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The city expects to launch three drones as first responders by mid-March. The program is anticipated to cost roughly $180,000 a year and will save the police department time and resources. -
The Santa Ana Police Department is proposing to spend about $683,000 on a contract to launch the city’s drone program, pending approval from the City Council.
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An explosively strengthening winter storm hit the Southeast U.S. Sunday, bringing snow, hurricane-force winds, storm surges and dangerous cold, including below-freezing temperatures in Southern Florida.
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The city's warning system didn't activate recently when a powerful tornado arrived in the city, the result of a broken activation button and miscommunication. But officials have known the system was deteriorating for years.
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While major wildfires in the northeastern part of the state are largely contained, Monday's weather is conducive to fire development. A chance of rain Tuesday may moderate fire activity.
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The new dashboard from the state Department of Health uses real-time data from the National Weather Service and New York State Mesonet, and allows county officials to keep track of forecasted heat-related health risks.
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The $362 million proposal would largely go to fire suppression and emergency rescue, and EMS, among other areas. The department has racked up deficits from employee overtime prompted by staffing shortages in recent years.
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The department is the only one in Contra Costa County not currently authorized to administer advanced emergency care like EKG monitoring, cardiac pacing and manual defibrillation.
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First responder groups are urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto the bill, under which the state Homeland Security and Emergency Management could request reimbursement from local 911 service boards for "reasonable costs" related to call traffic to public safety answering points.
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Emergency dispatch officials in Fairbanks, Alaska, the interior’s most populous city, have moved to a cloud-based communications platform for increased resiliency. Doing so enables staff to work remotely if needed.
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The online tool makes information available on every neighborhood in the Pennsylvania city. Years in the making, it includes data dating to Jan. 1, 2024, with near real-time updates, and may add older details.
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Complete with screaming bystanders and fake blood, Van Buren Tech hosted its 20th annual mock mass casualty event, giving students a chance to practice their police, fire and EMT skills in a realistic setting.
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As geospatial technology supplier Forerunner launches an AI-backed language translation tool, its CEO describes the next steps for AI in this part of gov tech — while cautioning that AI can’t do everything.
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Factors like off-duty officers arriving at 911 scenes before their on-duty counterparts, as well as inaccurate information from emergency callers, have interfered with how well law enforcement monitors response times.
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The agency is seeking feedback on its idea to bring more precision to emergency call locations in hopes of helping first responders. The proposal reflects larger trends in the public safety space.
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The system will help find missing adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Since 2023 the state has been working to ensure the reporting system is easy to use for dispatchers, first responders and the public.
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The North Bergen Police Department has become the first in Hudson County to launch a cutting-edge drone unit, integrating unmanned aerial systems into its public safety operations as a first responder.
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon found that smoke from both wildfires and prescribed burns was associated with 20,000 premature deaths over a four-year period. Native, older and Black Americans were particularly vulnerable.
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The sheriff's office has five drones in use that have cut rescue times for people in peril from hours down to minutes. The devices are shared with other first responders across the Western Michigan county.
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A new system, powered by LexisNexis, lets Oklahoma City residents report nonemergency crimes to police online. More than 400 have logged reports since the platform made its debut April 1.
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The 85-acre complex, which will be home to operational training exercises and classroom work for police, firefighters and 911 dispatchers, has been met with protests and lawsuits since it was announced in 2021.
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