Public Administration

Boston – Chasing and restraining suspects, in addition to other chaotic encounters, puts police officers at an approximately 30 percent to 70 percent higher risk of sudden cardiac death, suggests a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health and Cambridge Health Alliance.

Washington – President Barack Obama has nominated Mark Rosekind to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Quincy, MA – More than 65,000 firefighters were injured in the line of duty in 2013, according to a report from the National Fire Protection Association.

Washington – The Department of Transportation should clarify its Emergency Response Guidebook so firefighters, medical technicians and police offers know it does not pertain to chemical incidents at fixed facilities, according to the Chemical Safety Board.

Albany, NY – Legislation recently passed in New York state is intended to protect firefighters and other first responders from collapses of residential structures that feature wood truss construction.

Washington – Disabled veterans who have been newly hired to positions in the federal government could receive immediate access to sick leave as part of a proposed House bill.

Washington – A new mobile app from the Department of Veterans Affairs is designed to help users evaluate concussion symptoms and provides ways to cope with concussion-related issues.

Washington – President Barack Obama on Sept. 17 announced that he intended to nominate Bella Dinh-Zarr as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Washington – Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has filed a lawsuit intended to prompt the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its corrosive dust standard to better protect first responders.

Atlanta – An investigation into a bird flu incident found that a laboratory scientist hurried through work and did not follow best practices, leading to contamination of samples and inadvertent shipment of bird flu, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.