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The Broward County project, which cost a total of about $80,000, was funded by a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant and took about a year to roll out
Prosper Police Department aims for an 86-second response time average with grant-funded Flock Aerodome system
FEMA’s planned shift of disaster recovery duties comes as the Trump administration pushes to downsize federal operations, 17 days ahead of a hurricane season expected to bring above-average storm activity
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The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
Columbus began sending mental health professionals to some nonviolent calls in June, and city councilors say they’d like to see more of it
“We have to remain flexible and try to come at this work in a data-driven way,” said Chief Chuck Lovell
The new order requires a booster dose to be considered fully vaccinated
The Village of Minoa Fire Department has a new chief, and the mayor’s office is conducting an investigation
A city police union is still in arbitration, which could push the deadline back even further for officers
“We’re at an extreme need where I need bodies on the floor,” said Ellsworth Fire Chief Scott Guillerault
Some residents in the wealthy Buckhead district have cited a surge in violent crime as a reason to split from Atlanta
“Put simply, Providence cannot afford to lose nearly 80 police officers,” said City Council President John Igliozzi
Commissioner Keechant Sewell had said that a new DA policy would “invite violence against police officers”