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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FEMA and New York officials warn flood victims to be alert to fraud during the recovery process.
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Jefferson Davis Parish deploys an emergency text-based communications solution.
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Miami-Dade Countys former Federal Emergency Management Agency inspector was charged with bribery in a Hurricane Frances fraud scheme.
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E-learning programs in Oregon provide state and local partners with an important framework for effective management of public health emergencies.
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Nearly $400 million in fiscal 2006 grants will be made available to help the nation prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from emergencies.
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Operation Del Rio targets international criminal enterprises and reduce crime and violence in a five-county region along the Texas-Mexico border.
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Texas Gov. Perry Releases $19.5 million for Hurricane Recovery Public Safety Efforts.
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The Montana Department of Corrections launched computer technology to improve alerting of major incidents at correctional facilities throughout the state.
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New Hampshire State Police and local agencies share information to help in the fight against terrorism.
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Money will help the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services achieve pandemic preparedness goals.
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President Bush looks forward to signing the Mine Safety Bill into law.
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The committee aims to provide reliable communications for the state of Louisiana's entire emergency response community.
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Cities, counties, local law enforcement, firefighters and emergency services benefit from program.
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Total funding figure includes grant awards for the State Homeland Security Program, UASI, Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, Metropolitan Medical Response System, Citizen Corps Program and the Emergency Management Performance Grant.
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State and local homeland security professionals from across the nation played a significant role in the design and implementation of this fiscal year's grant program.
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"Where are you going to look for people? Resources will begin coming in from all over the world -- food, shelter, logistics, where will it be distributed, what are the priorities?"
