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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Hampton Roads, Va., has one of the highest rates of sea-level rise in the country.
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This year, only eight storms reached at least tropical storm strength and earned names. That’s the lowest total since 1997.
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Finding a candidate with deep Pentagon experience who can help set a coherent strategy and defend it to the public and Congress won't be easy.
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As citizens nationwide protest following the no-indict ruling in the Ferguson, Mo., shooting, police in Washington state wonder if their public records laws will prevent the adoption of body camera technology that could keep such a confusing scenario from happening again.
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Until 25 years ago, the U.S. military issued random code names for exercises, landing beaches, headquarters, attack plans and other operations.
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Discussions about the $18.7 million New York Advanced Weather Detective System come on the heels of officials saying National Weather Service information came too late for them to adequately prepare.
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Designed to identify potentially deportable immigrants who had committed crimes, the program provided immigration agents with fingerprint records collected at local jails.
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Paul Stockton, the former assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs, discusses the strategy of "security in depth."
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Boston, Minneapolis and Buffalo are some of the municipalities harnessing the power of GPS sensors and machine-to-machine communication to modernize snow removal practices.
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In the wake of high-profile security failures at the White House, the Secret Service is focusing on training and hiring.
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NG911 arguably is the most important technological advancement in public safety communications since mobile radios first were implemented.
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Pope Francis' visit next year will be the largest event in the city's modern history — and possibly its most daunting security challenge.
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Myriad factors and unknowns cloud the question for now.
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Disaster-resilient organizations will have a level of redundancy that others don’t have.
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Policy and legal issues prove more challenging than technological ones but southern Illinois counties prevail.
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Americans recently passed a milestone when federal officials reported that water use across the nation had reached its lowest level in more than 45 years.
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Since Ebola symptoms are similar to the flu, people should be getting a flu shot to avoid even more confusion and hysteria.
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Unmanned aircraft can be a viable public safety tool but uncertainties and privacy concerns have held them back.
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