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Launched in 2022, Life EMS Ambulance’s Behavioral Health Transport program transfers 12–15 patients a day from Midwest hospitals to treatment facilities
Launched from rooftops, Huntington Beach PD’s drones can be overhead in two minutes or less, improving situational awareness and reducing unnecessary officer deployments
FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program helps fund lighting, surveillance and training to safeguard congregants and community members from targeted violence
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All of the officers were found to have sincerely held religious beliefs that the arbiter found should have exempted them from the state’s vaccine mandate
Matthew Hamilton, the officer who was later fired and indicted for manslaughter in the death of Joseph Lopez, pursued “qualified immunity” from liability
Mayor Michelle Wu said first responders, health professionals have encountered crowds of over 200 in the Mass and Cass area
The investigative tool can look collectively at an agency’s stops, searches, or arrests; use of excessive force; possible discriminatory policing and more
Over 200 fires have been reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission from 39 states over two years
75% of respondents said the high-stress nature of the job was the major factor in staffing shortages
The bill presumes disabling or fatal infectious diseases were suffered in the line of duty as a result of injury due to uncapped needles
The bill proposed banning all geofence warrants; Law enforcement officials said passing the bill would hinder their ability to investigate crimes
The law would have made it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet or closer if the officer tells the person to stop
First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill