AT&T Celebrates First Responder Day
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 honor the women and men…
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The Benefits of Z-Axis Through FirstNet
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. In the aftermath of that…
FirstNet Authority Supports SMART emergency management practices through planning, preparedness programs
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 the pandemic, civil unrest, and…
Three types of FirstNet Authority support for preparedness
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 prepare for disasters and emergencies….
An Overview of FirstNet for Emergency Management
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 and partners using FirstNet, the…
Honoring first responders on the 20th anniversary of 9/11
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 to New York City as…
Remembering 9/11 and how it changed public safety communications
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 the 9/11 attacks happened. I…
“FirstNet Helps Save Lives”
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 welcomed, their presence further complicated…
PSAC takes stock of FirstNet momentum during annual business meeting, announces new interim PSAC Chair
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 a business meeting to report…
Division Chief Martha Ellis unpacks fireground communications and FirstNet
Fire Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with Division Chief Martha Ellis, executive director for the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association. Chief Ellis unpacks all things fireground communications, interoperability and FirstNet. She…
A T-Mobile hack exposed the data of millions. Policymakers want answers
By Christiano Lima Lawmakers and regulators say they want answers from T-Mobile about a data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 40 million people to hackers, the…
3 tips to adopting FirstNet
A West Virginia county takes a whole-community approach to implementing broadband By Lori Stone Matthew Gregg has served in his volunteer fire department in Mason County, West Virginia, for 20…
FirstNet and Wildfire Response Operations: 5 Things You Need to Know
By Billy Freeman, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Wildland fires continue to burn at all-time highs. From January to July 2021, more than 2.6 million acres were burned(link…
Executive Spotlight: Jason Porter, President of AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet
by William McCormick ExecutiveBiz recently had a chance to sit down with Jason Porter, president of AT&T’s public sector and FirstNet, for its latest Executive Spotlight interview discussing his recent transition into the role as…
A plea to first responders: Join FirstNet to expand your communications options
How to make sound decisions about emergency communications systems in an ever-changing field By Martha Ellis Decision-making. We all have our methods, but how can you be sure you’re not…