Citywide Alert Episode 2 | Jan 06, 2026
Brown Episode 1 | January 5,2026
In a real emergency, in the moment that matters most, a lot of people in Providence don’t find out from the City. They find out from sirens. Or a friend texting them. Or social media. Or someone calling them saying, “Lock your doors.” That’s not a plan. That’s luck. And in public safety, luck is not leadership.
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Brown Episode 1 | January 5,2026
Brown Episode 1 | January 5,2026
When you’re the mayor of a city — especially a city with colleges, hospitals, dense neighborhoods, and millions of people passing through — you don’t get to treat an active shooter like just another breaking-news moment. You don’t get to assume it’s “contained,” or that people don’t need to know because it’s a Saturday.
info_outlineIn a real emergency, in the moment that matters most, a lot of people in Providence don’t find out from the City. They find out from sirens. Or a friend texting them. Or social media. Or someone calling them saying, “Lock your doors.”
That’s not a plan. That’s luck.
And in public safety, luck is not leadership.