public safety

Concerns about a decline in the number of volunteer firefighters, Halloween safety, the latest on how price increases could affect your holidays and more on today’s episode of The Connection.

Chicago’s watchdog agency has concluded that the gunshot detection system used by police rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city.

Shaken by the shooting deaths of a 3-year-old and a 16-year-old in Hartford’s north end, lawmakers from across the state are calling for more resources to prevent future gun violence.

How much is too much, when it comes to the number of fire departments in Connecticut? A state legislator has proposed studying that, and how to eliminate current roadblocks to combining departments. Right now our state has more than 300 fire departments serving 169 towns and cities. Over the years NBC Connecticut Investigates has documented how this has become an…

Connecticut currently has over 300 departments serving 169 towns and cities. Would it be possible and positive to combine some of them? A state legislator is asking those questions.

New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart says, when it comes to diversity within its public safety departments, the city is definitely lacking but is making a concerted effort to change that.

Three days after the storm, trees tangled with powerlines made it impossible for first responders to get an ambulance to a medical emergency. The crew had to get out and walk.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin says he wants to train civilians to handle some of the calls that come to the police department. He’s committing five-million-dollars over the next four years to recruit and train this crisis response team

“We need police,” said Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, as he announced a financial commitment to a new civilian crisis response team. Bronin said his new approach to public safety won’t replace police officers or defund their department.  “What we’re talking about here is a crisis response team that is specifically focused on filling a gap,” he explained. The team...

The sporadic problems with 911 across the state have been resolved, according to Connecticut State Police. Several towns reported partial 911 outages on Monday. State Police said they received reports that the outage may be tied to a Comcast outage affecting parts of New England. The outage affected Comcast Voice Over IP phone customers, not mobile devices. They worked with…

Bristol police are investigating gunfire that struck homes on Davis Drive Monday night. Police said they were called to the area of 71 David Drive around 9:23 p.m. No injuries were reported, but some homes in the area were hit by the gunfire. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact...

New technology could help pinpoint a 911 caller’s location if they are unable or unwilling to provide it.

There is new software coming to Connecticut that could save lives in the case of an emergency. It can pinpoint a 911 caller’s location and has the potential to save thousands of lives per year by getting first responders to people in distress faster.   “We need to make that next leap in technology”, said John Elsesser, chair of the...