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.
Goldfeder, Bashoor, Moore-Merrell, Leeb and other U.S. fire service leaders urge reaching out to elected officials about the importance of National Fire Academy programs
The agency is reportedly evaluating fire and EMS training programs and spending to ensure alignment with Trump administration priorities
The Russell Fire Department can make sure all of its firefighters have properly fitting facepieces
A committee formed to provide input on the monument design includes representatives from FDNY and other first responder unions
The same events and conditions that led to crime epidemics in the past are occurring now
The call comes four years after a DOJ recommendation that Chicago Police adopt a foot pursuit policy
Currently, Atlanta PD is about 400 officers under its authorized level amid a spike in violent crime
“When someone makes a threat, it should be taken very seriously”
A report found 30% of 911 calls were put on hold last year, but Dispatch Manager Maureen Ramsey said the problem goes even deeper
The project aims to help women recover from substance use disorders and reenter the workforce after prison
Seven states accounted for more than half of all pedestrian deaths, according to a new analysis
The bipartisan bill was co-authored by Rep. Norma J. Torres, who is a former LAPD dispatcher, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a former FBI agent
Under the proposed plan, the Ithaca Police Department would be split into armed and unarmed divisions
23,941 people intentionally killed themselves with a gun in 2019
A new city council proposal seeks to leverage impact fees on developers to pay for a dire shortage of public safety infrastructure
Overtime was temporarily suspended to combat economic loss related to the pandemic
New York will also start automatically expunging criminal records for certain past marijuana-related convictions
The plan lays out nine “core recommendations,” including the creation of a community board that will serve as a bridge between the town’s residents and police
Law enforcement agencies would do well to heed drug trafficking’s technology-driven distribution systems
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