Public Safety
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested the man after he reportedly stole a vehicle from a business in east Fort Collins, set it on fire and damaged nearby agricultural land.
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The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will evaluate a $13 million rental agreement for the Sheriff’s Office to obtain new radios and accompanying equipment. The previous lease dates to 2015 and expired last year.
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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.
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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.
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Large, planned events attract tens of thousands of people and the potential for peril.
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Commerce Department issues wish list for board members who will guide a national broadband framework for first responders.
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Privacy advocates fear sharing confidential information will lead to abuse.
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Government agencies could share regional applications and GIS databases once an infrastructure project is complete.
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Remote transmission of electrocardiograms from ambulances gives patients a fighting chance to live.
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A top 10 list of characteristics for developing a culture of planning.
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Municipalities in western Pennsylvania are establishing a regional emergency services network centered on next-generation 911 equipment upgrades.
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State-of-the-art Public Safety Emergency Operations Center consolidates emergency services for 13 municipalities in Bergen County, N.J.
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Virginia Tech shooting prompts universities nationally to examine their ability to respond to such a catastrophe.
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Community outreach should be at the forefront of an emergency manager’s job.
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Emergency managers are concerned about terrorism, but fewer citizens worry of an attack.
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How GIS supports response and recovery, and how Esri plugs into disasters.
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Officials see cameras as substitutes for witnesses afraid to testify at trial.
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As the terrorism threat shifts to lone radicals, attacks by planes and al-Qaida affiliates remain concerns to homeland security.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s toolkit combines data and simulation tools to simplify exercise creation.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing methods for evaluating wireless personal alert safety systems worn by firefighters.
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