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 Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office’s 4/8/40 schedule pays deputies for working four 10-hour shifts, while they can use 2 hours per shift to work out, go to counseling or do other activities
Fire departments across New York will open their doors for the 14th annual RecruitNY Weekend, recruiting new volunteers through community connections
Cape Ann fire departments received thousands in state grants as part of a $1.63 million effort to boost firefighter safety and prevention programs
Chicago Police stood by ShotSpotter, saying it’s “crucial” for quick responses to where gun violence occurs
The Mission Fire Fighters Association noted firefighters heavily pushed for fire-based EMS because of high call volume and the lack of a secondary provider
The vaccine requirement applies to salaried and volunteer responders in Skagit County fire districts
The law makes it a crime to stand within 20 feet of officers with the “intent to impede, provoke or harass” them
Nearly half of the 36,000 annual traffic fatalities in the U.S. occur on rural roads, even though only a fifth of the population lives in rural areas
Mayor Jacob Frey said the language hid “the full consequences” of an initiative to replace the city’s police department
The bonuses, funded through the city’s $20.53 million City Hall allocation from the American Rescue Plan, will be paid at two different levels
Police union leaders say they have “questions and concerns” as to how the ordinance will impact cops
The Los Angeles City Council voted to have the LAFD examine its procedures “for behavioral, discriminatory and retaliatory complaints”
“I hate to see the work of good cops undermined by the poor leadership of the sheriff,” said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo
The City Council agreed to put a measure on the ballot which, if approved, would let the volunteer Citizen Oversight Board appoint an independent monitor
MPD will no longer be conducting traffic stops solely for these offenses: expired tabs, an item dangling from a mirror or not having a working license plate light
With EMS short-staffed, overcrowded Brevard County emergency departments are typing up critical personnel waiting to offload patients
The financial liabilities come despite the county spending upwards of $450 million on reforms
If approved by voters, the proposal would require the city to employ no fewer than two officers per 1,000 residents
City officials had argued that a judge overstepped her bounds in ordering the city to hire at least 730 officers
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