The Multi-Tiered System of Supports is a layered approach to intervention and, when used along with other tools, can help uncover the behaviors that lead to violence and, perhaps, change them.
The sheriff's office said it has identified the step in the process behind the mistake at the county’s Emergency Communications Facility, which spread the false alert across the state's most populous county.
The map identifies locations in the city where public road or utility projects have closed streets completely or closed traffic in one direction. It also shows detours and features real-time updates.
When securing schools, it’s important for administrators to keep in mind that there is a lot of technology out there, and not all of it is appropriate for every situation.
The center, which was years in the making, will field daily emergency calls for the entire county and will also be used as a regional emergency response command center that can be transformed into a near-impenetrable fortress.
The Next-Gen Emergency Vehicle Preemption technology provides first responders the ability to alter traffic lights on a complete route to an event, not just one light at a time.
Chicopee, Mass., first piloted the program in 2021 with about a half-dozen students from Chicopee High School. One of those graduates is now working as an instructor for the academy and another is a medic in the military.
SUNY Niagara College and Niagara County have collaborated on an $8 million Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy, billed as a state-of-the-art training center for future public safety professionals.
The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to Nov. 30, with peak activity blowing in around Sept. 10, and most of the activity swirling around the area between mid-August and mid-October.
Results of the survey confirm that staffing continues to be an issue in the 911 call-taking industry, as does outdated technology — 75 percent of emergency communications centers lack the budget to keep up with hiring.
