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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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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Pilot precedes U.S. Coast Guard’s final guidance of electronic card readers to validate Transportation Worker Identification Credentials.
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Cellular network congestion following the earthquake validates the need for a national broadband network, officials say.
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The county’s jurisdictions also can share 911 call information, which improves situational awareness.
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The FCC deadline to convert LMR functionality to narrowbanding is quickly approaching, and it’s estimated that only one-third of the nation’s jurisdictions have converted.
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Alabama lawyer’s story of recovery is laced with lessons for disaster preparedness.
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Project RED determines how best to route cellular 911 calls — initially all calls went through the state Highway Patrol.
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Detection systems and new guidelines to encourage lightning safety for the public may help protect responders.
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St. Clair County, Mich., is testing the Regional Interoperability Collaboration Network to improve situational awareness.
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Many emergency managersare avoiding using social media for all the wrong reasons.
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National Level Exercise 2011 tested states’ abilities to respond to a catastrophic earthquake while creating links between all levels of government and beyond.
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Project has potential to increase agencies’ reach, officer safety and dispatcher efficiency, officials say.
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Sandy Springs, Ga., Police Department uses open architecture to integrate solutions from various vendors to improve public safety.
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In its desire to cut spending, Congress took a hammer to state and local homeland security programs in fiscal year 2011.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ prepared text messages deliver public health information to cell phones and save emergency managers time.
