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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The scope of the dry spell was daunting, but the lessons learned are valuable for any emergency manager facing the prospect of very hot, very dry weeks and months.
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The system, called Susan, is saving College Station, Texas, firefighters 15 to 18 seconds in response time.
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Transport of crude oil has been hotly debated amid derailments and explosions that have killed dozens of people.
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Mike Byrne of the American Red Cross discusses the response to the devastating mudslide and how the Red Cross can aid community preparedness.
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Under the two budget proposals crafted by the governor's office, the agency is hoping for a flat line in funding at best.
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Recognizing that the majority of calls they get are now people seeking medical help, some fire departments are diving deeper into a medical role.
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The cyberthreat is here to stay and will, either directly or indirectly, impact the emergency manager.
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Brazil has spent about $848 million to beef up public security in the 12 World Cup host cities.
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Nada Bakos was part of a team that identified and analyzed intelligence that eventually led to the demise of Osama bin Laden.
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After a dramatic increase in earthquakes that puts it behind only three other states in seismic activity, the Sooner State is worried about its bridges.
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The use of police helicopters to transport injured people is sometimes controversial.
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The morbid makeup ensures that emergency responders have realistic-looking victims for disaster preparation drills.
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FirstNet, the proposed nationwide broadband public safety network, is big, expensive and complicated. Here are a few basic things you need to know.
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The First Responder Network Authority is looking for a new general manager to take Bill D’Agostino's place and lead the nationwide communications project.
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In the wake of last week's mass stabbings at a Pennsylvania high school, there have been questions about how school violence continues in spite of security measures and training undertaken by districts.
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Ohio geologists have found a probable connection between fracking and several mild earthquakes in a region that had never experienced a temblor until recently.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has put a compendium of federal spectrum use online at Spectrum.gov.
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An inspectors general report says the FBI failed to conduct a “more thorough assessment” of suspected bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
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