By Glenn Bischoff The 911 telecommunicator community received some news last week that undoubtedly buoyed their spirits. A bill was introduced into the U.S. House by Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.)—a…
By Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Office of Emergency Communications SOURCE: FirstNet.gov DATE: March 13, 2019 Every February, 30,000 skiers and spectators descend on northwestern Wisconsin to take part in…
”We’re seeing lives being saved on a scale that we’ve never even dreamed,” said the president of the National Emergency Number Association SOURCE: nbcsandiego.com DATE: March 11, 2019 The state…
Fortunately, more and more agencies are starting to embrace unmanned aerial systems technology (drones) by first responders By Christopher Vondracek Everywhere veteran firefighter Charles Werner travels, he hears about…
Heat-seeking drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn’t overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people This 2018 photo provided by the Menlo Fire UAS SOURCE:…
By Lori Stone, Region III Lead When it comes to emergency communications in the National Capital Region, Dave Mulholland has seen it all. Originally a member of the U.S. Park…
March 7, 2019 Press Release OMB currently classifies 9-1-1 dispatchers as clerical workers—the same category as secretaries, office clerks, and taxicab dispatchers The 911 SAVES Act would update this classification to…
Whether Verizon and FirstNet—the nationwide public-safety network being built by AT&T—should support secure interoperability between subscribers of both systems was the topic of a spirited debate yesterday at IWCE 2019…
New technologies for public safety communications are coming online through the nationwide buildout of FirstNet. SOURCE: Technically Baltimore DATE: March 5, 2019 On Hazelwood Avenue in Baltimore County, there’s a…
Motorola Solutions products will work seamlessly with Sierra Wireless’ AirLink® in-vehicle routers for mission-critical LTE data sharing and communications PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO—-When first responders are on the road, they need to…
2018 was the first full year of first FirstNet operation. During this year we supported more than 200 events and emergency operations. Watch to see how we helped first responders…
PERF project examines the impact of Next Generation 911 systems and the FirstNet wireless broadband network on police and other first responders SOURCE: PoliceOne.com March 1, 2019 The convergence of Next…
By John Hunt, Senior Public Safety Advisor The First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) Public Safety Advocacy team traveled recently to Traverse City, MI, to participate in and present to…
PRESS RELEASE PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 28, 2019 — IXP Corporation, the nation’s leading public safety managed services company, has written an industry white paper entitled: NG911 & FirstNet – Emergency…
More than 60% of the planned buildout of the FirstNet system will be completed by the end of this year—months ahead of the contracted schedule—with a realistic possibility that even…