The American Ambulance Association (AAA) warned House and Senate leaders the “nation’s EMS system is facing a crippling workforce shortage, a long-term problem that has been building for more than a decade. It threatens to undermine our emergency 9-1-1 infrastructure and deserves urgent attention by Congress.”
“The magnitude has really blown up over the last few months,” AAA President Shawn Baird told NBC News.
“When you take a system that was already fragile and stretched it because you didn’t have enough people entering the field, then you throw a public health emergency and all of the additional burdens that it put on our workforce, as well as the labor shortages across the entire economy, and it really has put us in a crisis mode,” Baird said... READ MORE
WOODSTOCK, GA — A decorated officer, paramedic and veteran has taken the helm of Cherokee E 9-1-1.
Shane Bonebrake, who recently retired from the Woodstock Police Department, was named the new E 9-1-1 director. His first day on the job was Monday, Oct. 4.
“I chose Shane Bonebrake for this position because he is a leader who leads by example,” Public Services Agency Director Dana Martin said. “He has earned an impressive reputation working in various public safety roles in this community consistently demonstrating high standards of integrity, professionalism, and dedication to service.” … READ MORE
First of its kind ‘in person’ opportunity specifically directed to current FirstNet users to be held in Las Vegas, January 18-21, 2022.
The Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) is your FirstNet Connection. Join us on January 18-21, 2022, as the PSBTA presents Vision 2022: FirstNet Users Summit. Learn, grow, and be inspired as public safety moves ahead in 2022 stronger than ever before.
Born from the 9/11 tragedy was FirstNet. FirstNet is America’s public safety network built for public safety. FirstNet provides reliable communication to keep your personnel and community safe. But let us remember our commitment 20 years ago to never forget. 9/11 was a defining moment for the United States as terrorists attacked America. But it also was a defining moment in our country’s response to terrorism uniting Americans… READ MORE
NENA: The 911 Association yesterday announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) fully approved the third—and latest—version of i3, the IP-based NENA standard for next-generation 911 (NG911) networking and core services.
Earlier this year, the fact that ANSI had not approved Version 3 of the i3 standard was a point of contention, because legislation proposing $15 billion in federal funding to accelerate NG911 deployment throughout the U.S. would have required that the money be spent on solutions accredited by standards bodies like ANSI.
Today, the significance of the ANSI approval of i3 is not as clear, as the previous NG911 funding language for “commonly accepted standards” does not specifically cite ANSI, so the fact that it is a NENA standard could meet the standard. In addition, the NG911 funding proposal—currently reduced to $10 billion—currently is part of the $3.5 trillion budget-reconciliation package that faces some notable political challenges to becoming a reality… READ MORE
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
