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August 2016
New Tower-Based Fire Detection System Tested
By Kristen TorresLogos Technologies' hostile fire detection system, Serenity, which has until now been fastened on aerostats, has been adapted for mounted stationary use on towers. -
June 2015
Deployment of Nationwide Public Safety Network to Begin in 2018
By Allyson VersprilleThe deployment of the country’s first nationwide public safety broadband network is expected to begin in 2018, the project's acting director said June 16. -
April 2015
FirstNet Fully Funded After Lucrative Spectrum Auction
The First Responder Network Authority now has a $7 billion pot to build the nation’s first interoperable emergency communications system designed to work in all 50 states, territories and the District of Columbia. -
January 2015
Wireless Providers to Have Access to FirstNet Radio Spectrum
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) — the independent agency charged with constructing a nationwide emergency communications network — continues to make major strides. -
September 2014
New Simulators Amp Up Training for First Responders
By Chelsea TodaroDisaster response planners and first responders are the beneficiaries of some new modeling and simulation programs. -
August 2014
More Training, Communications Funds Needed, First Responders Say
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June 2014
FirstNet Takes Next Steps, But Without its General Manager
The First Responder Network Authority, better known as FirstNet, recently took some key steps toward its long-term goal of building a nationwide communication network for first responders. -
April 2014
Homeland Defense Advisory Firm Taps Into Demand for Market Intelligence
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January 2014
Crisis Mass Communications to Enter New Age (UPDATED)
Mass notification systems designed to inform the public, workers or other groups of a crisis date back to the age of rotary phones. -