Public Safety
To the rescue
Sirens sounded, warning the residents of Utica, Ill., that a tornado was approaching. As they had many times before, 30 residents of the rural western...
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Emergency ResponseJust passing through? Drive safe, or pay upBecause the stretch of Interstate 71/75 that runs through Erlanger, Ky., on the main corridor from Michigan to Florida is one of the busiest in the country,... Software computes disaster destructionOrange County, Calif., recently completed a pilot project to build a computer model to help estimate potential losses from disasters. Using GIS-based... To the rescueSirens sounded, warning the residents of Utica, Ill., that a tornado was approaching. As they had many times before, 30 residents of the rural western... |
Homeland Security
Border towns fight federal fence plans
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency plans to build a nearly 700-mile fence along the southern border of the United States to curb illegal immigration....
INSIDE WASHINGTON/Homeland security report divides locals
Local leaders are split over a new study that estimates homeland security funding will fall short by $98.4 million over the next five years and states...
Homeland Security outlook
Homeland Security outlook...
