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King County, Wash., last year released a guide to smoke readiness, response planning and adaptation at a time when the prospects for busy fire seasons are only increasing. It offers a blueprint others can fo...
To address staffing shortages and other challenges of emergency medical services in the rural area, a study recommended the creation of a countywide EMS authority to “share resources and stabilize funding.”
The University of Miami installed the second phase of its SEAHIVE project, which uses 3D-printed concrete structures seeded with coral off the city's coast, designed to help break down waves that come in fro...
In 2025, 139 people died in flash floods in Texas Hill Country; in similar floods last week, just two lives were lost. Credit for that goes to quick work from Texas lawmakers, as well as more knowledge of th...
A regional police academy in Texas recently started using the technology to train rookie officers on scenarios they will face on duty. An instructor discusses the program and the limits of training on other...
If the tax measure passes, the funds will pay to fill 86 additional public safety positions. The money would come from a 50-50 split of sales and property taxes.
Officials say the system can detect small brush fires 100 yards away and deliver pictures of the flames, their location and even a weather report in three seconds to public safety dispatchers.
Maryland Heights is the latest city to join the West Central Dispatch Center after struggles to find qualified employees to replace those who've left. The city expects to save $600,000 a year even after payi...
The technology will be used for all interactions with the public who have “limited or no English proficiency,” which will allow deputies to communicate more clearly during traffic stops and other interac...
The funding comes through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and aims to help reduce neighborhood flooding and improve the city’s stormwater infrastructure.
In this year’s awards from the Center for Digital Government, the 54 winning counties used both traditional and emerging technologies to make meaningful change for residents and staff.
The county can't meet its minimum need for emergency dispatch call takers, a job that requires extensive training. An agreement with a neighboring dispatch center will temporarily relieve the strain.
The proposed facility in Oakland County will better serve multiple police agencies and streamline emergency response coordination. Its use will also be offered to fire departments and social workers.
The Heat Policy Agenda from the Federation of American Scientists aims to help states and cities develop more resilience to extreme heat events. It might be best understood as an agenda of strategies.
Together, four active wildfires have burned an area nearly twice the size of Denver, and evacuations continue. The Aspen Acres Fire is Colorado’s largest active blaze and the seventh-largest in state histo...
Montana first responders are using CAD technology to deal with staffing shortages. As this happens, the federal government pushes for more AI and other tools to help prevent and contain wildfires.
The $17.2 million campus includes a training tower that’s five stories tall and 17,051 square feet, along with a two-story support building with classrooms, office space, a decontamination facility and oth...
The city police department used drones more than any other agency in 2025, per the yearly Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
More oversight of the state’s overdue and over-budget Next-Generation 911 project may go into effect soon after requirements proposed earlier this session were included in recent budget and trailer bills.
House Bill 2535 requires that floor plans and infrastructure inventories be provided annually to local fire officials as a condition of occupancy. The bill protects submitted information as confidential.
Police Chief Scott Edinger told the Jamestown Police and Fire Committee that the department received 15 requests for video footage in a two-week stretch, many coming from YouTube channels.
While police tout the centers for effectiveness in proactive policing, some experts warn that the technology could invade residents’ privacy and lead to misuse without proper oversight.
The county is upgrading the controls for nearly 300 sirens and running tests to make sure the update works. Officials say the process will give them more control over where sirens do and don’t sound in the...
Chicago's co-respondent program has become a standalone effort in which police do not accompany mental health professionals to relevant calls. This, one argument says, has made it less effective.