Reduced budgets force some fire departments to implement emergency services fees for nonresidents, but some states are outlawing the practice altogether.
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August 24, 2010
Counterterrorism training for first responders has already resulted in mitigating a terrorist act in progress.
August 13, 2010
Sensors will add chemical data to Rhode Island's common operating picture.
August 10, 2010
The new $1 monthly fee on Internet-based phone service will help the county pay for emergency services, call towers and dispatching upgrades.
May 24, 2010
Survey of college emergency managers will create a framework for a comprehensive emergency management plan for higher-education institutions.
May 18, 2010
A window of broadband technology grants is open exclusively to jurisdictions receiving waivers.
May 07, 2010
With the failed bombing in Times Square on Saturday, May 4, the issue of federal funding to support New York City's homeland security efforts has once again been raised.
April 15, 2010
It’s time for higher education institutions to vie for the millions of dollars available to develop and improve campus-based emergency management planning efforts.
April 09, 2010
Recovery Act grants for mapping areas unserved and underserved by broadband to help build a statewide data set that could benefit local emergency responders.
March 17, 2010
Experts suggest fixing the immigration system will lead to improved border security.
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