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The Columbia Township Fire Department now has full-time coverage on every shift and is planning for future expansion with two new parcels of land
Certified medics can perform on-scene evidentiary blood draws for the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, speeding investigations and reducing case delays
UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia network last year detected 1,668 fires, including 636 before any 911 call
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The Lancaster County Prison warden said most funds will go to staffing for chronic care, mental health and medication-assisted treatment
The new law eliminates provisions that reduced benefits for retired first responders and other public servants, offering retroactive and future payment increases
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The Falfurrias Volunteer Fire Department will use funding from an Operation Lone Star grant to put more EMTs on the street
A new law to keep bystanders from interfering with first responders goes into effect in 2025
The Tupelo Police Department will use the $191,000 grant to purchase a mobile surveillance trailer and more license plate readers
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is one of 13 law enforcement agencies in Washington selected to receive a cumulative $2.6 million in funding from the grant program
Benton city council members had previously considered ‘Knox’ to be a liability and pushed for removing him from the firehouse
The Thomasville Police Department installed a Flock Safety system in 2022, crediting the technology for its ability to pinpoint and alert officers to the shooting