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Public Safety Agencies Deploy Drones to Plan for and Prevent Disasters

Cities, counties and state governments turn to drones to help fight crime, combat fires and assist in rescue efforts. By 2018, at least 910 U.S. sheriff’s offices, police and fire departments, and emergency services agencies had purchased drones, an 82 percent increase from the previous year, according to a study by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard…

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These easy-to-build shelters are helping cities quickly provide cover to the homeless

Two years ago, Tacoma, Washington, declared a state of emergency over homelessness. With 1,300 people experiencing homelessness in the surrounding Pierce County, and hundreds of them living on Tacoma’s streets, officials kicked off a three-phase plan to address the issue. They deployed rapid resource pop-ups, such as hand-washing stations and portables, and worked to expand…

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Over $1 Billion in Impact Reported by Manufacturers Working with the FloridaMakes Network

The FloridaMakes Board of Directors announced today that Florida manufacturers who received services through the state-wide FloridaMakes network have reported a combined total of over one billion dollars in measurable economic impacts and created or retained 6,953 manufacturing jobs since the program started delivering services in 2016. The FloridaMakes network is an industry-led initiative operated…

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Jupiter’s veterans memorial will feature 5 monoliths illumitated by LED lights

JUPITER — Ask Noah Narut if there’s an appetite in Jupiter for a memorial to honor U.S. military veterans and you’ll get a matter-of-fact answer: “Absolutely.” The 45-year-old Marine Corps veteran said he sees proof each Memorial Day he spends at the South Florida National Cemetery in suburban Lake Worth Beach. Narut suspects many visitors honoring…

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