Honoring the Nation’s First Responders

By Edward Parkinson, FirstNet Authority Chief Executive Officer

Every day, first responders across the country put their lives on the line to keep Americans safe. An estimated 4.6 million people serve as career and volunteer firefighters, police, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics in the United States. Their daily jobs come with extraordinary challenges that they face with bravery and dedication.

America’s first responders are at the heart of the FirstNet Authority’s mission. The FirstNet Authority is an independent authority within the United States Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees a communications network called FirstNet dedicated to the public safety community.

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