Guam
FirstNet Update101
With a fleet of 76 deployable assets ranging from Satellite Cell on Light Trucks to the FirstNet One Aerostat, FirstNet is prepared for hurricane season. These assets are pre-staged and available to respond when disasters strike.
The FirstNet Authority’s Public Safety Advocacy team works hand-in-hand with public safety to make sure their needs are represented in the FirstNet network buildout and evolution. In the West region, seven public safety advisors cover seven states and territories and multiple public safety disciplines. Together they bring a wealth of expertise to their roles as public safety advocates.
Long considered a strategically important link between the United States mainland and Asia, Guam is primarily known for its tourism industry and the U.S. Armed Forces.
On-island portable FirstNet cell sites are being added to three Pacific territories – American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – to support first responders with priority and preemption capabilities during every day incidents, emergencies, and natural disasters like typhoons.
Last week, the First Responder Network Authority held an Agency Operations and Technology Workshop in Tamuning, Guam, with nearly 80 public safety stakeholders in attendance. Local, federal, and military agencies participated in the conference with representation from Guam’s Emergency Management, Fire, Police, DoD, and military. Representatives from American Samoa and Hawaii also participated in the conference.
