PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW
By TJ Kennedy, Co-Founder Public Safety Network It’s been a tremendously exciting year for the development and implementation of new technologies leveraging public safety broadband…
Insights
Remembering Ed Reynolds, a FirstNet Pioneer
By Edward Parkinson, Acting CEO The First Responder Network Authority team is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Board member Ed Reynolds…
Operability is the key for Fresno County Sheriff
Margaret Mims Fresno County Sheriff “When I first heard about FirstNet, I thought, ‘here’s our opportunity to fix that problem.’” – Margaret Mims, Fresno County…
Fire Technology: Smart Cities & the Fire Service
The smart city concept offers the possibility of more effective fire detection, notification and extinguishment systems. By Charles Werner SOURCE: Firehouse.com DATE: December 1, 2018…
Smart Community Resiliency: How Reliable Broadband Helps Communities Prepare for and Respond to Disasters
By Edward Parkinson, Acting Chief Executive Officer, First Responder Network Authority Emergencies and disasters can strike any community. From the recent devastation of Hurricane Michael…
Washington County, MD turns to FirstNet during critical incident response
By Lori Stone, Region III Lead, First Responder Network Authority The Washington County Sheriff’s office is leading the nation on transforming public safety communications and…
FirstNet and EMS: Partners in patient care
By Brent Williams, Senior EMS Advisor, First Responder Network Authority As a former paramedic, I know that saying “reliable communications are essential” is truly an…
FirstNet Needs YOU! How you can help site coverage
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant How many times do we say to friends, colleagues and people we know “How can I help”? We do…
Virginia’s COMLINC: An example of a successful transition to a viable funding source
By Tom Gagnon With state and locality budgets facing increased pressure, the prospects of transitioning equipment purchased and maintained with grant funds to a budget…
GPS Technology Delivers Critical Lifeline for First Responders
By: J. David Grossman, Executive Director, GPS Innovation Alliance Thanks to Legislation passed by Congress in 2012 that established FirstNet as an independent authority within…
Verizon Problems and Why FirstNet is Different
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant By now everyone (to include the British since the story ran on BBC) knows that Verizon will, can and…
Serving those on the frontlines of the West Coast wildfires
By Kevin Nida, First Responder Network Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor As wildfires are roaring across the West Coast, the need for connectivity amongst first…
Is Verizon Telling the Truth?
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant I find it interesting that Verizon has said the problem occurred in the Customer Service Department. I do not…
Verizon Fails Public Safety Once Again
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant Remember the Verizon commercial during the Super Bowl ( https://allthingsfirstnet.com/the-verizon-super-bowl-ad-is-problematic-heres-why/ ) telling the world how much they support public safety? Many…
2018 NOBLE Conference: The importance of connections
By Harry Markley, Senior Law Enforcement Advisor I was honored to participate in this year’s National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) Annual Conference…