FirstNet Authority Leaders Visit Georgia Cyber Center
By Brigadier General Welton Chase, Jr. (US Army, Ret.), FirstNet Board Member When your job is to protect our communities, nothing is more important than…
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FirstNet Authority Receives Another “Clean” Audit Opinion for FY18 Financials
For the sixth consecutive year, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) has received an unmodified, or “clean,” audit opinion on its financial statements. Achievement…
Incorporating FirstNet into Emergency Response Exercises
By Doug Harder, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Last month, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) had the opportunity to join…
Arizona Leaders Gather to Discuss Public Safety Broadband
By David Faulkner, Senior Public Safety Advisor On March 27, the State of Arizona held a public safety broadband forum for first responders, public administrators,…
Brazos County, Texas, Sheriff Embraces 21st Century Public Safety Tech
The local sheriff’s department shares its experience with the FirstNet dedicated public safety broadband network. by Melissa Delaney Brazos County, Texas got its first glimpse…
Virginia Roadmap Engagement Addresses Critical Voice, Data Needs
By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor (DC, DE, MD, VA, WV) As part of our Roadmap Engagements, the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority)…
PERF Forum Provides Roadmap Engagement with Law Enforcement
By Dave Buchanan, Executive Director of Public Safety Advocacy The latest stop along our public safety roadmap led the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority)…
FirstNet Connects AAA Ambulance to Improve Patient Care in Mississippi
By April Ward Senior Media Relations Advisor First Responder Network Authority Hattiesburg, Mississippi’s AAA Ambulance Service subscribed to FirstNet to help connect its 24-hour emergency and non-emergency…
Is Your FirstNet Expert Really an Expert?
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant Once again we have an article in another publication claiming to differentiate between “fact” and “fiction” with an individual…
Communications Boosted at Birkebeiner Race with FirstNet Deployable
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…
FirstNet’s a Game Changer for the Nation’s Capital
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…
Michigan Feedback Informs FirstNet Experience, Roadmap
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…
Delivering Mission-Critical Data to Enhance First Responders’ Work
By Ken Bednasz, VP Application Engineering at Telit, Americas. SOURCE: IoTforall.com DATE: February 18, 2019 The implementation of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)—the first nationwide high-speed broadband…
Fire Politics: 2019: From Communications to Congress
By Kevin O’Connor Embracing FirstNet It has been nearly eight years since the fire service secured bandwidth 14 (D-Block) and the creation of FirstNet through…
Devastation from California’s Camp Fire is Solemn Reminder of Public Safety’s Sacrifice
By Edward Parkinson, Acting CEO, First Responder Network Authority Last week, I joined the Western Fire Chiefs Association and public safety officials for a site visit to…