Public Safety
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that more drones will be providing aerial surveillance this summer at New York's Long Island State Beaches, patrolling for unsafe water conditions and dangerous marine life like sharks.
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By adding drones, an online listing reads, the police department would “enhance public safety, improve response times, and optimize situational awareness during critical incidents.”
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Paid for through grant funding, the new suite of tools included in the free app is designed to make it easier for residents to connect with law enforcement, including a tip line and community outreach programs.
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Gov. DeSantis said several people on the barrier islands of Lee and Charlotte counties were rescued by helicopter early Thursday morning. The area experienced “massive inundation.”
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As shelters opened across Central Florida, officials warned that “historic flooding” could be in store for the region’s low-lying and flood-prone areas, with Hurricane Ian expected to bring torrential downpours through the region.
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The storm surge predictions soared overnight to 12 to 18 feet for Englewood to Bonita Bay, a forecast so high a new color was added to the National Hurricane Center’s peak storm surge prediction map.
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If the track holds — and forecasts stress that it may still change — it could reduce the flooding threat to Tampa Bay but raise it for coastal communities to the south like Sarasota and Cape Coral.
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The tropical storm is expected to arrive in the Charlotte region “Friday into Saturday,” the National Weather Service. That also goes for the North Carolina foothills, parts of the North and South Carolina mountains and Upstate South Carolina.
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“I can’t stress this enough. Evacuation to shelters are a last resort. They are not comfortable places. They could be crowded and they could be noisy and you could be in the shelter for days. Again, that could be for days.”
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"Life-threatening storm surge is possible along much of the Florida west coast," says the 11 a.m. report from the National Hurricane Center, "with the highest risk from Fort Myers to the Tampa Bay region."
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“Michigan agencies and departments demonstrated significant flexibility in adapting to the evolving crisis even as COVID-19 presented new challenges,” the draft report found.
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The independent commission's report examined how FEMA's response efforts differed between Harvey, which killed at least 68 people in Texas, and Maria, which killed 2,975 in Puerto Rico. The response in Texas was on a "larger scale" and faster than in Puerto Rico.
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While Clinton’s current levee is 41 years old, the need for it goes back 57 years to when a Mississippi River flood crest of 24.85 feet — almost 9 feet above flood stage — arrived on April 28, 1965.
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The governor's request will need to be approved by President Biden. Though a state-level emergency was already declared, federal approval of the request would mean that at least 75% of eligible disaster costs would be reimbursed by the federal government.
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Having a junior firefighter program isn't unique to Adams Fire Department; the town of Watertown also has its own, which has seen individuals such as Josh B. Wilcox graduate from the junior program and become a firefighter in the department.
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We're not back in that carefree spot yet. We may never return to that place again. But restaurants, stores, theaters and schools are open. Crowds are gathering. Masks are mostly optional, and COVID-19 is often treatable.
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The dual funding priorities — both policing and less-traditional approaches — represent dual prerogatives — stopping "immediate harm" and addressing "root causes to prevent future offenses."
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Between Saturday afternoon and Monday, the southeast of the island had received between 15 and 25 inches of rain. The rest of the island got between 5 and 12 inches. Several rivers have also overflowed their banks.
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"Even with catastrophic wildfires raging across the western United States, We’re still being asked, as an agency, why we’re trying to slow it down. That’s confusing. I’ll be honest, it’s just mind boggling.”
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The declaration would allow Oregon to partner with FEMA to provide power emergency generation, communications, evacuation support, debris removal and prepare for future fires.
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The budget, which the Skagit 911 Board of Directors passed by a vote of 4-3, includes average fee increases for law enforcement agencies of 28% and for fire departments of 21%.