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.
Beauport Ambulance Service brings additional EMT training to the Cape Ann area
Lexipol employees have a personal love and passion for the public safety industry
The nomination for the 2024 Business Intelligence Group award focused on the Cordico wellness app
Expanding the CALPIA e-waste recycling program increases offender training and creates more school computers, without adding state agency costs.
DHS is looking for a few good disrupters for first responder and security technology applications. Startups could get up to $800K and market access.
The fentanyl exposure that resulted in the overdose death of 10-year old Alton Banks of Miami, after he returned from a public swimming pool, is a mystery.
The front-end reform means any misdemeanor defendant remaining in jail due to bail affordability receives a bail review within 14 days of arraignment.
Sustainability
Mandates for improved mental health and medical care led California corrections to implement green standards into facilities design and practice.
Active shooter response training is a crucial local law enforcement emergency planning activity. Consider “Move! Escape. Attack!”
Middletown, Ohio, proposes minimizing its naloxone costs by effectively limiting the availability to two doses per person, under certain conditions.
The rise in calls and costs of overdose medication are putting EMS in the middle of arguments about treating opioid addicts.
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a new partnership with 12 new cities to provide operations and diagnostic support to fight crime.
A pregnant ambulance driver fell asleep at the wheel and went off a Georgia road, killing a patient. The EMS nation is abuzz about working conditions.
The opioid crisis is fueled by a new type of dealer--retirement age Americans that sell their prescription painkillers to make ends meet.
Mozilla and NSF are looking for innovative wireless solutions that help connect people to the Internet after disasters and in disconnected communities.
It’s become critical for municipal law enforcement agencies to evolve operations to mitigate the risks of an attack to soft targets. Here’s how to approach.
Emergency apps like ReadyHarris help emergency management agencies inform residents in real time. Automation and integration is key to increasing impact.
The Orlando Safe Place program encourages the LGBTQ community to report crimes. A year after the Pulse nightclub shooting, 200 businesses are participating.
As part of a resilience strategy, Pittsburgh is working with partners to use data modeling and response planning tools to prepare for air quality disasters.
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