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 county blocked delivery of key rescue equipment to Spokane after accusing the city of ending emergency preparedness agreements
Two of three judges agreed the law “meaningfully constrains” the constitutional right to keep arms by forcing gun owners to get rechecked before each purchase of bullets
Officers with children under 5 can receive up to $400 monthly through Atlanta Police Foundation-backed subsidy
Oakland is among other liberal cities having to change course amid an increase in violent crime
Watertown suit will aim to recover about $178,000 in expenses incurred by the city for the firefighter’s medical emergency and death
The company hired many of the paramedics and EMTs who had been working for AMR
The request for more funding comes after the City Council cut $150 million from the LAPD in 2020
The state has also created a special task force that works to crack down on retail crimes
Ultimately, the cuts are far less severe than calls to defund the police by 50% in 2020
“Volunteers are hard to come by": Assistant Fire Chief Travis Buhnerkempe said the definition of a health care worker and rules for them create a staffing concern
The sum, which was disclosed by three anonymous sources familiar with the matter, would be the largest police-related settlement in Colorado history
Officers had obscured their names and badge numbers while responding to protests citing safety and privacy concerns
The gunman legally bought the two rifles used in the shooting, despite having a gun taken away from him a year earlier
The facility will be used for training exercises and to house a public safety program designed to get area kids interested in becoming first responders
The Otsego County pilot program will employ 20 EMTs and its two ambulances are equipped with the latest technology
Officials hope that by next year mental health professionals could respond to one-third of all mental crisis calls to 911
The officers claim a council member defamed them by referring to a fatal police shooting as “a blatant murder”
Pflugerville leaders hired Acadian Ambulance Service after voters chose not to join an emergency services district
Mayor Jenny Durkan criticized the proposal, blaming the city council for an “exodus” of officers
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