WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules to implement the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, further protecting the security of the United States and the safety of U.S. communications networks.
Specifically, the Second Report and Order approved today requires the Commission to publish a list of communications equipment and services determined to be a risk to national security that has been identified either by (1) executive branch interagency bodies with appropriate national security experience; (2) the Department of Commerce pursuant to its authority under Executive Order 13873; (3) Congress in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, or (4) U.S. national security agencies. Once Congress appropriates funding, eligible telecommunications carriers that receive universal service funding to provide service in remote areas of the country must remove such equipment or services from their networks and properly dispose of it…
“Vehicular communications hubs” are a logical combination of communications resources into multi-function communications devices. This is a natural progression for public-safety and critical-communications systems that…
The FBI has signed on for FirstNet mobility services to support its day-to-day and emergency operations.
The FBI will expand its use of the nationwide public safety wireless broadband network using FirstNet Ready devices such as smartphones, air cards modems and more. The five-year, $92 million deal with AT&T, the company managing the deployment of FirstNet, represents the largest commitment to the network by a law enforcement or public safety agency…
At some point in your career, you lose track. After answering thousands of calls, listening to countless hours of radio traffic, and providing EMD instructions, you are bound to have a moment of complacency. It may be something as simple as not getting vehicle colors in an accident call. It may be something that does not affect the call’s outcome.
Other times, it can be detrimental to the safety of your officers, firefighters, or other first responders. You did not ask about weapons or any number of other things as we run through our checklist of questions. You just happened to miss one on this call. Now you are scrambling, trying to get the caller back on the line to get more information for your officers…
Should the emergency-services dispatch center remain in Ripon, or move to Fond du Lac County?
The Ripon Common Council has wrestled with this question over the past almost five months because Ripon’s outdated system will require costly upgrades in the near future. Fire Chief Tim Saul and Police Chief Bill Wallner have told the council they will abide by its decision and work within whatever parameters they are given… READ MORE
Douglas R. Boone, ENP, succeeded Gay Murrell as Director, Hawkins County Emergency Communications District last May after twenty years with Kingsport 911, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Washington County 911, and as Assistant 911 Director with Unicoi County. Gay Murrell served with the Hawkins County Emergency Communications District from 1994 to 2020.
Doug was awarded his ENP (Emergency Number Professional) Certification from the National Emergency Number Association, after having demonstrated his broad based competence and mastery of the comprehensive knowledge base required for emergency number program management…
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.
