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.
“As a first responder, I know first-hand the importance of being prepared, and this decision reflects my commitment to safety...on Election Day,” Gov. Joe Lombardo said
911 callers in Morgan County will have the option of sending images, video or live-streaming to a dispatcher
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office says the robot is a visible deterrent
There were 7,175 reported hate crimes last year, up from 6,121 in 2016. Some say the FBI report is a call to action for better data.
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White nationalist group Identity Evropa and neo-Nazi groups National Socialist Movement and Traditionalist Worker’s Party filed against the city in federal court.
The AR SAVES partnership established a broad hospital-based telehealth network and is testing first responder technologies to improve stroke response.
Sacramento is distributing free respirator masks at fire departments to residents in response to hazardous air quality from the Camp Fire in Butte County.
Greg Friese explores the scope of the wildfire challenges in California and significant impacts on public safety.
Nebraska’s STOP grant aims to bolster public safety programs that address domestic violence and sexual violence against women in partnership with victim advocates and others.
Greg Friese of EMS1.com offers public safety operations perspective after the Thousand Oaks, California, shooting that can advise local government emergency planning and inform MCI response training.
Houses of worship are predictable mass gatherings that would benefit from life safety audits and emergency planning.
When an active shooter survives, the shooter becomes another patient for EMS to triage, treat and transport.
Snohomish County will save on resources and provide a seamless emergency communications system with SNO911 and SERS merging on January 1, 2019.
Mayor Bill Peduto and the ADL address rhetoric debate over President Trump’s condemning of White Nationalism as federal representatives call for more hearings on hate crimes
CDP can deploy 50 one- to four-hour, post-disaster training modules to public safety and emergency management agencies at their home bases in 24 hours.
Suspect Robert Bowers faces numerous charges that hold possibility of the death penalty in the Oct. 27th Pittsburgh shooting that killed 11 and injured six, including four law enforcement officers, at a synagogue.
Officials hope the app, Pokket, will keep people out of jail and help them better acclimate to life outside a cell. Twelve other jurisdictions are part of the $148M national criminal justice reform initiative.
Oakland Police Department applicants are being asked if they are sexual assault victims.
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