Best Practices for Emergency Communications in Large-Scale Disaster Response
Discover expert emergency communication strategies and how FirstNet helps first responders stay connected during major disaster response operations.
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FirstNet reauthorization deserves immediate congressional priority
FirstNet (First Responder Network Authority) faces a Feb. 22, 2027 sunset that threatens to disrupt the most successful emergency communications program in our nation’s history. With overwhelming evidence of policy success, fiscal…
AT&T tabs Streamwide to provide FirstNet MCX services
AT&T selects Paris-based Streamwide MCX technology to power the carrier giant’s “next-generation mission-critical solution” for FirstNet. AT&T has chosen Paris-based Streamwide to power the carrier giant’s “next-generation mission-critical solution” for…
Fire Chiefs Unite at 2025 NFPA Forum to Champion Strategies, Defend Standards, and Confront Wildfire Threats
Fire chiefs from Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States convened at NFPA headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts, for the annual Urban Fire Forum (UFF). Hosted by…
Congress should renew FirstNet to prepare for the next catastrophe
Decision makers, in the aftermath of a catastrophe, often feel obliged to put pen to paper in order to help ensure that the same thing does not happen twice. This…
IAFC warns of risk to emergency networks if sunset remains
“FirstNet is the only service that can provide first responders with priority access and ruthless preemption, on its own dedicated network core with governance established by federal statute. “No other…
Gordon departs FirstNet Authority board
Sheriff Michael Adkinson to serve as acting chair for the FirstNet Authority board after Renee Gordon’s departure at the conclusion of her three-year term. SOURCE: Urgent Communications DATE: September 16,…
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