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.
Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said he had no regrets for not activating emergency sirens
A mobile morgue and additional coroners have arrived in Lahaina as death toll reaches 106
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
Citing Albuquerque’s rising crime rate, Senate Democrats said that they want to prioritize public safety funding in the next legislative session
While traditional policing efforts are successful in reducing crime rates in some places, other cities are experimenting with new strategies to increase community safety
The initiative was created to develop a process for designing performance measures that would help EMS systems’ efforts to improve patient care and operations
A yearlong Associated Press investigation illuminated the problem of rape and sexual misconduct committed by law officers in the United States
Why such a big rise in shootings in Cleveland? Is gang activity up? Are Facebook and Twitter to blame? Poverty? Drugs? Or just a statistical aberration?
Police in Anderson, California, are learning to use nunchucks. Officers say the martial arts weapon is useful for non-violently subduing unruly suspects
Holder praised Comey for “gutsy” statements about the relationship between law enforcement and communities
Rising homicide totals in most of America’s big cities have alarmed the Obama administration, with law enforcement officials trying to determine the reason
Obama said society expects police to control societal ills caused by unemployment, substandard education, inadequate drug treatment programs and lenient gun laws
The District of Columbia government has agreed to pay city firefighters $45 million in back overtime
De Blasio wants judges to consider whether defendants pose a threat to the public when setting bail or steering them into drug diversion programs
The nation’s police chiefs are calling for universal background checks for anyone trying to purchase a firearm.
The police commissioner must lead a city still reeling from protests, rioting and a record-breaking spike in violence through a high-profile criminal case
Officials in Washington, D.C., recently approved adding private ambulances to city fleets to bolster performance and reduce response times
A recent study of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, revealed consolidating police services in the region could save as much as $18.2 million.
AG Loretta E. Lynch reinforced the need for data on law enforcement interactions with the communities, especially data collection on the use-of-force
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