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.
The Pittsburgh city council unanimously moved forward on a 168-acre facility, adding limits that bar federal/foreign training and “urban warfare” simulations
The Columbia Township Fire Department now has full-time coverage on every shift and is planning for future expansion with two new parcels of land
Certified medics can perform on-scene evidentiary blood draws for the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, speeding investigations and reducing case delays
The bill presumes disabling or fatal infectious diseases were suffered in the line of duty as a result of injury due to uncapped needles
First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill
Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper
Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper
Chief Joe Jardin claims Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh ignored a call to support the ban and would not invite city council members to training on the fires
Anaheim leaders passed a budget that supports hiring more firefighters, police officers due to an increasing call volume
Firefighters and police officers nearing the 20-year mark will be able to retire early with a reduced pension
First responders in Cuyahoga County held an NDMS exercise using a plane full of patients
‘They’re not ready for prime time': San Francisco fire chief says robotaxis interfere with responses
Robotaxis have run through emergency tape, blocked firehouses and proved almost impossible to move out of the way
Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
Portland’s new battery-powered Volterra fire engine is the second electric fire truck in service in the country
31 residents died in the Christmas 2022 storm that dumped over 50-inches of snow with hurricane-force winds
Days before starting firefighter training EMT Arnaldo Rodriguez was brought before Chief Michael Gala and ordered to stay home
911 call and radio audio shows how tense the scene was when a Lenoir County paramedic was shot
Firefighting foam entered the public water distribution system during a fatal fire in an apartment building for seniors
Union President Tim Leech said there was an 8-day stretch when the Bloomfield neighborhood firehouse had no fire engine
