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December 22, 2017
Sunset date for AFG/SAFER grant programs pushed out to 2024.
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March 30, 2017
Now that the FirstNet contract has been awarded what’s next for FirstNet?
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March 30, 2017
With strong IAFC support, the Department of Commerce and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) today announced the selection of AT&T to build the first nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to America’s first responders.
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March 17, 2017
In 2014, the FCC proposed regulations to improve the ability to find wireless callers to 911 in their horizontal and vertical location. Later, four wireless carriers entered into an agreement to instead provide a “dispatchable location.”
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January 2017
In 2016, we took many important steps forward in our efforts to deploy a nationwide public-safety broadband network. We look forward to this work paying dividends in 2017, as we move into implementation mode.
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December 2016
When I speak to the fire and emergency service about FirstNet, some may not recognize it solely by name. But when I talk about the promise of a broadband network, they certainly recognize the need for it.
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July 2, 2016
When emergency responders are on the frontlines, working to save lives and property, nothing is more important than effective, reliable and interoperable communications.
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September 8, 2016
Fairfax, Va. – By unanimous vote, the IAFC board of directors today passed a position statement in full support of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
The statement reads in part, “The IAFC believes that FirstNet, by providing dedicated, interoperable, ...
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August 2016
Fairfax, Va. – The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) today announced that it is partnering with Esri, a world leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, to geo-enable IAFC’s programs and applications in order to support the growing demands ...
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February 28, 2014
After years of being on the bleeding edge of technology, electronic patient-care reporting devices (EPCRs) are becoming increasingly widespread in ...
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August 17, 2015
AT&T will ask Smartphone manufacturers to activate FM chips on its Android devices in 2016. AT&T joins Sprint as ...
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April 12, 2018
Learn how Ft. Lauderdale put a fitness initiative in motion to improve the safety and health of its firefighters.
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April 12, 2018
The IAFC has developed resources to help you prepare
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April 5, 2018
Not only is the fire service not immune from the speedy pace of retiring Baby Boomers, but given the demographics, culture and traditions, we may be at even greater risk. This article is adapted from one that ran recently in the VCOS newsletter.
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