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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In the future, behavioral data and clues from virtual interactions may help cops stop bad guys before they've even drawn up a plan.
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Local first responders join Seminole State College officials to test the campus’s emergency readiness.
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Centralized registry allows St. Louis residents with functional needs to be contacted by authorities during emergencies that may require evacuation.
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California will be joined by several states and countries for the fifth annual earthquake ShakeOut drill.
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Residents can now subscribe to a mobile app that notifies them of emergencies in their local areas.
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Norfolk, Va., is using a Web-based system to modernize data collection of storm-related incidents and damages.
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Emergency Management presents the University of Colorado Hospital with the Disaster Humanitarian Preparedness Award for its outstanding response to the no-notice event.
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Taking a page from Europe's book, a fire chief in Florida is taking steps toward installing a fire hose that can blast through walls and concrete like a sandblaster.
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Taking a look at the biggest obstacles to family emergency readiness.
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State and local governments overwhelmed by a huge nationwide effort will have their limited resources bolstered by federal grant funds.
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Harris County, Texas, rolls out the first pieces of what could become a nationwide broadband wireless network for public safety.
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Sandia National Laboratories has developed a cost-effective robotic hand that can be used in disarming improvised explosive devices.
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Now that legislation for a nationwide wireless broadband network for public safety use is a reality, a board of directors has been chosen to oversee the project.
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The initiative seeks to equip 100 ports with radiation detection systems by 2015.
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Kansas State University researchers are developing a bridge health index that more accurately describes the amount of damage in a bridge.
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Rough Rhino system helps partner nations track and identify target vessels of interest as part of an international maritime security operation.
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More than 35,000 amateur radio operators participated in Field Day and demonstrated the practical uses of ham radio during an emergency.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a statewide emergency that bans price-gouging and overrides bureaucratic hurdles so the state can act quickly.
