Public Safety
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The North Area Technical Rescue Team is a 30-year-old, 150-member group that performs specialized rescues in Denver’s northern suburbs, including rope, confined space, trench and collapse rescues. -
Officials in Grand Traverse County, Mich., are seeking county board approval for an artificial intelligence-powered “call taking system” that would help identify and reroute non-emergency calls to 911.
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The City Council in San Rafael voted unanimously this month to renew the San Rafael Police Department's military equipment use policy, which included introducing a new drone program.
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The Harford County government paid off $220,000 in student loans for 44 first responders this year, making payments directly to lenders through the county’s NEXT GEN Responder Student Loan Relief Program.
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Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka named his fourth public safety director in eight years, choosing a longtime city police officer and chief to replace an outsider who resigned last week two years after being hired.
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While Houston firefighter deaths in the line of duty are rare, there has always been an effort to memorialize those that have lost their lives while responding to fires.
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The wildfire broke out late Friday on Neversink Mountain near the outskirts of Reading, giving rise to a fast-spreading blaze driven by dry conditions and intensified by gusts of wind that peaked at 35 mph.
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The conference is for all first responders, including police, fire, emergency medical services, dispatchers, corrections, coroners, chaplains, spouses, professional staff and other public safety personnel.
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Officials with the fire department in Ventura County, which is northwest of Los Angeles, labeled the blaze very dangerous and encouraged residents to heed evacuation orders.
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With a question-and-answer video on the Woodland, Calif., police department’s Facebook, Chief Ryan Kinnan discussed community policing, including advancements in tech and building trust with residents.
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's office has signed a multimillion-dollar deal with a security consulting firm that aims to harness technology to bolster criminal prosecutions inside the state.
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In contrast with other cities that allocated COVID funds to safety, Baltimore devoted a far greater portion of its spending to violence reduction and prevention efforts than it did to police.
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The Badger State Sheriffs' Association recently received a sizeable anonymous donation that some officials say it may put toward bolstering election security in the pivotal swing state.
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A new study suggests the city's law enforcement agencies are duplicating efforts and a merger of the Baton Rouge Police Department and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office might be the solution.
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After county commissioners unanimously approved a roughly $400,000 agreement, sheriff’s deputies will get 90 new electronic stun guns that offer twice the range of the ones they have now.
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Public safety officials in Pittsburgh and across Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, are preparing for the threat of political violence in the leadup to next week's presidential election battle.
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The DeKalb Fire Protection District was awarded the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Fire Protection Grant, which is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and will help replace outdated equipment.
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The California Highway Patrol is stepping in to help combat property theft, shootings and more in the city of San Bernardino, where rates of violent crime are around double the state average.
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Firefighters from across the country will join federal Homeland Security Department officials at the FDNY Fire Academy for a deep dive on how to tackle deadly lithium-ion battery fires.
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The Connecticut National Guard is using helicopters with buckets filled from a nearby lake to fight a massive brush fire that left a firefighter dead following a rollover crash involving a utility vehicle.
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A $2 million state appropriation will soon be used to expand training opportunities for future firefighters at a Macomb County training facility that will eventually resemble a real functional fire station.
