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FL Deputy Pulls American Flag from Hurricane Swollen River

The video shows a female deputy leaning out of the boat to pull the flag from the water before shaking it out to dry.

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37 FL Departments Deploy Resources to Assist in Hurricane Recovery

"My fellow chiefs are committed to stay here as long as it takes to make sure that your officers are back in their place with their families,” said Coral Gables Police Chief Edward Hudak Jr.

For Myers Acting Police Chief Randall Pepitone is flanked by other chiefs and officers during a press conference.

Former Cop Braves Hurricane Flood Waters to Rescue His Mom

After 45 minutes of swimming, walking, wading, and pushing through the water, Lauder made it to her house where he heard her screaming. When he got inside, he put his mom on a table and bundled her in dry sheets.

National FOP Disaster Area Relief Team Responds to Florida

“It is important while they are standing the line, while they’re stitching their communities back together, that somebody shows up and helps stitch them back together," says Jason Smith, chairman of the National FOP DART.

The National FOP Disaster Area Response Team (DART) has deployed to Ft. Myers, FL, to support first responders.

New Technologies from Axon and Its Partners Can Improve Active Shooter Response

“Our core business is making TASERs, body cameras, and evidence management tools,” Axon CEO Rick Smith says. “But we have developed partnerships with companies that have complementary capabilities.”

The San Gabriel (CA) Police Department is using Fusus Real Time Crime Center to access cameras at local schools. (Photo: Screen Shot from Fusus Video)

FL State Trooper's Car That was Washed Away is Recovered

According to the Ocala Police Department, a trooper was in the car the night of Sept. 29 when the road washed out.The trooper escaped through a window and swam to a tree to radio for help. He was uninjured in the incident.

A Florida state trooper’s patrol car is hoisted from the water after being washed away with a trooper inside Sept. 29. The trooper was not injured.

Tactical Doctrine and Response to Active Shooters

Active shooter response operations should flow seamlessly throughout the entire mission and be designed to end hostilities at the first opportunity. It begins with the sole responder moving to contact to finish the threat.

To end the killing from an active shooter attack as quickly as possible, a sole officer often must move to contact and end the threat.

Guest Editorial: You Must Commit Yourself to Protecting the Innocent

We cannot stand outside and let an active shooter murder children. We have to be willing to risk our lives to save theirs.

SC Law Enforcement Responds to Hurricane Ian

South Carolina Emergency Management Division reports Hurricane Ian made landfall just south of Georgetown as a Category 1 hurricane at 2:05 p.m. Friday.

Hurricane Ian made landfall Friday near Georgetown, SC.

FL Deputy’s BWC Captures Video of Swiftwater Rescue

One responding deputy had 200 feet of rope in his patrol vehicle. Combined with that, five deputies formed a human chain to pull the woman to safety in rushing water reported to be 10 feet deep.

Orange County Water Rescue

Tampa Chief Says Thieves Caught During Hurricane Aftermath Face Harsher Charges

"A burglary would normally be a second-degree felony, and it will be upgraded to a first-degree felony,” Chief Mary O'Connor said.

FL Agencies Assess Hurricane Damage, Respond to Flooding

“Obviously, we've been hit. We've been hit very hard,” says Sheriff Carmine Marceno, who surveyed the damage by helicopter. “I can tell you from the heart, there are no words that can describe what we got to see.”

Lee County Damage

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