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April 15, 2021
The Next Generation 9-1-1 language in H.R. 1848 provides $15 billion in grants to modernize the nation’s 9-1-1 infrastructure and facilitate the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 capabilities.
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June 2016
Fire chiefs should urge their residents to be prepared and download the free FEMA App on the App Store and Google Play.
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Technology continues to expand and elevate the capabilities for emergency responders. Most recently, one of those technology advancements for fire ...
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September 18, 2015
As vice chair of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) board, I am pleased to provide this update to fire ...
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March 11, 2015
Fairfax, Va. - G. Keith Bryant, IAFC president and chairman of the board, today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee ...
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January 29, 2015
Fairfax, Va. - Fire Chief G. Keith Bryant, IAFC president and chairman of the board, today appeared before the Federal ...
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June 11, 2012
I was born in the 1950s; I won``t say exactly when, but Harry Truman was president. Commercial jet travel wasn``t ...
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April 10, 2012
Half of the title of this column could be "Your Government at Work" instead of "Taxes" and the other half ...
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November 14, 2011
There has been a lot of discussion about the D block in the fire service, and we have put forth ...
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November 4, 2011
With the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System less than one week away, the leaders of the Federal ...
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June 8, 2011
LightSquared, which has spectrum in the 1.5 GHz band adjacent to the spectrum used by all global positioning system (GPS) ...
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November 9, 2021
As part of the effort to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to children between ages 5 and 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said that it could reimburse expenses for vaccination programs.
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November 8, 2021
The AFG program is designed to help fire and EMS departments improve their baseline capabilities for protecting the public.
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November 8, 2021
The IAFC was very pleased that this package includes the authorization of the ALERT grant program.
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