Public Safety
Public Safety is a top priority for local and state government agencies, encompassing the protection of citizens through law enforcement, emergency response, and crime prevention strategies. Effective public safety measures are essential for maintaining order and ensuring the well-being of communities. This directory offers articles on public safety and related topics like Emergency Management, which focuses on preparing for and responding to natural disasters, public health crises, and other emergencies that impact community safety.
A Texas A&M grant, donations and a trade-in helped Rockdale firefighters with their latest apparatus purchase
$296,969 traffic safety grant came from the state’s Automated Red Light Enforcement program
Lake County’s new Mobile Integrated Healthcare program helps reduce strain on emergency services by providing in-home care for frequent 911 callers
Because of the new health threat, training for census recruits includes advice about hand washing, using sanitizer and other strategies recommended by health officials.
Effective crisis communication strategies share these common features.
Taking care of yourself is not an extracurricular activity, it’s a necessity so you can keep taking care of others
Because of its demographic makeup, the homeless population is uniquely vulnerable to the transmission of the virus and health impacts of COVID-19.
Jason Silva shares preservation, sustainability and transportation initiatives, and his biggest challenge.
Moving the polling places may be the right public health move, but it creates challenges for election administrators.
History shows that taking strong steps now to slow the spread of coronavirus will help communities and individuals.
Under the OneOhio plan, 30% of the money would go to community recovery efforts handled by local governments.
Evidence from China suggests that even if mildly affected, children can spread the virus to others.
Cancel station tours, visits, and non-essential training and travel
The CDC now recommends organizers cancel or postpone gatherings of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks
The virus has infected more than 800 people in the U.S. and killed at least 29, with one state after another recording its first infections in quick succession.
Albuquerque Firefighter Laurianna Sargent discovered she is not covered under the state’s presumptive cause bill because she was diagnosed after age 40
If signed into law by the governor, every public school, including charter campuses, would be required to establish a mobile panic button system that would connect them directly with police and other emergency personnel.
Because no system is in place to track it, there’s no way to know how many people received a text alert.
With officer suicide rates on the rise, it’s time for us to pay closer attention to the dangers of stress
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