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.
Unions serving Utah police officers, teachers, firefighters, transit workers and other public employees will be prohibited from negotiating on their behalf
Some 270,000 eggs will go to residents who lost homes in the Eaton and Palisades fires
Redmond’s new electric fire engine, originally priced at $2.4 million, will cost the city just $264,600, thanks to funding from grants and donations
In several major sugar-producing countries such as Brazil, the practice of burning sugar cane fields at harvest time is being phased out due to health concerns. The fires can produce sooty plumes of smoke that hover over the surrounding communities and dust the area with burnt flakes of plant matter.
Despite catastrophically dangerous conditions in the Allen Benedict Court public housing complex, which led to the deaths of two residents earlier this year, Columbia Housing Authority will not face charges.
The explosions began early Wednesday morning and blew out windows and doors of nearby homes. Three workers were injured.
Valencia Newcomer School is among a handful of U.S. public schools dedicated to helping some of the thousands of children who arrive in the country each year. The schools aren’t necessarily in cities with more refugees, but where local education officials took the initiative to create them.
Forty-six percent of Florida midterm voters said they were very concerned about climate change. Among Florida independents, 51% expressed great concern, slightly higher than independents nationally.
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.
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