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 database includes information from 12,000 internal affairs investigations, which has been redacted in accordance with California public records laws
How departments can harness grant funding to bridge budget gaps and enhance officer and community safety
A 2024 review of Syracuse structure fire data reveals most vacant fire buildings had shut-off utilities, code violations, and unpaid taxes, yet weren’t on the city’s registry
Broward County leaders unanimously agreed to consider a future budget item
The grant, which is half of the project, will fund emergency call boxes, improve security cameras and add new fencing mesh
Police departments can reduce active shooter incident response variability – here’s how
Applications and hiring data are now available to the public through a partnership of over 500 business and community leaders
They showed their support for a bipartisan measure that would benefit them
Retired public safety workers and teachers plan to sue again, citing the Medicare Advantage Plan’s pre-authorization requirements
Documents show Kansas City’s civil rights department investigated and substantiated her complaints that her supervisor “taunted and terrorized her”
The $25 million bipartisan proposal would provide emergency funding primarily to rural services at risk of shutting down
The Henderson city council also approved 3% raises for public safety union members
Gov. Josh Shapiro: “Making our communities safer starts with ensuring PDs are well-staffed, well-funded, well-trained and well-equipped”
The mobile testing unit will give more time to patrol officers to answer calls for service
“First responders were sent to the wrong location, or were misinformed about the emergent situation, or were not dispatched,” Helena Moreno said
Expansion of the Heart and Lung Act will add park rangers, some corrections employees, port and housing police and university officers
Novato Chief Bill Tyler said officials will work to ensure the facility has ample notification and warning systems to quickly stop potential fires from spreading
The Springfield City Council and association leaders hope the project highlights the unique challenges of calls involving people with dementia
Under the measure, it would be automatically assumed that working conditions directly led to first responders contracting COVID-19 and that it led to a disability
