Public Safety

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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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Staying safe in a hotter world

It may be the hottest summer many can remember, but because of global warming, it could be among the coolest we will see this century. Record-breaking heat waves began earlier than ever this summer, and the conditions that cause them will only get worse. Right now, about 900,000 Americans live in places that experience 30 […]

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Report: Traffic fatalities from motor vehicle accidents increased by 7% in the first quarter

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s first-quarter traffic fatality estimates are in, and they’re not encouraging. Around 9,560 people died in motor vehicle accidents in the first three months of 2022, representing a 7 percent increase over last year’s data from the same quarter (there were 8,935 fatalities in the first quarter of 2021). “We […]

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Taking on the heat with tech: Cities create chief heat officers

Usually, my writing has focused on all things tech leadership in local government. And if the term “heat” was ever mentioned, it was directed towards either IT or the CIO. Given all the weather tragedies across the globe it is time we simply stop just talking about it and start doing something about it. This […]

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Increase in emergency response time caused by insufficient staffing, traffic congestion

The pandemic has detrimentally impacted cities and counties in a lot of different ways, including an increase in emergency response time in some cities—a symptom of challenges like congested streets and staffing shortages. In New Orleans, for example, a report from AH Analytics commissioned by the New Orleans City Council found it takes an average […]

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Death toll continues to rise in Kentucky as more severe weather sweeps through the region

Appalachia is underwater—at least 30 people have died in historic flooding that’s brought Kentucky to its knees for the second time in two years, following the devastating tornado that cut across the state in December. Severe weather is continuing to hit the region even as the death toll rises. “If things weren’t hard enough on […]

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Police adopt license plate readers at an accelerating pace

Without a doubt, more law enforcement agencies are acquiring automated license plate reader cameras and technology (ALPR). Study producer Transparency Market Research (TMR) expects the global ALPR market to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent during the forecast period, 2020 to 2030. Much of the growth is linked to a rise […]

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Key considerations for local governments seeking compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that one-in-four adults in the Unites States are living with disability, and that number may still rise as our largest generation, the Baby Boomers, continue to age. Though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is more than 30 years old, continuing to inventory and address the accessibility of […]

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Public has fair level of confidence in public safety during weather and natural disasters, survey finds

Severe storms have been growing in strength due to climate change. Massive heat waves are currently hitting regions across the United States, while wildfire season is well underway. So is hurricane season. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA), as of July 11 there have been nine weather/climate disaster events in the U.S. this […]

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Making school zones safer for students and pedestrians

For the past decade, pedestrian fatalities and injuries due to speed-related vehicle accidents have been on the rise. Sadly, an alarming number of those injuries have occurred in school zones. According to the Transportation Research Board, 25,000 children are injured annually and more than 100 killed on average while walking to or from school, all […]

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Telecommunication software connects legacy infrastructure to modern dispatch centers

In the last few months, news of mass shootings has frequently dominated the headlines. It’s an increasingly concerning issue that must be confronted by public agencies in a number of ways, among them, by making it easier for those in trouble to connect with public safety organizations—and by giving dispatchers more information and tools at […]

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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

Article

Staying safe in a hotter world

News

Report: Traffic fatalities from motor vehicle accidents increased by 7% in the first quarter

Article

Taking on the heat with tech: Cities create chief heat officers

News

Increase in emergency response time caused by insufficient staffing, traffic congestion

News

Death toll continues to rise in Kentucky as more severe weather sweeps through the region

Article

Police adopt license plate readers at an accelerating pace

Article

Key considerations for local governments seeking compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

News

Public has fair level of confidence in public safety during weather and natural disasters, survey finds

Article

Making school zones safer for students and pedestrians

News

Telecommunication software connects legacy infrastructure to modern dispatch centers

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