By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority When Walter “Pete” Landon was growing up in Montreal, Canada, he idolized the Royal…
By Kim Coleman Madsen, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The Boulder FirstNet Lab is a state-of-the-art laboratory in which the First Responder Network Authority…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, First Responder Network Authority Senior Public Safety Advisory When hurricanes strike, many communities become vulnerable to high winds and widespread flooding that…
By Adam Stone November 17, 2021 In an increasingly digital era, networks are key to enabling the federal mission. In this regard, government agencies can turn…
By Margaret Gutierrez, National Tribal Government Liaison, First Responder Network Authority Twenty years ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation revealed fundamental problems with…
A unique public-private partnership provides broadband for public safety services and for rural areas that have been traditionally underserved or unserved. By Mark L. Ryckman,…
By Jason Porter, President, Public Sector and FirstNet, AT&T On October 28, the country recognizes National First Responders Day – a day to celebrate and…
By Jeff Bratcher, Chief Network and Technology Officer, First Responder Network Authority This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11….
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, Emergency Management, First Responder Network Authority The last 18 months have put emergency managers to the test. Managing…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, Emergency Management, First Responder Network Authority September is National Preparedness Month(link is external), an important reminder for Americans to…
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, Emergency Management, First Responder Network Authority With increasing numbers of emergency management agencies and other public safety agencies…
By Edward Parkinson, CEO First Responder Network Authority Soon after the planes hit the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, Brad Morrell deployed from Utah…
By Harry Markley, Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Many of us know exactly where we were and what we were doing when…
How the Nation’s Most Important Wireless Network was Born “First responders from other states headed to New York and Washington, D.C. While their assistance was…
Kenzie Capece, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority On August 26, the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) held…