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.
Elk Grove has secured a FAA waiver to operate Flock Safety’s radar-based DFR system, eliminating the need for human observers when flying drones at optimal heights
Administration officials said the decision to halt grants and loans was necessary to ensure that spending complies with President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders
The Drone as a First Responder Program in Bernalillo County will be utilized to safely assess emergency scenes and transmit critical information
Across the country, district attorneys are increasingly taking a progressive approach to criminal justice
Police yellow tape and makeshift memorials with flowers, stuffed animals and balloons have become common in some neighborhoods of this deeply segregated city.
Many law enforcement agencies in small communities across the United States are facing questions about how aggressively they pursue reports of sexual violence
State Farm, the largest in the state, Allstate and other insurers declined to renew roughly 350,000 policies in areas at high risk for wildfires since 2015, the California Department of Insurance said back in August.
Mishawaka may open a clinic for public employees that could save the city $1M annually. How can health clinics increase savings for your city?
Two community groups will use the funding to implement a door-to-door outreach initiative in some of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods.
Use these tips to fund your project to secure your house of worship, faith-based organization or faith-based school.
When Texas passed the Sandra Bland Act, its 2017 law aimed at reducing inmate suicides through better screening and monitoring practices, it failed to fund the required increase in staffing, instead leaving it up to local governments to pick up the slack.
City agencies will work together to refer more New Yorkers to treatment and keep them engaged in the right level of care — ensuring that no person in need falls through the cracks, the city explained in a statement.
Thanks to a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, LifeCare Alliance is forging partnerships with local fire departments and health-care providers to improve access to care for individuals that rely too heavily on emergency services.
Don’t think public safety agencies can get into the holiday spirit? We’ve got news for you
Saturday’s fire was possibly the deadliest in the Las Vegas area since 1980, when 87 people died and more than 700 were injured in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel.
Can police, fire and EMS overcome the challenges faced in the 2010s to prosper in the 2020s? EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Greg Friese gives his predictions.
While city officials laud the decision to install more cameras as a boon for public safety, others note the slippery slope of utilizing a technology that can be abused.
The DOJ will increase the number of federal law enforcement officers in each of the cities and add additional officers to federal task forces
The National Institute of Standards and Technology tested the algorithms of 99 mostly commercial software providers that voluntarily submitted their technology for review
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