Public Safety
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week. -
When the Eaton Fire broke out in the foothills near Altadena, the Los Angeles County Fire Department did not have access to a satellite-based fire-tracking program regularly used by other agencies.
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Police are harnessing the power of technology to help advance old investigations, and they are currently working to digitize all of their cold cases, hoping to be finished some time in early 2026.
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It is estimated at least 20% of police calls for service involve a mental health or substance use crisis, and for many departments, that demand is growing according to the American Psychological Association.
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The benefits, provided through the Disaster CalFresh food program, are available to those who lived or worked in the affected counties from Feb. 21 to March 22, when the region was hit with torrential rain.
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ALEA Senior Trooper Jeremy Burkett told news media gathered at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse that the 28 injured had a “wide variety of injuries” ranging from superficial to critical.
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Frank Ray was a police officer for 10 years and knows the stress that first responders go through on the job. He is using his platform as a country music artist to give responders an outlet and a place to find resources.
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As social media platforms have grown and advanced since 2013, law enforcement and the U.S. intelligence community have taken a closer look at social media sites for any threats of a pending attack.
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The proposed first-responder technology campus would be a hub for 19 agencies and include space for outdoor training and operations, office space, hotel rooms, apartments, and a competition swimming pool.
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As of April 1, 2023, all medical device manufacturers are required to submit a Software Bill of Materials that lists all software — and hardware that includes software and open-source libraries — that creates vulnerabilities to hackers.
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Among the people shot Monday was Louisville officer Nickolas Wilt, who had been sworn into the force less than two weeks prior. He was shot in the head and was still in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.
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The FBI has no exact statistics on swatting incidents, which they first became aware of in 2008. The incidents that have been reported have increased from 400 cases in 2011 to more than 1,000 in 2019.
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According to police, officers were dispatched to Old National Bank Monday morning for reports of an active shooter. When they arrived they encountered active shooting, but the shooter was reported dead soon after they arrived.
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"As majority leader, I am officially announcing that I have put Fire Grants and Safety Act on the Senate floor, and shepherded it through the initial hurdles, priming the Senate to pass this life-saving legislation when we return in two weeks."
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Brian Ferguson, a spokesperson for the state’s Office of Emergency Services, encourages people and families affected by the storms to apply for government-sponsored aid — even if they are concerned about their immigration status.
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Created in Boise, Idaho, after the historic 1994 fire season, the founding board members realized there was a great need to have emergency support services for the families of fallen firefighters.
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A proposed California bill would create Ebony Alerts to increase efforts to locate missing Black women and children, who often receive less attention from law enforcement than missing white women and children.
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A tank car of butane, a form of liquefied petroleum gas, derailed but didn't release any of the highly flammable material. The only cargo known to have spilled was some powdered, natural bentonite clay and multiple box cars of Coors Light and Blue Moon beer.
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The homes are at risk because the weight of the living space — held up by skinny, flimsy supports that can bend or break in a quake — can come crashing down.
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Unlike responders in other school shootings, Nashville Metro Police arrived at the Covenant School quickly Monday morning and left no doubt that they were going in to take out the suspect, who had already mowed down six people.
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Scores of first responders from several agencies rushed to the scene and residents living with a half-mile of the crash were told to leave their homes. No injuries were reported and BNSF is sending a team to the scene assess the situation.
