Public Safety

States Get Assistance On 2020 Election Cybersecurity

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 6, 2019
NGA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― As states prepare for the 2020 election cycle, the National Governors Association will work with six competitively selected states on strategies to improve cybersecurity operations and communications around elections.
 
Staff from NGA Solutions’ Homeland Security and Public Safety division will assist Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada and Virginia to develop plans for refining and implementing promising practices in cybersecurity operations to ensure the integrity of elections in their states.
 
Participants from governors’
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NMDOT Traffic Safety Reminder: Secure Your Load!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 6, 2019
Secure your load or face $300 fine. Courtesy photo
 
NMDOT News:
 
SANTA FE ― According to New Mexico law, drivers must secure their loads or face a $300 fine for littering on state highways.
 
New Mexico statute 66-7-364 states, “No person shall throw, deposit, drop or permit to be dropped, any trash, or destructive, injurious material upon any highway.”
 
In 2016 nationwide, there were 683 deaths, more than 19-thousand injuries and more than 90- thousand traffic incidents related to unsecured loads, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
 
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NM State Police Investigate Explosion South Of Roswell

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 5, 2019

NMSP News:

CHAVEZ COUNTY — At approximately 12:15 p.m. today, the New Mexico State Police was dispatched to the Roswell Industrial Air Center in Roswell in reference to a large explosion.

New Mexico State Police learned that the Roswell Fire Department was packaging fireworks for the upcoming 4th of July community display when the explosion occurred.

There were 12 firefighters inside the building when the explosion took place. Two Firefighters were air-lifted to a trauma center for life threatening injuries. Ten firefighters were treated on scene for minor injuries.

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Rescued Hiker: I’ll Never Forget First Responders Care

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 5, 2019
Los Alamos first responders rescue local hiker Dwight Klotz Thursday, May 23 by hoisting him on the back of one of the responders up from the floor of the lower waterfall about six miles from White Rock. Courtesy/Dwight Klotz
 
By DWIGHT KLOTZ
Los Alamos

I was recently the subject of a rescue from a canyon not too far from the Bandelier National Park area, specifically on State Road 4 about six miles south of White Rock. 

I have searched for a way to let the rescue teams, police, 911, helicopter and private plane that passed over on that night know that I very much appreciated their professional Read More

Heinrich Questions Officials On Energy Storage During Energy And Natural Resources Committee Hearing

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 5, 2019
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― During an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned witnesses on the opportunities for expanding the deployment of grid-scale energy storage in the United States.
 
 
“Increasing energy storage for renewable resources, like wind and solar, opens the door for New Mexicans to have access to a power grid that is more resilient, reliable, cost-effective, and available during emergencies,”
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