October 26, 2016
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
FirstNet Updates Posted on NPSTC Blog Weekly. Learn what FirstNet has done and where they will be. From this week's blog: FirstNet participated last week in the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference in San Diego, California. FirstNet Board Chair Sue Swenson, Board members Chris Burbank and Rich Stanek, and President TJ Kennedy led and presented at workshops and committee meetings, speaking on the progress of FirstNet and answering many questions. Sue Swenson also addressed the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) town hall on Sunday, which was held concurrently with the IACP Conference.
FirstNet has completed 44 State Governance Body Consultation Meetings with a meeting in Connecticut last week. On Tuesday, FirstNet met with the Connecticut Public Safety State Interoperability Executive Committee in Hartford. Most of the discussion revolved around the current timeline for a network partnership, State Plan presentation, and deployment of the FirstNet network. Read much more here.
NPSTC Committee and Working Group Volunteers Develop Important Public Safety Reports. Many of NPSTC's reports are sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the FirstNet's Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC), where the findings have demonstrable impact on public safety communication issues. All are intended to provide outreach and information to the field. Recently published reports include the following:
Recently Posted on NPSTC's YouTube Channel. The Department of Homeland Security First Responder Group's (FRG) Responder Technology Alliance works to accelerate the development of and bring to market integrated technology solutions that will significantly improve the safety and capability of first responders. These videos tell the story of the envisioned ideas so that both first responders and potential industry partners can imagine the possibilities. Individual videos highlight an overall view of first responders' needs, police needs for future technology, and on the needs of the fire community.
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