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The deal includes a 2% pay raise, gym access, workout time during shifts and performance evaluations aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability
The FEMA SAFER grant will help ensure four-person minimum crews and support safe two-in, two-out operations
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer’s plan includes a 4% across-the-board raise for firefighters to help recruit and retain staff amid hundreds of vacancies
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Prosper Police Department aims for an 86-second response time average with grant-funded Flock Aerodome system
FEMA’s planned shift of disaster recovery duties comes as the Trump administration pushes to downsize federal operations, 17 days ahead of a hurricane season expected to bring above-average storm activity
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted it was a mistake to cut staff from the World Trade Center Health Program but stopped short of promising to fully restore staffing
Agencies have until June 24 to start applications for projects and officer wellness programs worth up to $200K
USBP says more than 34,000 people sought agent jobs from January through April, a 44% jump over the same period last year
“It’s a community policing effort where we introduce ourselves, through these cards, to whoever we can hand them out to,” Wilkes-Barre Police Chief Joseph Coffay said
Phishing, extortion and data breaches led more than 859K complaints to Internet Crime Complaint Center
Amid a whiplash of staffing changes, several NIOSH employees received a notice labeled “Recession of Previous Notice of Reduction in Force”
In his Peace Officers Memorial Day proclamation, President Donald Trump criticized prior justice policies and renewed calls for the death penalty for cop killers
Local, state, tribal and territorial agencies can seek up to $125K per officer, with initial filings due June 25