The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has published a formal document describing how it plans to expand the nation’s evolving next-gen emergency communications network over the coming five ...

Background: From 9/11 to Congressional Action Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, investigations revealed significant communication failures among first responders. Police and fire departments ...

Wildland fires continue to burn at all-time highs. From January to July 2021, more than 2.6 million acres were burned nationwide, including the massive, yet-to-be-contained Bootleg Fire in Oregon. In ...

The First Responder Network Authority, also known as FirstNet, is an independent authority that was established in the wake of September 11, 2001. After the terrorist attacks, the government realized ...

FirstNet MegaRange, Z-Axis, Compact Rapid Deployables, and LMR Interoperability for Push-To-Talk Solutions Launch to Help Public Safety on their Lifesaving Missions. Why is this important? Information ...

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What's the news? FirstNet®, Built with AT&T * – the only network built with and for America's first responders – is expanding public safety's dedicated fleet of deployable network assets. Only ...

AT&T and FirstNet often go hand-in-hand in conversations regarding public safety communications. Where AT&T makes the call connect, FirstNet makes sure it is working as first responders need it to be.

For decades first responders have been limited to essentially unchanged radio communications for voice. Today, first responders rely on more than 10,000 separate, incompatible, and often proprietary ...

The Cameron Peak Fire was the largest wildland fire in Colorado’s history. The fire started on Aug. 13, 2020 and ravaged more than 200,000 acres until it finally was contained on Jan. 12, 2021. It ...