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FEMA workers who joined a 180-signature letter warning that staff and budget cuts imperil disaster response have been put on indefinite paid leave
A University of Maryland probe reveals 130,000 hazardous-cargo cars rolled past 2.5M residents in six months, yet most local fire departments lack the teams, gear and data to handle a derailment
Pocket reference guides cover state statutes for officers safeguarding voters, poll workers and polling places
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The contract will bump starting salaries for officers by nearly 13% and provide annual base raises of 3%
Three Black Kansas City firefighters say they have experienced a hostile work environment and retaliation for speaking to investigators
Over 100 deaths are confirmed and approximately 1,000 people are unaccounted for in the Lahaina fire
The language of the new law states SROs are prohibited from using certain types of restraints when trying to control unruly students
Officer Jeffrey Smith’s death resulted in a new law that extended eligibility for federal benefits to the families of officers who died by suicide
President Joe Biden met with officials and first responders in the aftermath of a wildfire that killed at least 115 people
Deputies found tobacco, meth, fentanyl and a syringe on an inmate returning from furlough
Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said he had no regrets for not activating emergency sirens
At the time of the 2019 killings, Michael Cummins was close to being arrested for probation violations
An Allegany County program places trained security personnel, some active and some retired police officers, deputies and troopers, in the schools to provide security