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 bill offers first-time homebuyer assistance with $0 down and no monthly mortgage insurance for qualified law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS providers
A Baton Rouge Cybertruck owner donated $20,000 worth of EV fire blankets to local fire stations after learning they had only two to handle electric vehicle fires
Lower Merion Township offers a 100% real estate tax credit to active volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel who live and own property in the township
The package creates an independent investigations office, bans chokeholds and broadens the ability to de-certify officers who’ve engaged in misconduct
Three-fourths of Portland-area residents say they don’t want to see policing in the city dip below its current levels, with a plurality supporting an increase in cops
The resolution would create a division of unarmed civilian employees for non-moving traffic violations
A group that wants to create a new public safety department has gathered enough signatures to make the ballot
The Averted School Violence database aims to help law enforcement learn how school attacks are planned, discovered and thwarted
Independent Fire Company Number 1 officials said they were blindsided by the Town of Maple Shade’s decision
The program will begin by focusing on people with suicidal ideations and without weapons before scaling up, officials said
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A mental health professional acting as an on-scene consultant to police officers can reduce the likelihood of the situation escalating to violence
A new study identifies critical issues that communities should consider after a wildfire
An in-depth study on e-scooter traffic safety reveals where and why most collisions occur
The bill bars cities and counties from reducing their law enforcement budgets by more than 5% in one year, or cumulatively across five years
The Durham union said it can take as long as 10 minutes for firefighters to be dispatched to a call
Town officials say a contract with the sheriff’s office will save them $1.3 million over three years
All “red flag” cases will now go straight to the judge instead of through the prosecutor’s office
Letters distributed to eight other municipalities said an “unfair burden” has been placed on the Warren Fire Department to respond outside the city
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