During the Hurricane Floyd evacuation, 1.75 million people left the state via I-95 and I-75 and exited Florida into Georgia.  Georgia public safety had no idea of the numbers of people and did not have adequate plans for shelter, evacuation, or traffic control.  Virtual USA provides an information pipeline between different jurisdictions during such a disaster.  Agencies can share live data using their own equipment.  The data remains with the host agency but is available through a common platform during a disaster.

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Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC) Special Research Report by ROCIC Publications Specialist Jennifer Adkins "Solving Cases Through Communication"

There is a new suicide technique being publicized on the Internet that can become a deadly hazard to law enforcement officers and others who come upon the scene.  The suicide technique uses hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like rotten eggs.  Law enforcement and first responders will need to know how to identify such suicide scenes and protect themselves and the public from hazards associated with this chemical process.

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