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Tag Archives: Public Safety Commission
City set to participate in early fire detection system
The severe drought gripping Central Texas brings a high degree of risk for wildfires, and that is a major concern for local fire officials, who do not want a repeat of the massive blazes that devastated areas like Bastrop and…
Local Politics • By Mark Richardson • May 1, 2014
Public Safety Commissioner criticizes APD’s sting operations
A member of the city’s Public Safety Commission is criticizing the Austin Police Department’s tactics in two recent sting operations in the downtown area. Commissioner Kent Anschutz last week accused police of clogging the jails and courts with people accused…
Public Safety • By Gene Davis • Apr 14, 2014
Public Safety Commissioners voice concerns over SXSW security
In their first meeting since the South by Southwest drunken driving tragedy that killed four people, Public Safety Commissioners voiced their concerns Monday that aspects of the festival are growing out of control. Commission Chair Kim Rossmo said the…
Public Safety • By Gene Davis • Apr 8, 2014
Struggle coming over which agency should lead on prescribed burns
After hearing that wildfire prevention efforts led to the prescribed burn of approximately 200 acres in 2013, several Public Safety Commissioners said this week that they worried that any burn not led by the Austin Fire Department poses a safety…
Environment • By Gene Davis • Mar 7, 2014
Public Safety panel backs expanding city’s texting-while-driving ban
After hearing the city’s chief prosecutor say that drivers on their cell phones are 23 times more likely to be in a wreck than a driver who isn’t distracted, the Public Safety Commission approved a resolution Monday asking City Council…
Public Safety • By Gene Davis • Feb 4, 2014
AFD calls for more rescue boats, improved notification systems
Just more than a month after the Halloween flood devastated parts of Austin and Travis County, Austin Fire Department representatives told the Public Safety Commission Monday that more rescue boats and an improved emergency notification system are needed to better…
Public Safety • By Gene Davis • Dec 3, 2013
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Public Safety Commission criticizes Special Events Ordinance
Members of the Public Safety Commission, upset that they could not get information on the amount of money Special Events were costing the city, passed a resolution on Monday asking that the city monitor such expenses and seek reimbursement. …
