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Up to $51 million is available through anti-heroin and anti-meth state task-force programs; applications close July 2
SAFER and FP&S grant programs will fund new hires, fire prevention campaigns and firefighter health research for FY 2024
IC3 alert says texts and AI-generated voice calls are targeting government officials and their contacts nationwide
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About 400 cops are expected to join reinstated plainclothes units focused on the city’s 30 worst precincts
Deming Administrator Aaron Sera plans to meet with union representatives and said the city gave firefighter/EMTs a 6.5% raise plus bonuses and promised another 3%
A pilot program hopes to reduce the potential for traffic stops to turn dangerous
Along with a new vendor for their bleeding program, the American College of Surgeons also debuted its branded C-A-T, a “true self-applied, one-handed tourniquet”
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