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9/11, 10 Years Later
September 6, 2011The 9/11 attacks fundamentally changed the way emergency services personnel think about and respond to acts of terrorism. Today, although Osama bin Laden is dead, terrorism remains a threat to the U.S. and the possibility of another event like 9/11 cannot be discounted. For those in public safety, this means rethinking the “normal” way of doing business and learning from the lessons of the past.
Read full articleArk. Man in Plane Spots His Home Being Burglarized
September 6, 2011An Arkansas man who wanted to capture aerial photos of his home during his first plane ride instead helped catch two men burglarizing it.
Read full articleClinics Face Medical Board Inquiry
September 6, 2011The New Mexico Medical Board has agreed to investigate two Albuquerque clinics that perform abortions after receiving complaints based on 911 calls for emergency transports of clinic patients to hospitals. Representatives for the clinics say the complaints to the board are nothing more than a national strategy of harassment by anti-abortion advocates.
Read full article6 Investigations in About 6 Years Focused on Police Dispatcher
September 6, 2011A Colorado Springs police dispatcher was at the center of six internal affairs investigations over her six-and-a-half-year career, including one quashed by a former deputy chief against the advice of others in the agency, documents show.
Read full articleHeroism & Unity
September 2, 2011Every year, Americans across our country pause to remember the thousands of lives lost on September 11, 2001, including the…
Read full articleArchitects Design Group Designs Orange County Sheriff Sector II Building
September 1, 2011Orlando, FL (September 1, 2011) – Architects Design Group (ADG), headquartered in Winter Park, announced the firm has completed the…
Read full articleGovernment Sues to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
September 1, 2011The Justice Department took the unusual step Wednesday to try to block AT&T’s $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, arguing that the proposed merger would lead to higher wireless prices, less innovation and fewer choices for consumers.
Read full articleEmergency Center OK’d
September 1, 2011TAMPA: Just days after Irene ravaged the East Coast, Hillsborough County administrators used the proposition of a hurricane hitting the Tampa Bay area to sell county commissioners on the need for a $31.4 million public safety complex.
Read full articleNationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative
September 1, 2011Every day, law enforcement officers at all levels of government—state, local, tribal and federal—observe suspicious behaviors or receive reports from concerned civilians, private security and other government agencies about behaviors that could have a potential nexus to terrorism. Until recently, this information was generally stored at the local level and shared within the agency—or, at the most, regionally shared—as part of an incident reporting system. Enter the Nationwide SAR Initiative.
Read full articleRockefeller Pushes for Better First Responder Communication
September 1, 2011National emergencies require increased federal efforts to secure communications, especially among first responders facing problems ranging from hurricanes and earthquakes to terror attacks, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said.
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