By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The FirstNet Authority Emergency Management Guide was developed by experts in FirstNet solutions and emergency management operations to help public safety…
By First Responder Network Authority First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board member Sean McDevitt knows telecommunications. With more than 30 years of experience in information technology and telecommunications, Sean’s life’s work…
FCC commissioners this month are scheduled to consider new rules regarding the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS), as well as a proposal seeking…
By Jon Olson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) EMS is at the nexus of public safety and healthcare — a position that carries many responsibilities…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Federal Register Notice to seek expressions of interest from individuals who would like to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network…
Finding the right person to be your chief isn’t easy, while applying for a new chief position when
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Written by Joe Wassel / FirstNet Authority We set a high bar for excellence at the First Responder Network Authority. That’s because our work supports public safety. Lives depend on it….
“The initial build of the FirstNet network was done on time, on budget and on task.” We are grateful to the public safety community who had the vision. They provided…
By Staff Writer As many of you know, there is a group opposing the 4.9 reallocation that appears to be financed and supported by the utilities industry, Verizon, and T-Mobile….
Alexandria, VA – APCO International officially announced that Stephen Devine has accepted the positioned of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mr. Devine joins APCO after previously serving as the Lead Strategist…
AT&T completed its initial five-year buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband system (NPSBN) “on time, on budget,” based on validation by FirstNet Authority personnel conducted throughout much of this…
Today, 475 communities across California rely on FirstNet. In September, the FirstNet Authority team hosted a California FirstNet User Summit in Sacramento to get feedback from some of these users. Engagement with…
By James Careless At about 27,000 square miles covering parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, the Navajo Nation is one of the largest native reservations in the United States….
A Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) filing this week reiterates its call for the FCC to award a nationwide license of 4.9 GHz spectrum to the FirstNet Authority, ignoring a…
The Super Bowl. A Category 5 hurricane. A global pandemic. What do these all have in common? They have a major effect on communities — but happen rarely. In the…