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Toppled trees and telephone pole damage from a hurricane

FirstNet Helps Georgia Emergency Management Agency Through Emergencies, Disasters, and Large-Scale Events

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security has relied on FirstNet for a variety of incidents and emergencies, from Hurricane Michael to a lost hiker to the 2019 Super Bowl. With priority and preemption on the FirstNet network and access to deployable assets such as SatCOLTs (satellite cells on light trucks) and COWs (cells on wheels), first responders have reliable connection when and where they need it.