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Three images: In the first, FirstNet Authority Board Chair Edward Horowitz delivers a speech. In the second, Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams and Phoenix Fire Department Assistant Chief Scott Walker are seated at a table. The third shows a large crowd of public safety officials with a table of Phoenix public safety leaders seated at the front of the room. Overlaid is a graphic representation of a network.
20 Jun

Blazing a Path Forward to Advance, Grow FirstNet

At the Public Safety Roadmap Summit, FirstNet Authority staff met with nearly 100 stakeholders from across the nation to collect their feedback to inform a Roadmap for the network. 

Photograph of event speaker seated in front of crowd of attendees sitting at tables.
12 Jun

Regional Engagement Focuses on Public Safety’s Needs

The FirstNet Authority joined the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System Board for a Region VII User Forum in Altoona, Iowa. Public safety agencies from the region gathered to learn more about the latest FirstNet developments and key initiatives underway across Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri.

Photo of a replica steam locomotive train at Golden Spike National Historical Park next to a photo of FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Tracey Murdock and FirstNet AT&T standing in front of a FirstNet deployable.
06 Jun

From Dots and Dashes to Streaming Video

On May 10, 2019, thousands of spectators met in Utah to celebrate the moment when the last spike of the first transcontinental railroad was driven into 1,800 miles of track linking East with West. FirstNet was on hand to support the event, providing the Utah National Guard with new ways to communicate and operate.

An AT&T SatColt and a tent are set up in a field near a forest.
04 Jun

FirstNet Connects Rural Responders During Search and Rescue Exercises

First responders from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland integrated FirstNet into search and rescue exercises held in Gore, VA — a remote region in the Shenandoah Valley. The exercise gave first responders the opportunity to practice operationalizing public safety broadband in rural areas and in situations they may not experience every day.

On left a graphic overlay representing a network and engagement, attendees listen to Jennifer Harder of the FirstNet Authority who stands at the front of the room using a whiteboard.
23 May

FirstNet Authority Holds Roadmap Meeting in Honolulu

The FirstNet Authority PSA team held a Roadmap Engagement with the City and County of Honolulu to solicit feedback from the island’s public safety community about their localized emergency communications needs.

The words "FY 2017 Annual Report to Congress Transforming Public Safety Broadband" with the cover of the annual report on the right and the FirstNet logo on the left.
21 May

Annual Report Details FirstNet Progress on Public Safety’s Network

In our latest Annual Report to Congress, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) outlines the significant progress made in fiscal year (FY) 2018 to deliver on Congress’s vision of creating a truly nationwide, interoperable broadband public safety network.  It was a landmark year for public safety, as the FirstNet network deployment began ahead of schedule following the decisions of all U.S. states and territories and the District of Columbia to participate in the deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network.

Attendees sit and listen to a speaker at the front of the room during a Roadmap engagement at the PSAC Tribal Working Group Semi-Annual Meeting
15 May

Tribal Leaders Voice Broadband Needs for FirstNet Authority Roadmap

At the PSAC Tribal Working Group’s (TWG) semi-annual in-person meeting, the FirstNet Authority updated TWG delegates on FirstNet’s latest developments, and tribal leaders discussed their network needs and shared real-world FirstNet use cases in tribal communities.

FirstNet Board members sit and listen to a presentation during a visit the Georgia Cyber Center
14 May

FirstNet Authority Leaders Visit Georgia Cyber Center

Members of the FirstNet Board’s Technology and Public Safety Advocacy Committees visited the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta, GA to learn more about the evolving cyber threat landscape and the center’s focus on promoting and fostering innovation and technical collaboration.  

Image combines four images: an image of two men looking at a smartphone, an ambulance in front of a staged disaster, a FirstNet SatColt, and a mobile command vehicle
02 May

Incorporating FirstNet into Emergency Response Exercises

At the Texas A&M University Internet 2 Technology Evaluation Center’s Winter Institute Workshop and Exercise, first responders trained on how to respond during an earthquake. The exercise used FirstNet to demonstrate how the network could enhance operational communications during a natural disaster.

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