Colorado gets a leg up on FirstNet deployment
As one of the Early Builders for FirstNet’s nationwide broadband public safety network, Colorado officials expect their experience testing the demonstration network’s capabilities will help…
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Colorado becomes 38th state to make FirstNet ‘opt-in’ announcement
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces that he has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of…
Colorado Governor Hickenlooper Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
“We are opting in to allow FirstNet to make an investment in Colorado that promises to make our state more resilient against threats to our…
FirstNet Will Assist Emergency Responders Throughout Colorado
The next step to ensure that FirstNet is available in your community is for each state, including Colorado, to elect to “opt in” to this…
Colorado Police Department Upgrades To App-Based Body Camera Technology
Federal Heights Police Department, one of the first to adopt body cameras in Colorado, will use app to track officer location and provide live feeds The…
Fire Service Must Offer Input to FirstNet State Plans
By Eric Tade Why is this important to the fire service? Because Colorado and other states have unique wildland, rural and urban response challenges and…
Sheriff Says Public Safety Compromised During Phone Outage
“I personally attempted numerous calls to 911 with my Verizon phone, and at no time was I able to connect to 911, Chaffee County Communications…
New Communications Technology Will Assist Emergency Responders Throughout Colorado
With Colorado summertime comes the surge in wildfires across the state, which we have already seen in recent months. We all remember the Waldo Canyon…