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.
Review the activities in support of the EO 14074 to support safe and effective policing for law enforcement applicants across FEMA’s discretionary grant programs to ensure future funding eligibility
With Prepared’s technology, iPhone users can share live video during an Emergency SOS call; dispatchers can also share data with first responders while they’re en route
Chapter 4 of this comprehensive desk reference about EMS in the U.S. untangles the origin and history of the EMS Star of Life
Up-to-date aerial images delivered by the cloud can enhance 911 mapping systems through geocoding with GIS tools.
Prepare for crisis response in three steps with crisis strategist Melissa Agnes. Learn how Mountain View Police and others built trust that carried them through the crisis
It’s imperative that first responders learn what happened after the shooting began in the worst mass-shooting event in U.S. history, practice and prepare.
Learn about work space escape, defense and medical treatment strategies taught in active shooter training.
An ICMA 2018 session on opioid interventions shared rural, urban and regional diversion program information and offered key takeaways about the role of data.
Flooding is the leading cause of disaster and weather related deaths with all 50 states experiencing flooding in the last five years.
Denver Police Department will wait for further public input before using its drone or expanding its program.
Hurricane Florence may have slowed, but the storm surge has led to numerous swift-water rescues in New Bern, North Carolina, requiring critical safety points for first responders.
Jennifer Elliott from CivicReady offers local governments five steps for creating a crisis communication plan, before emergencies happen
The Ohio competition aims to develop -- with millions in funding -- opioid technologies that can help address opioid abuse for marketplace deployment by 2022.
NextGen data solutions offer the city of St. Petersburg speed and efficiency for data-rich applications, analytics and daily operations.
Find out how mobile driver’s licenses work and how the state of Delaware, and other governments and partners, are developing mDL services close to launch.
Partnering with schools to disseminate “Stop the Bleed” training through a train-the-trainer model is a priority for Howard County.
An in-house mobile mapping solution has enabled the city of Amsterdam to improve operations for multiple services from tax collection to public works management and public safety response.
Emergency managers can help prepare communities for disasters and other roadside emergencies with training for off-road vehicle rescue.
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