Public Safety
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All Omaha firefighters are certified EMTs but not all are certified paramedics. To make certification easier, a mobile simulation lab, jointly operated by the Omaha Fire Department and Creighton University, is coming to them. -
The deal provides Motorola Solutions with HyperYou’s agentic AI for handling nonemergency calls, as well as real-time language translation. The general idea is that AI can help alleviate call center staffing shortages.
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Louisiana’s most populous city is the latest government to have an AI agent answer 311 calls instead of a human. The shift will happen in coming months; the AI has been trained on three years of 311 calls.
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Born from the chaos of 9/11, FirstNet provides a mobile phone network designed for public safety professionals. The new deal comes as the U.S. Congress considers a 10-year reauthorization of FirstNet.
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A new AI tool is being deployed in California cities, offering a software platform that ingests large volumes of digital evidence in order to make it searchable and easier to sift through for detectives.
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Law enforcement has invested time and money in technologies like digital forensics and drones, but using analytics to quantify community feedback could help with recruitment, retention and public trust.
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SKYWARN is a public service program that asks volunteers to help keep their local communities safe by providing accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.
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At the Emergency Medical Services Academy in Clatsop County, Ore., teens get firsthand exposure to emergency medicine and rotate through ambulance services, fire departments, hospitals and the Life Flight base.
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The National League of Cities will work with tech company BRINC to educate cities, towns and villages on standing up drone-as-first-responder programs. That includes assistance on FAA approvals and training.
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The hand-held, artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram, or ECG for short, has the ability to process the data as well as the larger machines that the paramedics have in their toolbox.
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A technology partnership is enabling paramedics and emergency medical technicians to use an app to dispense correct dosages to patients. Responders enter a person’s weight and the app calculates their dose.
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Hard-hit by hurricanes in 2017 and 2022, the county has already invested about $15 million in fixing its drainage. The new FEMA grant will fund improvements to existing stormwater collection in Buenaventura Lakes.
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As some cities across the country are terminating their contracts with Flock Safety, an automated license plate reader vendor, the Sioux City Police Department is seeking a state grant to expand their coverage.
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There were at least 1,800 teams nationwide trained to respond to mental health crises in 2023. But financial support is often inadequate and inconsistent, leaving many communities struggling to keep the teams operating.
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The state broadband award will help upgrade the communications backbone behind flood monitoring and public warning efforts, focusing on faster data transmission from field sensors to forecasting and emergency management systems.
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The city is expected to nearly double in size by 2055, and that means adjusting coverage areas, taking advantage of Greeley's real-time crime center and launching new tech tools.
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The County Council approved spending roughly $99,600 to upgrade mapping software. The intention, the county administrator said, is ensuring computer-aided dispatch sends public safety to the right place.
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A police official said that Flock Safety is providing one drone on loan for the town police force to try out, and they intend to start using it to get aerial coverage of Lewiston’s summer events.
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The storm closed state schools and most government offices Monday. Gov. Ned Lamont has declared a state of emergency and banned commercial vehicles from Connecticut's highways.
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The app is aimed at providing residents and visitors of the county with quick information, jail info, mental health resources and more. It also offers users the ability to submit tips directly to authorities.
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Strong winds pushed wildfires from the Oklahoma panhandle into southwest Kansas where they burned more than 145,000 acres as of Wednesday. So-called firenadoes are considered rare and come from extreme fire incidents.
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