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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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.
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
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.
Fueled by money generated through seat belt violation fines, Ohio EMS grants provide funds for training, equipment purchases and trauma research.
The Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Initiative is developing dispatcher mutual aid for disaster response. Practitioners urge thinking ahead on TERT to help public safety agencies get through large-scale disasters.
Technologies that work with existing hardware are available to help agencies of all sizes modernize emergency call centers.
As part of efforts to address terrorism, domestic terrorism and mass casualty incidents, DHS offers an explanatory video and fact sheet on the Pathways to Violence.
Detroit’s Fair Chance Housing Ordinance regulates criminal background checks in tenant screening to provide ex-offenders opportunity for housing.
With calls to 911 coming mostly from wireless callers, the National 911 Program develops a best practices guide for supplemental location data solutions.
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