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• How technology can heal community tension

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  When properly used, it can help every sworn officer uphold their sworn oath to integrity

• Could ‘smart’ uniforms reduce police use of force?

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  The exoskeleton uniform of the near future aims to increase decision-making time and safety for officers and decrease the need to go hands-on

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  Get an inside look at how state and local agencies are using technologies like Google Cloud and Dialogflow to enable remote workforce collaboration and engage citizens with tools like virtual intelligent agents

• Technology procurement: Why community buy-in is key

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  Educating civilians about mass violence prevention and investigation technology procurement and policy development

• Using technology to mitigate mass violence: Before, during and after the call

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  For technology to be useful, it must be available quickly, and officers have to be trained in its use

• Mont. FD receives $300K grant for hazmat-detecting drones

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  The drones are equipped with thermal sensors for search and rescue operations and gas monitors to detect hazardous materials escaping from crashes or industrial accidents

• First responders fear FCC plan could interfere with their ability to control traffic signals

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  The "safety band" spectrum used to keep first responders from getting caught in traffic en route to an emergency may be opened up for use by unlicensed Wi-Fi users

• Public-private partnership awarded $1M to create public safety innovation platform

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  Responder Corp, RapidSOS, the Orleans Parish Communication District and the Western Fire Chiefs Association were awarded the grant to develop the R2 Network

• Miss. ambulance service reports ransomware data breach

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  AAA Ambulance Service reported that some individuals' personal information was accessed during the breach, including names, social security numbers and medical information

• Ohio dispatch center trials 911 system that streams live video

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  Officials said the 911eye system will equip first responders with important details about a scene, such as the color of smoke or severity of a car crash

• Baltimore Police releases report on aerial surveillance test

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  Planes circling above the city increased the agency's arrest rate by 5% over 3 months, researchers found

• COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response

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  The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations

• Mayor orders San Diego's Smart Streetlights turned off until surveillance ordinance in place

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  Local police hailed the cameras as a game-changer, saying the images helped to identify suspects of violent crimes

• Portland approves strictest ban on facial recognition technology in the U.S.

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  City officials point to concerns over residents' civil rights and privacy as reasons for the bans

• ICMA: The accelerated shift to cloud software in local government

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  "The cloud presents a number of benefits you can’t get from most systems"

• How a Michigan county expedited flood recovery through innovative tech

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  "A lot of people think that traditional surveying is sufficient. But from a safety perspective, that’s not the best way"

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