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Los Angeles Daily News
In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush directed the secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System.
"This system provides a consistent nationwide template to enable federal, state, tribal and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location or complexity," says FEMA's website.
The nationally standardized protocols allow emergency services managers and responders to go anywhere in the country and smoothly fit into the structure.
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RCR Wireless News
The Internet of Things is already offering benefits for private companies across the globe, but the adoption of these technologies by government institutions and agencies is also going through a rapid growth phase. The use of public safety IoT tools is one of the key implementations being adopted by governments at all levels.
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Boston Herald
The world must brace for the threat of further attacks in the wake of the recent bloodshed in Brussels, terror experts said.
"We're all at risk" of Brussels turning into a coordinated multicity, multicountry attack, said former Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Daniel Linskey, now managing director of the global investigations and securities firm Kroll.
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StateImpact
Following a series of explosions and accidents the federal government announced it would expand safety rules for natural gas pipelines. Regulators cited a 2010 explosion in San Bruno, California, that left eight people dead and injured more than 50.
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Claims Journal
Recently published CDC guidelines effectively address the epidemic of prescription opioids in the initial treatment of chronic pain. However, workers' compensation insurers, claims managers, employers and beneficiaries may be scratching their heads about application of the guidelines to claimants with established long-term treatment regimens that often include potent narcotics.
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Governing
Every morning when Detective Jerry Thompson arrives at work, he checks the jail roster to see who was arrested last night and who'll be appearing before a judge later in the morning for a bond hearing. Assaults, DUIs, misdemeanors, felony drugs — Thompson passes over these. He's looking for just one type of arrest: domestic violence.
Thompson is one of two detectives who works domestic violence cases in High Point, North Carolina, a city of more than 107,000 people in Guilford County. For years, it has had the highest rate of domestic violence in the state.
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Sun Herald
The White House recently unveiled several billion dollars' worth of corporate commitments to water research and development during a high-level summit.
Pegged to World Water Day, the summit was intended to draw attention to specific state and corporate pledges as well as new Obama administration initiatives prompted in part by Western states' drought and the Flint, Michigan, drinking water scandal.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 There has been a serious debate about this issue after the interim head of University of Iowa police, David Visin, recently admitted his diabetic condition may have affected his decision-making process when he interfered with an investigation involving his stepson last year. He also said he had hidden his condition from colleagues to avoid discrimination. It's not clear how Visin's condition interfered with his sense of duty, though it has brought the issue to the forefront.
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Palm Beach Post
A below-average hurricane season this year? Floridians will take that, even if it is just an early prediction.
Phil Klotzbach, a leading hurricane expert, made that prediction, based partly on the fact that frigid waters flowing out of the North Atlantic Ocean may limit activity as warm seas that feed energy to storms cool.
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