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By Bob Kowalski
 With the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, we were reminded that disaster reaches beyond crime scenes and into daily lives. That touches home whether people are attending conferences at large gathering sites or fans heading to the arena or stadium for a game. The changes to security after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were so dramatic that it's difficult to remember what ordinary circumstances such as attending concerts, conventions or sporting events were like before then.
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Governing
Like many cities, Mobile, Alabama, didn't even know how many blighted properties it had. Instagram offered a cheap and simple way to start figuring that out.
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The Wall Street Journal via Fox News
The White House is pushing to make tourniquets as commonplace as heart defibrillators in U.S. schools, stadiums, airports, malls and other public places, to reduce fatalities from mass shootings and terror bombings.
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Claims Journal
Even small toy drones can pose a significant hazard to traditional planes and helicopters in a collision, according to a study. Drones will "most certainly" cause more damage to aircraft than birds, which have caused airliners to crash, according to the study by Aero Kinetics Aviation LLC of Fort Worth, Texas. Drones are made of solid plastics, batteries and metal, which cause greater damage in a collision compared to bird flesh, the study found.
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MultiBriefs
In an effort to enhance the overall content of RiskWatch, we'd like to include peer-written articles in future editions. As a member of PRIMA, your knowledge of the event industry lends itself to unprecedented expertise. And we're hoping you'll share this expertise with your peers through well-written commentary. Because of the digital format, there's no word limit and our group of talented editors can help with final edits. If you're interested in participating, please contact Ronnie Richard to discuss logistics.
Government Technology
As city officials continue to scrutinize the Houston Police Department's plans to outfit their officers with body cameras, a national study has found a majority of Americans believe widespread implementation of the devices would improve relations between law enforcement and the public.
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UCSF News Center
Approximately 1 in 20 survivors of gunshot violence in an urban area with high crime died within five years, mainly by homicide, according to the results of a study that tracked patients after they had been discharged from the hospital that treated them.
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By Mark Huber
 So when exactly is someone too mentally unstable to be trusted with the flight controls of an aircraft? In the wake of the Germanwings co-pilot mass murder/suicide this spring, we can expect the usual hysteria and overreaction from politicians and regulators and additional pages of compliance trailing behind. But it all really comes down to personal responsibility. A pilot instinctively knows when he or she is mentally or physically fit to fly. That's where the question really begins and ends.
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Property Casualtiy 360
Cars and trucks from the 2008 model year or older that were originally sold or registered in high humidity areas along the U.S. Gulf Coast are getting top priority for repairs as the government commences the massive Takata air bag inflator recall, the Associated Press reported.
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Emergency Management
Firefighters from several agencies Wednesday demonstrated new tools being used across Ventura County to rescue people trapped in vehicles after crashes.
The Ventura County, Fillmore and Oxnard fire departments this year received 17 sets of Holmatro extraction tools and other equipment through $562,000 in grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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