By Joe Wassel, CEO, First Responder Network Authority Every day, first responders across the country answer the call to protect and serve their communities. Paramedics provide life-saving medical care. Firefighters…
AT&T finished the initial five-year network buildout of the FirstNet system operating on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum by the March 30 deadline stipulated in the carrier’s contract with the…
We’re announcing the new miniCRD to help first responders’ emergency response. To celebrate the anniversary of the creation of FirstNet, we’ve launched the new Mini Compact Rapid Deployable for FirstNet. Now available for…
By Jacque Waring, Public Safety Engagement Manager, First Responder Network Authority Tribal groups in the Pacific Northwest are taking steps to prepare for the “big one” – a Cascadia Subduction…
AT&T claims a 250,000-square-mile coverage advantage and that the planned five-year deployment of the FirstNet public-safety broadband network operating on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to the FirstNet…
New Technologies Expand EMS Capabilities to Better Serve Communities Across the Midwest Superior Ambulance is connecting paramedics in the Midwest to FirstNet®, Built with AT&T – the only network built with and for…
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…
By James Careless The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) trains student firefighters in the most realistic and practical manner possible. While its 42 full time students study to earn their…
By Gary McCarraher, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The FirstNet Authority has made substantial progress over the past five years to improve how the fire service uses voice communications,…
Joe Wassell just started his job as FirstNet Authority CEO, and he plans to hit the ground running, embracing the organization’s tradition of outreach to public-safety and first-responder personnel to…
By Jon Olson, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) FirstNet’s Cell Booster Pro is a valuable tool for EMS to bridge the gap between FirstNet service…
By Doug Harder, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Legions of fans descended on Glendale, Arizona, to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face…
PRESS RELEASE RESTON, VA – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) announced today that Joseph M. Wassel has been named Executive Director (CEO) of the FirstNet Authority. He joins the FirstNet…
By James Careless As it pushes ahead to NG911 (Next Generation 911) service, the State of Tennessee is building redundancy into this system by choosing FirstNet to provide wireless backup…
PRESS RELEASE The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology(link is external) (NIST) announced that registration is open for 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit(link is external), to…