SafeGov
SafeGov focuses on helping local and state government agencies protect their communities by implementing effective safety and security measures. This includes developing strategies for emergency preparedness, law enforcement, public health, and cybersecurity to ensure the well-being of citizens. Government agencies play a crucial role in fostering safe environments through proactive planning and resource allocation. This directory offers articles on SafeGov and related topics like Public Safety, which explores broader initiatives aimed at safeguarding the public from various threats.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said false claims about withholding aid are demoralizing to relief workers
A new $549,943 project aims to explore how virtual reality can improve disaster preparedness among older adults and other vulnerable groups
Wildfire sensors will help detect early fire activity and provide firefighters with advanced warning to protect communities.
Advocates are hoping congressional legislation will align the HUD definition of homelessness with that of other federal agencies, so that more children, teens and young adults experiencing homelessness can access services.
The Trump Administration is reducing the number of refugees who may enter the country in 2020 to 18,000 -- the lowest since the program began in 1980.
“The fact that people stepped forward and said what they had heard led us to prevent a tragedy today,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
Though still a work in progress, Chicago Lawn is no longer the South Side neighborhood of violent repute, and it may just be a model that helps struggling neighborhoods across the country.
Tribal police and courts were not allowed to pursue non-Native Americans who attacked women on reservations until changes were made to the Violence Against Women Act in 2013. Now a Senate version of the reauthorization bill seeks to roll back these changes.
Native American women experience some of the nation’s highest rates of murder, sexual violence and domestic abuse.
Waymo’s instructional video comes two days after the National Transportation Safety Board found a distracted human safety driver caused a fatal crash of an autonomous Uber car.
NTSB members applauded Uber for cooperating with its nearly two-year long investigation, but they cited an “ineffective safety culture” at the company that played a central role in the fatal crash.
There are several ways to make your own firearm, some requiring more knowledge than others. And they don’t require a background check
The makeover calls for unique playground equipment with a forest theme, a picnic and lawn area, an off-leash dog park, adult exercise equipment, a vendor kiosk and public restrooms with an attendant.
According to a new report from the National Judicial Opioid Task Force, courts need to address the opioid epidemic from a public health perspective.
L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg have called for California to enact a legal imperative to provide a roof for every homeless individual and family.
With gun violence soaring, Mayor Melvin Carter will ask for the funds on top of his 2020 police-fire budget request.
The gun used to commit the recent school shooting in Santa Clarita, Calif., is what authorities refer to as a ghost gun: one assembled from parts, allowing the owner to bypass background check and registration requirements.
The state just launched a new public health campaign to tackle rising meth use, but without change to state laws, real recovery may not be possible.
The ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ movement is on the rise. Several Virginia counties are the latest to pass these resolutions, declaring their intent to oppose “any efforts to unconstitutionally restrict” gun rights.
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