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.
Firefighters at Longview Fire Department are blending fitness, faster response times and community outreach by playing daily pickleball at Clary Courts
Trump administration officials say this practice is needed to safeguard ICE officers and their families from being harassed or threatened in public and online
The proposal is intended to allow patrol officers to be deployed more effectively in the field, according to Albany officials
The bipartisan group is asking for information about federal housing in the hopes of bolstering the ranks
The state health department suspended the Walla Walla man’s paramedic license, making him ineligible for paid leave, a city spokesperson said
The effort to clear trees and underbrush from national forests in 10 states may be undermined by a worker shortage, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said
Each family will receive funds from Kansas City plus money from the private auto insurance provider for the firefighter who was driving
Troy uses incentives to help with retention and tries to compensate the unpaid firefighters, said Mayor Ethan Baker
The city will now pay most NOPD officers at least the same $50 per hour wage that they had offered to the auxiliary officers
More than 90 out of 102 county sheriffs have publicly stated that they won’t aggressively enforce the law
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also aims to create a $75 million fund to address the causes of water scarcity and climate change
EMTs and others would be protected from civil and criminal liability while performing their duties with law enforcement
Since Norwich volunteer firefighters filed a petition, a special election on the ordinance will be held
Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen expects the weapons ban to be challenged in court, but until then he says that he is going to follow his “morals and beliefs”
“This is where the future goes,” said Gov. Tim Walz, who rode in the Rosenbauer vehicle
The hackers posted over 120K files from BART’s PD, including the names of child abuse victims, driver’s license numbers and mental health info
The district is slated for dissolution on June 1 under a Florida law DeSantis signed last year
Raymond Barton says his rights were violated, and his attorneys say he was at odds with Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley
They see shortfalls in the proposed rules for processing damage claims stemming from a fire sparked by forest managers
