Public Safety

Highlights

Ahead of Surfside condo collapse anniversary, Florida’s legislature approves inspection standards

Nearly a year after one of the worst building tragedies in United States history, the partial...

Smart911 emergency profiles provide first responders with more information, faster

Since the first full time fire department was established in Cincinnati in 1853, emergency...

The MSP downstream cyberthreat paradox: Understanding the city and county connection

Recently the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) along with the FBI, NSA,...

News

Report: Between staffing shortages, pandemic, public safety organizations face uphill battle

Between the pandemic, rancorous national politics, civil unrest and staffing shortages, it’s been a difficult few years for those working in public safety—to say the least. A new report from Rave Mobile Safety, a critical communication platform, quantifies the toll that’s been taken on the industry at large. A little more than 60 percent of […]

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U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture announce new 10-year wildfire mitigation plan

Budgets can be balanced; staffing shortages can be solved; failing infrastructure can be fixed; but no political leader—no matter how adept—can stem rising tides, hold off a hurricane or smother an out-of-control wildfire. Of all the challenges municipal and county administrators must face, none is more daunting than climate change. In its latest effort to assist […]

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Accountable yet feeling powerless: Report highlights challenges mayors face in addressing homelessness

Homelessness is a societal problem that’s not easily fixed. It’s a political challenge for mayors as much as it is a civic one—one that requires collaborative effort from many stakeholders, not just a single political leader. The 2021 Menino Survey, published this month, sheds light on these challenges through mayoral perspectives on homelessness and the […]

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Grand jury report on Surfside condo collapse proposes dozens of policy recommendations

Around 1:30 a.m. on the morning of June 24, a large section of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida collapsed. All but one person sleeping inside the 136-unit building—renters, owners, visitors, family and friends—perished. “Except for a 14-year-old child, who was discovered near the top of the two-story tall pile […]

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Public safety organizations will face new, ongoing challenges in the new year

Following a turbulent 2020 that was marked by protests over police killings, this year brought with it many challenges for those in public safety—from local policy changes to confronting the ongoing pandemic and a national reckoning over the way agencies should operate. Next year promises to bring about more changes. “The last few years have been […]

Article

Cyber-first infrastructure should be a priority

Now that the battle has ended and the $1 trillion infrastructure bill is law, another challenge has come into stark relief—how to build this critical infrastructure securely. The only way to do this is to have a “cyber-first” mindset when developing these projects across the country. To its credit, the legislation sets aside nearly $2 […]

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Kenton County among first to procure 3-D hydrography data, employ semiautomated remote sensing techniques

If a picture is worth a thousand words, I always say, then a map is worth a million. This explains how the Kenton County (Ky.) Geographic information system and mapping (GIS) has been able to give Northern Kentucky solid direction over the last 35 years. Since its inception in 1985, the department, on its own […]

Commentary

Global pandemic ignites new era of public safety innovation

History shows that times of crisis and disruption are often the driving force behind technological innovation and growth. Nowhere is this more evident than in public safety, where those on the frontlines in law enforcement and emergency response need to adapt quickly to meet the safety and security needs of the communities they serve. One […]

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Ensuring equitable public safety responses in college towns

In college towns across the United States, students run into many of the same dangers as the general public—traffic accidents, hit and runs, housing disasters and general crime. When one of these tragedies affects a student, even when it occurs off-campus, college leaders are “on the frontline” making one of the most difficult phone calls […]

Commentary

How local governments can better utilize text messages

For many people, text messaging is still thought of as a way to communicate with family and friends. But more and more, businesses are getting in on the short message service (SMS) action, using these quick messages to reach customers and prospects with meaningful marketing messages. There is no reason government agencies shouldn’t also be […]

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Public Safety

Highlights

Ahead of Surfside condo collapse anniversary, Florida’s legislature approves inspection standards

Smart911 emergency profiles provide first responders with more information, faster

The MSP downstream cyberthreat paradox: Understanding the city and county connection

News

Report: Between staffing shortages, pandemic, public safety organizations face uphill battle

News

U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture announce new 10-year wildfire mitigation plan

News

Accountable yet feeling powerless: Report highlights challenges mayors face in addressing homelessness

News

Grand jury report on Surfside condo collapse proposes dozens of policy recommendations

News

Public safety organizations will face new, ongoing challenges in the new year

Article

Cyber-first infrastructure should be a priority

Article

Kenton County among first to procure 3-D hydrography data, employ semiautomated remote sensing techniques

Commentary

Global pandemic ignites new era of public safety innovation

Article

Ensuring equitable public safety responses in college towns

Commentary

How local governments can better utilize text messages

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