role.
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While many law enforcement officials are dabbling with real-time video feeds during investigations, experts believe still images are more effective for decision-making.
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Data can provide a look into where health care, public safety and other sectors overlap.
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Instruments in the Seattle Seahawks’ stadium record the intensity of football fans’ reactions and give online followers a 10-second “early warning.”
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Joe Kelly is replacing Kris Eide as director of the state’s Homeland Security Emergency Management Division.
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Drones patrolling the U.S. border are poorly managed and ineffective at stopping illegal immigration, reports the DHS inspector general.
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What if hackers could hijack a pump on a hospital’s information network and use it to eavesdrop on sensitive data?
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Middle Peninsula counties are focusing on regional evacuation and shelter planning.
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Government and industry are playing catch-up with long-overdue safety improvements, like redesigning tank cars and rebuilding tracks and bridges.
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Public meetings have their place — and they have their drawbacks. More governments are relying on useful apps to harvest ideas and feedback.
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Such agents should have the skills to "conduct multi-faceted investigations of high-tech crimes, including cyber-based terrorism, computer intrusions, online exploitation and major cyber fraud schemes."
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Many state and local officials around the country have begun to address warming’s concrete effects, from rising seas to more extreme weather.
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Here are the editor’s picks for the top stories of 2014, which won’t end on New Year’s Day.
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A pair of large-scale safe rooms planned for the city’s parks will be able to shelter more than 1,100 people each.
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Think the Napa fault stopped moving after producing a 6.0 earthquake in August? Think again.
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The latest trends about law enforcement mobility you need to know.
