By James Careless First responders have long struggled with ‘signal dropouts’ in areas where their communications devices can’t connect to Dispatch and/or each other. They can be caused by radio…
By Jon Olson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority0 Ambulance runs can go to the most remote of places—in both rural and urban environments. A useful…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority FirstNet Authority Volatile weather is becoming our new normal. To prepare for this reality, emergency managers are turning to…
By Doug Clark Throughout the history of communication technology for first responders, first responders have had a difficult task in making do with what the technology at the time could…
First all-in-one High Powered User Equipment (HPUE) solutions support in-building, vehicle and field operations. What’s the news? With FirstNet, the nation’s only network built with and for America’s first responders, AT&T* is…
FirstNet® Users Conference Brings Public Safety Together NEWS / PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 6, 2023 Las Vegas, NV — Vision 2023: the FirstNet Users Summit is coming back…
At the First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet Authority, we have a critical mission to steward the nationwide public safety broadband network for America’s first responders. As Executive Director and…
In Gulfport, Mississippi, Mayor Billy Hewes is focused on ways to keep the second-largest city in the state prepared for any emergency. Hewes works across government, public safety, and industry to make…
By Harry Markley, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Citywide deployments of FirstNet make operations more efficient by creating seamless communication and data transfer among all response partners. Three…
August 23, 2023 NEWS / PRESS RELEASE (Tacoma, WA) – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board today approved a $451 million budget package to fund operations in Fiscal…
By Bill Partridge For many investigators, experience at crime scenes and the wisdom developed through interactionswith witnesses and suspects alike helps to cultivate important tools – whether those are newinvestigative…
Today’s firefighters must maintain connectivity, whether the mission takes them into remote wilderness areas or dense urban buildings. These places can be at the edges of where networks reach. By…
The volunteer EMS community is a vital part of our nation’s public safety efforts, especially in rural areas. They need strong communications capabilities and coverage that they can rely on….
Dedicated FirstNet Assets in Hawai‘i Kākou. While the literal translation is simply “us,” the kaona (or hidden meaning) underpins that we are in this together. It is also a principle embodied…
By James Careless Before the advent of FirstNet over AT&T’s dedicated broadband cellular network, land mobile radio (LMR) was the go-to communications system for first responder agencies. Now that FirstNet…