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FDNY Ceremonial Unit leader Lt. Joseph LaPointe, who has guided hundreds of funerals and every Ground Zero anniversary since 2001, is stepping down after 35 years of service
Ceremonies at Ground Zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville honor nearly 3,000 victims as volunteers nationwide mark the 24th 9/11 anniversary with day-of-service projects
“My 7’03” tall cadet, Jordan, stopped by the station to try on some uniforms. We are going to have to add some material,” Kemah PD Chief Raymond Garivey Jr. said on social media
Violent Crime Intervention Fund award positions the Oakridge Police Department to outfit every patrol officer with a BWC
National campaign asks law enforcement agencies to register marine and patrol units for July 4 – 6 enforcement effort
Project is beginning with the simulated delivery of supplies, lab samples and medication using drones
FEMA reversed a months-long freeze after determining key courses were critical to local and national emergency response efforts
$67.5 million purpose-built facility unifies dispatch staff and is designed to stay operational after disasters
The Baltimore Fire Department will use AI and geofencing to manage 911 calls during Artscape, easing pressure on citywide dispatch
The “Click It or Ticket” program will run through June 2 with 106 law enforcement agencies getting $600,740 in grant money from the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety
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