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.
The Masonville Fire Department will use the money to purchase new gear for up to 12 firefighters
A study by Ohio State University and the National Registry of EMTs highlights the importance of the public’s help and calls for more awareness
It is time for an honest conversation about response times, reimbursement and funding solutions for the future of EMS
A 911 dispatcher family survey will incorporate the point of view of family and close friends into research on the critical stress experienced by dispatchers in public safety and emergency communications
When a 911 dispatcher is alerted to a cardiac arrest victim, in addition to sending an ambulance, they will also provide instructions for using a defibrillator delivered by a drone to allow emergency action to be taken faster than paramedics can arrive.
The 911 SAVES Act would update OMB’s 911 dispatcher classification to reflect the role in directing emergency response and providing lifesaving emergency medical instruction, increasing training, funding and occupation protection.
Carbyne and RapidSOS are partnering to deliver enhanced caller location data to enhance emergency response.
DHS S&T is designing wearables to be interoperable between different agencies, compatible with IT infrastructure and used on the FirstNet network.
Denver is expanding parking revenue enforcement with the PRRS Screamer PE1 program.
Of 29 ‘Sanctuary Cities’ fingered in 2017 for being out of compliance with federal immigration laws that stood to lose federal law enforcement grants, only Oregon has yet to be cleared to receive those grants, according to DOJ
Drones with thermal imaging cameras aided first responders in searching for victims after a devastating tornado hit Alabama.
U.S. Congresswoman Norma J. Torres, D-Ca., is working to reclassify 911 operators as first responders after spending 17 years as a 911 dispatcher for the Los Angeles Police Department.
FirstNet CTO Jeff Bratcher addresses the costs, benefits and updates on the national public safety broadband network in development
Mark43 and Carbyne are working together to launch the first entirely cloud-based incident response system in the U.S., bringing unprecedented flexibility to public safety operations.
The FBI announced that its report on Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data for 2018 shows a decline in violent crimes by 3.3 percent. UCR will be replaced by 2021, with many jurisdictions already switched over to a new system.
The El Paso Municipal Court won a Traffic Safety Awareness Award by incorporating traffic camera footage in Red Light Videos and promoting them on social media.
Calgary’s LoRaWAN -- a long-range, low power digital wireless network -- sensors will be used to categorize noises like gun shots, trains, construction and road noise through the work of a government partnership. The smart city solution could improve enforcement of noise ordinances and more.
The House of Representatives approved a measure 240-190 requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers. The bill will move on to the Senate.
California began to develop TERT -- dispatcher mutual aid -- in 2017 with its first deployments needed quickly. A total of 144 dispatchers -- from 30 outside agencies -- served as mutual aid resources during the 2018 Camp Fire.
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