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Wausau Fire Department paramedics will now be outfitted to work alongside law enforcement during dangerous incidents
Santa Fe Police used drone footage to locate the suspect and coordinate an arrest on foot within 15 minutes of the initial report
The AI camera alerted the Orange County Fire Authority to a fire in a remote canyon without getting a 911 call from a person
In a normal year, the turnover rate is 8-12% for county health administrators
The new guidance will be enforced by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division and other state agencies
Some of the reasons for the vote include officer exhaustion, canceling days off, and extending shifts, according to the Fraternal Order of Police
Lawmakers are unsure whether American Rescue Plan funds can be used to sustain WyoLink, which connects more than 500 agencies across the state
The package creates an independent investigations office, bans chokeholds and broadens the ability to de-certify officers who’ve engaged in misconduct
Three-fourths of Portland-area residents say they don’t want to see policing in the city dip below its current levels, with a plurality supporting an increase in cops
The resolution would create a division of unarmed civilian employees for non-moving traffic violations
A group that wants to create a new public safety department has gathered enough signatures to make the ballot
The Averted School Violence database aims to help law enforcement learn how school attacks are planned, discovered and thwarted
City first responders have been eligible to get the vaccine since January