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NYPD, Microsoft create crime-fighting system Comments

The technology instantaneously mines data from the police department's records and assembles it in an easy-to-use form ...

PoliceOne Roundtable: Expert insights on aftermarket vehicle safety equipment

Squad. Cruiser. Roller. Panda. No matter what you call it, there may not be a more awesome automobile on the road than a police car. As awesome as they are though, they’re the devil to keep running ...

Grant funds Wash. police training for domestic violence, stalking

US Official News Olympia, Wash. — Washington State University and Pullman police will participate in training Nov. 1 and 2 to respond to domestic violence and stalking. The training, hosted by Alternatives ...

Video: Swarm of mini-choppers assists police in Japan Video

By PoliceOne Staff Mini choppers that assisted in an emergency drill conducted by Japanese police may find themselves a more permanent place on the force after the experiment's success. In a video ...

New tool allows disaster modeling and simulation systems to share data

First responders participating in disaster exercises usually have to rely on disaster modeling and simulation to imagine how something like a damaged building might look following an earthquake or terror ...

Thousands of wildfire warnings undelivered in Colo. Comments

Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — More than 20,000 evacuation calls were never delivered to residents in the path of a wildfire that destroyed about 350 homes around Colorado Springs last ...

Portable emergency shelters that won't break the bank Comments

Whether you endorse global warming, the end of the world as predicted by the Mayan Calendar, or the coming Zombie Apocalypse (or not), it’s evident we are experiencing an unusual number of natural ...

New Ford truck can tackle criminals, fires Comments

Ford's Special Service Vehicle package for its F-150 pick-up can turn the vehicle into a police, fire or rescue truck. ...

NJ city shows off $12 million in vehicles and gear that federal grants paid for

By Terrence T. McDonald The Jersey Journal JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jersey City officials hosted a show-and-tell Wednesday of roughly $12 million in new fire trucks, police vehicles and other emergency-management ...

Assembly plant shooting proves turning point for regional interoperability

OakWIN consists of 47 tower sites and features high-quality, digital trunking capabilities for more than 5,000 police, fire, and EMS personnel. ...

Easing communication with cognitive radio

In the wake of the season’s most devastating hurricane, a major metropolitan area reaches out to nearby smaller towns for law enforcement and firefighting assistance. Communication between the city’s ...

NC city to build wireless network for police, fire

Officials say people surfing the web on smart phones has led to problems for police and fire departments ...

WV State Police unveils mobile disaster command center

Agency realized they needed a way to organize state troopers at locations where cellphone service is limited ...

10 years after 9/11: When will D-Block be done? Video

At 0700 hours today, I was 48 floors above Ground Zero, peering down into the construction site and 9/11 Memorial and saying a silent prayer for the heroes we lost that dreadful day in September. I had ...

Calif. Bay Area responders still not on same radio frequency

Progress has been hampered by high costs, intergovernmental wrangling, multilayered bureaucracy and technology that's still evolving ...

10 years later, NY responders communicate better Comments

Sept. 11 was a convergence of the worst possible problems in communication technology ...

‘Virtual escort’ app to aid campus police Comments

University police are adding an emergency situation mobile application that streams audio and video ...

Okla. police add emergency contact technology

The clip-on dots contain a number that medics can use to access medical records ...

Maintaining hygiene under field or extreme conditions Comments

One of the biggest problems following natural disasters is the spread of disease and infection after the event. With the breakdown of basic sanitation services and clean water, it becomes increasingly ...