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.
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A new law to keep bystanders from interfering with first responders goes into effect in 2025
The Tupelo Police Department will use the $191,000 grant to purchase a mobile surveillance trailer and more license plate readers
While fire-deterring sprinkler systems are now mandated by law in high-rise construction, older buildings like Cedar High Apartments are not required to improve their fire protection unless there is substantial remodeling or a change in the type of occupancy.
Texas has seen multiple petrochemical industry blazes this year, including a March fire that burned for days near Houston and another that killed a worker at a plant in nearby Crosby.
About 10% of Ottawa County residents have a Smart911 profile, though the number is growing. It may just save their lives.
Many activists have called for drug companies to not only be sued but also face criminal charges. An investigation is a step in that direction.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that the planet’s heating beyond 1.5°C will increase the frequency and intensity of climate impacts
The U.S. saves $7 in avoided costs for every $1 spent through federally funded grants to acquire or demolish flood-prone buildings. But that doesn’t mean these programs are boons for every community member.
Structurally unsound buildings pose a threat to inhabitants and the surrounding community, but after an elderly Baltimore woman had her home demolished with just days notice, many are questioning the city’s approach.
Advocates are hoping congressional legislation will align the HUD definition of homelessness with that of other federal agencies, so that more children, teens and young adults experiencing homelessness can access services.
Bloomberg left office with nearly two-thirds of voters saying he made the city better, according to a Quinnipiac University poll, and a long list of important mayoral moments.
The Trump Administration is reducing the number of refugees who may enter the country in 2020 to 18,000 -- the lowest since the program began in 1980.
“The fact that people stepped forward and said what they had heard led us to prevent a tragedy today,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
Though still a work in progress, Chicago Lawn is no longer the South Side neighborhood of violent repute, and it may just be a model that helps struggling neighborhoods across the country.
Tribal police and courts were not allowed to pursue non-Native Americans who attacked women on reservations until changes were made to the Violence Against Women Act in 2013. Now a Senate version of the reauthorization bill seeks to roll back these changes.
Native American women experience some of the nation’s highest rates of murder, sexual violence and domestic abuse.
Waymo’s instructional video comes two days after the National Transportation Safety Board found a distracted human safety driver caused a fatal crash of an autonomous Uber car.
NTSB members applauded Uber for cooperating with its nearly two-year long investigation, but they cited an “ineffective safety culture” at the company that played a central role in the fatal crash.
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