By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority When the COVID-19 pandemic struck our Nation, first responders began to face a new set of challenges that changed…
By Brian Crawford, FirstNet Authority Board Member As our country faces challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, first responders continue to answer the call to protect our communities while experiencing a…
FCC Releases New Report on Supply Chain Security and Verizon Failed By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant The answer to this question is simple, “extremely important”. We know that every…
By Jason Porter, Senior Vice President, FirstNet Program at AT&T It has been a week since Hurricane Laura came ashore as a massive Category 4 storm. I was on the ground with…
By Jason Porter, Senior Vice President, FirstNet Program at AT&T FirstNet stands at the ready to be there to support public safety’s response and recovery to Hurricane Laura. Natural disasters are hard…
By Tip Osterthaler, FirstNet Authority Board Chair I am honored to have been appointed chair of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Board. As I take the helm of the…
By Randy Richmond, W7HMT In March 2018, the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network known as First Responder NetworkAuthority, in contract with AT&T, was launched as FirstNet®, the first nationwide 4G…
By First Responder Network Authority Alachua County Fire and Rescue is an all hazards agency in Gainesville, Florida. They benefit from FirstNet capabilities in their everyday EMS operations. FirstNet connects…
By Jackie Drees 911 call centers and ambulances must overhaul their pre-hospital communication systems in order to provide patients with similar consumer communication experiences such as apps like Uber and Lyft,…
By Adam Geisler, National Tribal Government Liaison (Regions IX-X), First Responder Network Authority At the tip of Northwest Washington State and south of the Canadian Border lies Neah Bay, a…
First Responder FirstNet Authority July 23, 2020 As the summer months heat up, so too does hurricane season. With the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasting an…
In this article, we will discuss the transition from land mobile radios to FirstNet and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each network. By Telecomdrive Bureau FirstNet, First Responders Network Authority,…
By Jeff Bratcher, Chief Technology and Operations Officer, First Responder Network Authority What is priority and preemption? FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network, is specifically designed to meet public…
By Brandi Vincent As America fights a global pandemic and braces for what could be an alarmingly active hurricane season, public safety agencies looking to modernize response efforts have a new option to…
by Tawny Zimiga, IT Director – Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety Prior to going to FirstNet, we had no reliable way to communicate. We looked into different options…