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. -
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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Iran sparks a social media revolution.
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Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe, Fla., counties could see expedited coordination through use of an Internet-based coordination tool.
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New data exchange standard could eliminate more than 32 million 911 calls nationally.
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"The PASS ID Act takes positive steps toward addressing state legislatures' implementation challenges with the REAL ID."
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A first-hand report on APCO's training program in Saudi Arabia.
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A safety communications system that uses a wireless mesh network will allow messages to be sent to individuals or communitywide, and track when the alert was received and acknowledged.
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Ann Arbor Public Schools utilized a Readiness Emergency Management for Schools grant to help secure the school environment and train teachers and administrators.
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Using a Web-based service, two facilities in the Oregon Department of Corrections deliver unified messages to their communities or staff.
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Culpeper, Va., uses public safety group's life-saving guidecards and training program.
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311 call centers ease 911 congestion, improve call management.
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Non-U.S. citizens leaving the country from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport will have their fingerprints taken.
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Sixteen states now allow the forced collection of DNA from those accused of crimes.
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Exit device, radiation search tool, body-armor vests, mapping camera.
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New York City Wireless Network goes live, providing emergency responders high-speed connectivity across the city.
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Federal grants will benefit public safety but come with limits in some cases.
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GIS maps are one affordable way for public safety agencies to plan for incidents.
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Compatibility assessment program will make radio testing data available on the Web.
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Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have just published two reports providing details of how wind affects fires in high-rise buildings that will lead to improved safety for civilian and firefighters.
