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 U.S. Department of Homeland Security is conducting the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review of its policies and priorities, and will provide Web-based dialog sessions to garner feedback.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, recovers from 2008's record floods.
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Texas Reports on 911 Service for Internet-based Phone Service
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Iran sparks a social media revolution.
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New data exchange standard could eliminate more than 32 million 911 calls nationally.
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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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A first-hand report on APCO's training program in Saudi Arabia.
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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 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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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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311 call centers ease 911 congestion, improve call management.
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Sixteen states now allow the forced collection of DNA from those accused of crimes.
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New York City Wireless Network goes live, providing emergency responders high-speed connectivity across the city.
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Exit device, radiation search tool, body-armor vests, mapping camera.
