Homeland Security & Public Safety
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The Council of Governments’ public safety and homeland security work helps ensure safe communities for area residents and visitors. On homeland security, COG brings leaders together to increase the region’s ability to detect, prepare, train for, and respond to man-made and natural threats. COG works with police chiefs, fire chiefs, and other first responders on a variety of public safety issues from crime prevention to fire safety. Ensuring reliable, timely emergency communication is also a priority of COG and its members.
News & Multimedia
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News
May 2, 2024
Fire officials and waste haulers across the metropolitan Washington region are imploring residents and businesses to adopt safe battery management practices to...
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News
April 1, 2024
First responders, emergency managers, elected officials, and a wide range of representatives from other disciplines gathered in the last several weeks at...
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January 26, 2024
The number of alcohol and/or drug-related traffic fatalities increased nearly 13 percent in the metropolitan Washington area between 2021 and 2022, according to...
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