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After-action reports and investigations revealed issues with alert systems in past wildfires as well as the timeliness of notifications
Elk Grove has secured a FAA waiver to operate Flock Safety’s radar-based DFR system, eliminating the need for human observers when flying drones at optimal heights
The Office of Management and Budget withdrew its spending freeze just two days after issuing the order
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The unanimous vote came eight days after police requested the funding, saying they were down 200 police officers from recent years
The forum aims to facilitate information exchange on strategies to build public confidence, optimize equitable access and use data to drive distribution
“This isn’t just a Florida problem right now — it’s potentially an everywhere problem”
The president’s American Rescue Plan includes $350 billion for local governments to distribute vaccines, fund rental assistance programs and pay public sector workers
The business owners claim restrictions to curb the virus have led to a “vast economic loss of great proportions”
The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts joined with teachers’ unions in promoting a program that would deploy first responders to schools
The department will use the funds to pay for mobile data terminal technology for their cruisers’ computers
The grant is aimed at reducing by 15% the number of people in city jails by the end of 2022
The bill would provide disability payments and copay reimbursements for first responders with PTSD
When the app was launched, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo touted it as a technological game changer for contact tracing