Safety showcase
EMS and public safety programs from across the country.
- Written by Derek Prall
- 13th August 2014
EMS and public safety programs from across the country.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies announces $25K funding opportunity for 20 asphalt art projectsStreet and asphalt art is a proven way to beautify otherwise bland roadways while simultaneously making them safer. An initiative announced Tuesday by Bloomberg Philanthropies aims to bring more art to North American streets through another round of its Asphalt Art Initiative. Twenty individual grants of $25,000 each will be distributed to selected communities beginning […]
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Facing up to facial recognitionWhile many communities have developed ordinances and regulations aimed at banning or limiting facial recognition—it’s time to re-evaluate. Consumers have generally accepted facial recognition because it makes things easier and still provides a healthy degree of protection as opposed to forgetting or misplacing passwords. Smartphone users use facial recognition every time they look at their […]
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Passionate about fire prevention: 2022 Exemplary Public Servant Ray MeltonTwo influential events brought Ray Melton into his current role as fire and life safety educator at Escambia County Fire and Rescue, a county with a population of about 300,000 people in the northwestern corner of Florida. “My journey started at the age of five, actually. I was sick and stopped breathing. A firefighter saved […]
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Federal Highway Administration launches first-ever $350M wildlife crossings grant programEach year, more than one million American drivers collide with wildlife in the roadway, killing about 200 people. It’s a chronic problem, especially in rural areas, the federal government is seeking to address through a first-ever grant program of more than $350 million distributed over five years. The Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, was created under […]