San Francisco city officials say that crime has hit a decade-low and contributed some of that success to the city’s new public safety drone program.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules to expedite the transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911) services with the aim of ensuring that the country’s 911 system functions effectively and supports the deployment of advanced 911 capabilities – including video, text, and data.
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections (DoC) said it is deploying body-worn cameras departmentwide.
The North Carolina 911 Board has completed a lengthy modernization process intended to improve emergency services statewide.
The Delaware Department of Corrections (DoC) is modernizing the mail screening system for all state prison facilities this month to improve mail security and eliminate contraband delivered by mail.
New York has allocated $20 million in grant funding for the Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant (SICG) program, which will help improve emergency communications across the state.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has signed legislation to allow the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to begin installing 400 Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) to address public safety issues in the city.
New York City is rolling out next-generation technology for its snowplows as the city prepares for snow season.
The city of Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Police is modernizing how it records and reports crime data and will switch over to using the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) First Responder Emerging Technologies (FirstTech) program is asking state government entities to apply for assistance to fund expansion of the Public Safety Broadband Network to serve state agency campuses.