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The 2024 Public-Release Research Dataset is the largest of its kind, featuring over 60 million EMS activations nationwide
The initiative includes a $1 million direct appropriation for the Virginia State Police and a separate $1 million grant program, capped at $25,000 per drone
Waco’s police and fire chiefs are requesting a dedicated staff psychologist to support the mental health of more than 500 public safety personnel

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The deals call for most of the funds to be used to fight the drug crisis, but neither company admitted wrongdoing
“There was a lot of support for my continuation here. I would really like to thank all the people that put the support forward,” said Fire Chief Bill Gould
The Cuyahoga County Diversion Center is for people exhibiting signs of mental illness or addiction who also are accused of committing non-violent crimes
The private rates remain below those for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department
She joined the department in 2014, was named first deputy commissioner, and recently has been serving as acting commissioner
A Gardner Lake Volunteer Fire Company firefighter described belittlement and other mistreatments; a town employee alleged sexual harassment
“The Road Home” follows six individuals on the road from incarceration to supervision miles away
The system consists of a motion sensor at the end of a highway exit ramp triggering flashing red lights to alert drivers
The mayor has already committed nearly $195M in government funding on police perks, a plan intended to retain officers
The Washington County Board of Supervisors held closed-door sessions about personnel and management issues