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The program aims to lessen the burden on officers facing traffic and potentially responding slowly to calls because they were getting gas at city fueling stations
More than 460 former CDC employees are being brought back after layoffs that gutted public health programs, including those tackling infectious disease, air quality and workplace safety
The plan includes expanding timber harvesting, integrating federal firefighting forces and boosting local emergency authority
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More than 400 firefighters are battling the Oak Fire amid hot weather, low humidity and bone-dry vegetation
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will do the hiring; officials said the partnership would include the use of hospital sites for training and cover liability costs
The governor’s new order may help with staffing and retention, said Fairmount Fire Protection Chief Alan Fletcher
The previous director said someone in that role could work on things such as the firefighter cancer surveillance program, the city’s AED program and workplace safety training
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell: “Adults aged 65 and older are a growing demographic who are often disproportionately impacted by severe weather”
Beech Grove EMS was responding to the fatal Greenwood Park Mall shooting and not available, so Indianapolis EMS responded to the Beech Grove park shooting
Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office earns CALEA, ACA, and NCCH accreditation for the second time
Kansas City is the largest U.S. city without local control of its police force, the mayor said
The San Bernardino County agreement also adds two more steps to workers’ salary cap
Peters vowed to put the wellness of federal correctional officers at the top of her priority list