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Facing up to facial recognition

While many communities have developed ordinances and regulations aimed at banning or limiting...

Passionate about fire prevention: 2022 Exemplary Public Servant Ray Melton

Two influential events brought Ray Melton into his current role as fire and life safety educator...

Federal Highway Administration launches first-ever $350M wildlife crossings grant program

Each year, more than one million American drivers collide with wildlife in the roadway, killing...

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Electrostatic sprayer system kills COVID-19, disinfects public spaces in a matter of hours

The entire country is on high alert in the race to prevent a coronavirus epidemic in the United States. Even before any cases were confirmed, city mayors were declaring a state of emergency to prepare for the potential onslaught of patients. The U.S. hasn’t seen a public health threat of this magnitude in years. Though […]

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COVID-19 municipal survey

As cities and counties prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, American City & County staff want to know what different communities have done or are doing to prepare and respond. Please consider taking this 7-question survey. The results will help us get a better understanding of the plans our local governments have in place, and the […]

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DEA names eight cities major meth transportation hubs, announces crackdown

The Drug Enforcement Administration has identified eight cities as major methamphetamine “transportation hubs” in its new crackdown effort dubbed Operation Crystal Shield. Efforts will focus on Atlanta, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans and Saint Louis, according to administration materials. The DEA believes these cities are where the majority of the country’s meth […]

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Kentucky sheriff lays off, rehires department’s entire staff during budget crisis

Between Feb. 13 and Feb.17, Breathitt County, Ky., Sheriff’s office had a staff of only one person. Breathitt County Sheriff John Hollan was forced to lay off his entire staff members, including deputies and court security officers, on Feb. 13 because his department’s 2020 budget had not been approved by the Jan. 15 state deadline, […]

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City of Oakland turns to Motorola Solutions’ cloud-based disaster-recovery service for CAD

Oakland, Calif., has selected Motorola Solutions’ new cloud-based “Disaster Recovery as a Service” (DRaaS) solution as an alternative method to access the PremierOne CAD system in the event of an earthquake, wildfire or other incident that causes the on-premise infrastructure to be unavailable. City of Oakland CIO Andrew “Pete” Peterson said that he believes having […]

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How 5G can improve emergency response efforts during extreme weather

“People didn’t die from the smoke. People didn’t die from the fire. People died because they didn’t know something was coming,” said Joseph Solis, former 911 dispatch employee and police officer, on the 2017 California wildfires. The increasing need for disaster response is down to one simple and depressing fact — these instances are becoming […]

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2020’s 10 most dangerous U.S. cities

The word ‘dangerous’ can be somewhat subjective, depending on the person. However the amount of violent crime — murder, rape, armed robbery, aggravated assault, etc. — in an area is an accurate determinant of how objectively dangerous an area is. Neighborhood Scout, a provider of hyperlocal real estate data, found the 100 most dangerous U.S. […]

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SC Attorney General sues Columbia over city gun ordinances

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is suing Columbia, S.C., over multiple firearm-related city ordinances that Wilson claims violate state and the 2nd Amendment. In the lawsuit, Wilson references three city ordinances that he believes preempt state law, WIS News reports. The ordinances ban homemade firearms and having firearms within 1,000 feet of a school, […]

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Keeping pace with the future of public safety technology

Over the past decade, emerging technology has undeniably transformed public safety within our cities. Advanced software and hardware, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, drones and increasingly sophisticated communications networks are enabling a new era of emergency planning, preparation and prevention that will continue to have a profound effect on the practice of public safety and emergency […]

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Active shooter preparation: Don’t cross the line of traumatization

Active shooter incidents in communities, workplaces and public venues erupt, too regularly, as shocking reminders of the vulnerability to violence. Through the first nine months of 2019, a 50 percent increase in mass shootings have been reported, with at least 21 this year compared to 14 in the corresponding period in 2018. Across the country, […]

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Public Safety

Highlights

Facing up to facial recognition

Passionate about fire prevention: 2022 Exemplary Public Servant Ray Melton

Federal Highway Administration launches first-ever $350M wildlife crossings grant program

Product

Electrostatic sprayer system kills COVID-19, disinfects public spaces in a matter of hours

Exclusive

COVID-19 municipal survey

Article

DEA names eight cities major meth transportation hubs, announces crackdown

Article

Kentucky sheriff lays off, rehires department’s entire staff during budget crisis

Article

City of Oakland turns to Motorola Solutions’ cloud-based disaster-recovery service for CAD

Commentary

How 5G can improve emergency response efforts during extreme weather

Gallery

2020’s 10 most dangerous U.S. cities

Article

SC Attorney General sues Columbia over city gun ordinances

Article

Keeping pace with the future of public safety technology

Commentary

Active shooter preparation: Don’t cross the line of traumatization

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