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June 11, 2021
The IAFC has emphasized the need for accurate z-axis 911 location accuracy to be nationally distributed as quickly as possible.
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April 26, 2012
The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council has issued a new resource to help local public-safety agencies and others looking at ...
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April 10, 2012
Two key communication issues dominate the attention of fire chiefs: Creating a nationwide, broadband system Narrowbanding UHF and VHF radios ...
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March 15, 2012
Since 1986, the Federal Communications Commission has required almost all applications for dispatch radio licenses to be examined by certified ...
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March 1, 2012
Chris Essid is director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Emergency Communications (OEC). OEC was created by ...
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July 20, 2011
For many businesses, travel and training are among the first things cut when the economy slows. The fire and emergency ...
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June 8, 2011
The IAFC, with its communications partner the International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA), was designated in 1986 by the Federal Communications ...
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June 8, 2011
Project 25 and Multiple Vendors Sourcing A key objective of Project 25 is a healthy competitive environment. There are today ...
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June 8, 2011
When the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) learned a new version of the intrinsically safe (IS) standard affecting land ...
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June 8, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission Narrowbanding Mandate requires all nonfederal radio licensees operating 25 kHz systems in the 150-174 MHz and ...
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June 8, 2011
Emergency responders and public-safety professionals in jurisdictions across the United States are communicating more effectively during large-scale emergencies and planned ...
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November 22, 2021
Comments are due by 5:00 PM ET on December 10. The IAFC requests that its members review these resource typing documents and submit comments.
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November 19, 2021
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220-213.
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November 2021
Remember why you do it and what it means.
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