Public Safety
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced. -
The proposed legislation would require public agencies to delete any footage their license-plate-reader cameras, such as those sold by Flock Safety, collect within 72 hours.
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1.
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“This one is being taken particularly seriously because of how hot and how long it’s going to last,” Contra Costa County Health Officer Dr. Oz Tzvieli said Friday morning. “We’ve also learned in public health that heat is a very threatening event."
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“Our project will install larger culverts, raise the road up above the flood elevation, so vehicles can pass and enter and exit the subdivision without having to go through hazardous waters.”
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"As emergency manager, Keith had the significant responsibility to make sure our community is prepared for a disaster. I think everyone will remember Keith's leadership through the tornado response and recovery."
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Government officials and public safety representatives have already finalized their various response strategies — or are in the process of finalizing them — to ensure the full safety of all citizens in their jurisdictions.
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“After the first incident in the country, there will be a supply chain problem. They will be able to get the power restored, but there are certain businesses or neighborhoods that may be on a generator power for months to years.”
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Louisiana originally purchased the trailers following Hurricane Ida, which struck the state almost exactly one year ago. Ida was one of the worst hurricanes to hit the state since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Gov. Tate Reeves announced a state of emergency late Monday night, warning residents to conserve as much water as possible as the supply begins to run out, causing low pressure in sinks, showers and toilets.
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The result is a more defined standard for warning people about heat and a higher likelihood that an advisory will be issued in Denver and other areas of the state.
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“The goal was to have a facility that we can operate out of effectively. There’s a public benefit to speeding up the communication between public safety entities in the same room.”
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Days of torrential downpours have rapidly caused the Pearl River to rise in the past week and could peak Sunday night into Monday morning at 36 feet. At that height, water is expected to gush through Jackson, the capital.
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Fifteen hundred birds were affected in Butte County, Calif., consisting of pheasant, a few ducks and some pigeons, according to Lisa Almaguer, Public Information Officer for Butte County Public Health.
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The County Commissioners’ Public Safety Committee passed the request along at their Wednesday meeting, recommending a budget amendment to cover the cost, around $63,000. That cost will change as an updated quote is needed.
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The Sunshine State is uniquely vulnerable as Florida’s peninsula and its panhandle are positioned adjacent to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, while its east coast is open to the Atlantic.
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The copy of the bill states that a $200 million fund will be established, similar to one in Western Kentucky created in the wake of devastating December 2021 tornadoes.
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Less than 1.5% of 673,000 residential structures across West Virginia had residential flood insurance contracts through a federal program providing most of the nation’s flood insurance in force as of May 16.
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Monday kicked off the first day of the city’s first Girls Fire Camp, designed for teenage girls to learn about firefighting and possibly jump-start a career with the city’s bureau. The bureau has just four women.
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Large earthquakes are less common than the small earthquakes that occur almost every day in Washington, but can cause immense damage to houses, roads, buildings, bridges and utilities you rely on.
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Heavy rainfall Sunday night into Monday morning brought 10 inches of rain and created potentially lethal conditions for drivers across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
