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FirstNet Board Member Paul Patrick and FirstNet Authority’s Edward Parkinson toured AAA Ambulance Service's FirstNet-connected ambulance during a demo day at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Thanks to a public-private partnership between the FirstNet Authority and AT&T, FirstNet is now a reality—an expanding nationwide network for EMS and all of public safety. Read how FirstNet can help drive innovations forward and equip EMS practitioners and emergency care providers across the nation with new tools to help them save lives.

Hand holds FirstNet smartphone device with push-to-talk app displayed.

During an emergency, school, university and hospital security and public safety support personnel, as well as staff and administrators, may be called on to support local first responders. FirstNet enables better communications among all of these individuals.

A panel of public safety experts presents to an audience at PSCR’s 2019 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholders meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
The FirstNet Authority participated in PSCR 2019 to engage with stakeholders and learned about what’s next for public safety communications. PSCR’s annual meeting includes talks or demos on standards, deployables, data sharing, security, the Internet of Things, and more.
Photo of a group of public safety officials meeting with the FirstNet Authority in New Hampshire with a graphic overlay that reads New Hampshire Roadmap Engagement.

Recently, the New Hampshire Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) hosted the FirstNet Authority for a focused engagement session on the Roadmap.