PUBLIC SAFETY/Fire department helps with runaway program 1st March 2001 The problem of runaway youth is a national one; every year, 1 million to 1.3 million youths run away from home. Chesterfield County, Va., has not been
City adds personal alarms to its domestic violence arsenal 1st January 2001 In October, the New Haven (Conn.) Department of Police Services (DPS) implemented a program in which victims of domestic abuse are issued devices that,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/Reverse 911 system has broad application 1st October 2000 The Orange County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Department was looking for a system that would help it track missing children and issue hurricane evacuation notices.
Drill tests response to terrorism 1st August 2000 On May 20, runners gathered in Portsmouth, N.H., for a 5K road race that originated at the city’s Port Authority. As registrants waited for the race’s
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/Center prepared for multiple disasters 1st July 2000 Oakland, Calif., has become well acquainted with natural disasters over the past 10 years. The city felt the effects of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
PUBLIC SAFETY/Police map new approach to domestic calls 1st June 2000 Domestic violence affects one in every three women in the United States, according to the Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco. In 1999, 24,000
DISASTER MANAGEMENT/Fort Worth manages tornado according to plan 1st June 2000 April 4 started like a normal day in Texas. By nightfall, however, as a tornado rolled into downtown Fort Worth, the once-calm land turned into a disaster
Reverse 911 aids emergency victims 1st February 2000 When disasters occur, public safety officials usually are faced with a barrage of phone calls from residents and media asking for details about the situation.
County puts emergency evacuation on the map 1st February 2000 With a nuclear power generation facility and several chemical plants in its jurisdiction, Linn County, Iowa, is a likely location for a hazardous materials
PUBLIC SAFETY/County fights cardiac arrest with AEDs 1st January 2000 Owen County, Ind., is one of the first counties in the nation to equip public schools with automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), and the first county
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