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.
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED.” Trump wrote on Truth Social
Town of Ulster officials are allowing a property tax reduction to first responders who live in a district other than the one they serve
11 departments received state grants to help with fire and EMS operations
“Fear, hate and attempts to divide are signatures of the Trump Administration, not New York City,” Mayor de Blasio spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein said Friday. “We are the safest big city in America because of our policies, not in spite of them.”
“They were coming to the hospital, no prenatal care, no medication-assisted treatment, so the babies were worse. (But now) the moms are getting treated. We’re trying to relationship build, get them on their right two feet,” said nursing manager Lisa Shafer.
Each teen in the study experienced an average of five incidents of discrimination a day
“I cannot imagine what happens to transgender people if these criminal bans pass,” said the ACLU’s Strangio, a transgender man. “I don’t think we can possibly raise the alarm enough, because people are going to die.”
The senior counsel to the Department of Safety in Denver noted in a letter to ICE officials that the subpoenas were administrative — not issued by a judge — and there was no verifiable information on the documents to show the purpose was for law enforcement and not civil immigration enforcement.
While they certainly need many things, homeless people especially need fresh socks to keep their feet warm and free from infections. And offering them socks is a shorthand way to indicate that you comprehend some of their experience, Nita Lelyveld explains.
Gov. Northam lamented that such precautions were necessary for what’s been a peaceful yearly event, but said pro-gun activists have “unleashed something larger, something they may not be able to control.”
Though still rare, suicide has increased among young people both in New Jersey and nationwide. The number of suicides among 10 to 24 year olds increased 56% between 2007 and 2017, according to federal data.
“Each year it gets busier and busier and busier, and 911 calls keep coming in,” Chief Todd Axtel told city council members. “It’s simple math: more people living here, more people visiting here, we’re going to have a higher demand for police services.”
By July 14, all hotels will be required to give housekeepers buttons at no cost to the employees. “It happens almost every day,” Maria Melgoza told the city council, referring to sexual harassment.
In half of 2019’s homeless homicide cases, the perpetrator was someone also believed to be experiencing homelessness
Gov. Ralph Northam plans to announce the plans at a news conference Wednesday afternoon because of credible threats of potential violence and extremism.
Reigniting passion for the job, setting a good example and focusing on people can help your center thrive.
Since the beginning of 2014, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has counted 42 dams that have failed.
U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte concluded Trump’s order doesn’t appear to serve the “overall public interest.”
Democratic Sen. John Edwards is one of at least four moderate senators — the others are Sens. Chap Petersen, Creigh Deeds and Lynwood Lewis — who are skeptical of plans to ban assault weapons.
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