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Researchers say a 30 percent canopy increase could cut extreme-heat hours by 64 percent and stormwater runoff by 58 percent
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
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“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”
Portland Fire & Rescue officials say cleaning cars is “broadly accepted,” but they plan to develop a new policy in consultation with the city’s labor relations staff
The teams will patrol trains and stations and attempt to convince homeless people living there to move into shelters
As part of the First Responder Training and Recruitment Grant Program, each municipality and fire district is eligible to receive a grant of up to $100,000
City officials talk the pros and cons of Tesla, the Mustang Mach-E and hybrids
“The patrol shifts are very short at the moment. There is a lot of mandatory overtime,” a union leader said
Members of the Cosmopolis Fire Department said the mayor was accountable for taking away “necessary funding, and leadership where it was most needed”