Eighty-nine firefighters (56 volunteer, 23 career and 10 wildland agency) died while on duty in 2016.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2016, Report Released

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) report, "Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2016," identifies and analyzes all on-duty U.S. firefighter fatalities that occurred last year increase understanding of their causes...
A Border Patrol Agent tests suspected narcotics at the Laredo North Border Patrol Station

Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $1M of the Deadly Opioid Fentanyl

On December 9, 2017, Border Patrol agents seized 35.27 pounds of Fentanyl in Laredo, Texas, at the Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35 encountered a Honda Pilot at the primary...

ICE Arrests 101 in NJ Op Targeting Criminal Aliens (Learn More, Video)

A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for sexual assault on a minor, is among 101 foreign nationals taken into custody during a five-day operation conducted...
Autopsy—an open-source, digital forensics platform used by law enforcement agencies worldwide to determine how a digital device was used in a crime and recover evidence—is being enhanced with the addition of several new capabilities requested by law enforcement.

S&T Enhancing the Autopsy Digital Forensics Tool

Nearly every crime committed today involves digital media, such as computers and cell phones. In most cases, these devices contain vital evidence, including call logs, location information, text and email messages,...

Sikorsky Delivers Firehawks to the LACo FD for Aerial Firefighting (Video)

Sikorsky has delivered two S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopters to the County of Los Angeles at a ceremony in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The S-70i Black Hawk helicopters will be customized to a Firehawk™ configuration to meet L.A. County...
Bakersfield Police Chief Lyle Martin

West Side Crips Gang Member Sweep Nabs More than 35 (Multi-Video)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bakersfield Police Department, the United States Attorney’s Office, the California Department of Justice, the California Highway Patrol, and the Kern County District Attorney’s Office...
The smartphone’s ability to disseminate and receive important information in real-time holds the potential to change the way law enforcement or investigative services work going forward.

It’s Time to Make Mobile Tech Work for First Responders (Multi-Video)

By Larry Rose and Martin Gillespie, Salient CRGT Recent tragedies have highlighted the growing need to provide first responders, law enforcement officers, and federal officers, who protect the lives of citizens daily,...

FBI Releases 2016 NIBRS Crime Reporting Data (Learn More, Video)

The FBI has released information on more than 6 million criminal offenses that were submitted to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2016, and for...
James P. O'Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (Image Credit: Twitter)

O’Neill: We Need Congress, Trump to Help NYPD Foil NYC Terror Attacks

By James O’Neill, New York Daily News via NYPD News Each time we have had a terror attack in New York City, like the bombing attack on Monday morning, the truck attack last...
Thomas Fire Rages On (Image courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department via Twitter)

Firefighter Killed Battling Thomas Fire, Winds Pose New Threat (Video)

By Joseph Serna, Brittny Mejia and Javier Panzar, the Los Angeles Times A firefighter died Thursday while battling the Thomas fire as authorities braced for new powerful winds that could pose threats...