PUBLIC SAFETY Focus On:

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3- to 4-foot circle

In the Green Bay, Wis., metro area, Hydro Helpers participants are required to clear a 3- to 4-foot circle surrounding the fire hydrant as well as create a footpath to the street.

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The approximate production lead time for new fire trucks is now two to three years. Combined with the scarcity of good, used apparatuses, this extended time frame is putting some cities in a bind.

Source: alamancenews.com/graham-buys-new-ladder-fire-truck/

80+%

In two counties in California, just over 80% of the 164 private and fire-based paramedics who responded to a recent survey indicated it would be helpful to have more training on identifying and treating victims of sexual assault, including which local hospitals can conduct the standard forensic exam.

Source: jems.com/patient-care/ems-systems-approach-to-sexual-assault-patients/

Massachusetts Summer Safety Initiative saw many cities reduce crime during the summer of 2022. Brockton, Mass., made 62 arrests, seized eight firearms, 621 grams of heroin/fentanyl, 533 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine, and recovered nearly $42,639 in U.S. currency.

Read more about this statewide initiative on page 26.

7,577,183 acres

Wildfires consumed 7,577,183 acres nationally in 2022 compared to 7,125,643 acres in 2021, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center’s “Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2022.”

The Western Fire Chiefs Association has created an interactive online fire map designed to increase safety in areas affected by wildfires.

Learn more about this map and its benefits for your community on page 22.

$100

Police in Henderson, Ky., warned residents in February that the area was experiencing an uptick in counterfeit $100 bills being passed. In place of saying “The United States of America,” the bills read “For Motion Picture Use Only.”

Source: tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/henderson-county/henderson-news/ henderson-police-warn-funny-money-isnt-a-joke/