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SAFECOM Statement of Requirements Public Safety Communications and Interoperability v 1.1 February 2006
	Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety A Guidebook to Technology, Issues, Planning, and Management, March 2000, Revised August 2000, 2nd Edition January 2003
The intention of this guidebook is to help unravel the confusing issues, terms, and options surrounding wireless communications, particularly as it involves commercially available communications services. For a print copy of this publication, please contact the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center at 800-248-2742.
Adobe Acrobat Files for Version 2 Front Part 1 Planning and Managing a Communications Project Part 2 Wireless Communications Technology Part 3 Wireless Communications Issues Part 4 Wireless Communications Options Summary & Appendices ASCII Text File for the Aug 2000 Revision

Hydrogen Sulfide Suicide – Latest Technique Hazardous to First Responders and the Public
	Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC) Special Research Report by ROCIC Publications Specialist Jennifer Adkins Hydrogen Sulfide Suicide Report *"Solving Cases Through Communication"*
There is a new suicide technique being publicized on the Internet that can become a deadly hazard to law enforcement officers and others who come upon the scene. The suicide technique uses hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like rotten eggs. Law enforcement and first responders will need to know how to identify such suicide scenes and protect themselves and the public from hazards associated with this chemical process.

Reports IP Authentication Study PSWAC Report Generation of the National 700-MHz Public Safety Pool Allotments (Narrowband General Use Channel Set) Documentation of Methodology and Results Appendix B: Population, Area and Capacity Model Data