Public Safety First
The FirstNet Authority Podcast
The Public Safety First podcast takes a deep dive into public safety communications, highlighting the creative ways responders are using technology to serve their communities. Join FirstNet Authority experts and public safety leaders to hear success stories, best practices, and lessons learned related to broadband in public safety operations. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, and YouTube
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![Episode 35: Tech for Good: Prize Challenges for Public Safety “Tech for Good: Prize Challenges for Public Safety”; Public Safety First podcast icon; man and woman sit and talk at table; infographic drawing shows timeline of events](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/Podcast-35---Tech-to-Protect-with-Ellen-Ryan_blog_890x300_web.jpg?itok=xyLn-phd)
In this episode, Ellen Ryan, Deputy Division Chief for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety Communications Research Division, discusses the division’s Open Innovation program, including current and future grant and prize challenge opportunities.
![Episode 34: Inside the FirstNet Core Wire connections to server; Blue bar as a decorative element; Orange bar as a decorative element; Public Safety First podcast logo; “Inside the FirstNet Core: The foundation of public safety’s network and the future with 5G”](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/Episode%2034%20-%20Buchanan_LAbbate_Shaughnessy_Roadmap-Series_Core_blog_890x300_web.jpg?itok=m3Y0R4Qg)
To celebrate the second anniversary of the FirstNet Core, Carlos L’Abbate, FirstNet Authority Senior Director of Product Technology and Architecture, and Chuck Shaughnessy, FirstNet Authority Senior Advisor join host Dave Buchanan, FirstNet Authority Director of Public Safety Advocacy, to discuss how the Core was built for public safety and how it will continue to evolve to meet the needs of first responders.
![Public Safety First podcast logo; “Tribal public safety in coastal regions”; Makah tribe logo; wooded cliffs and water Public Safety First podcast logo; “Tribal public safety in coastal regions”; Makah tribe logo; wooded cliffs and water](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/Podcast-33_Adam-Geisler_Crystal-Hottowe_blog_890x300_web.jpg?itok=HcYX1AJo)
FirstNet Authority National Tribal Government Liaison Adam Geisler sits down with Crystal Hottowe of the Makah Tribe in northwest Washington to talk about what it means to respond to emergencies in a marine environment, the looming threat of tsunamis, and broadband on tribal lands.
![FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Gary McCarraher sits across from Chief Charles Doody of the Canton (MA) Fire Department with fire expo displays in background; Public Safety First podcast logo; “FirstNet Provides “Pipeline” for Data and Interagency Comms” FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Gary McCarraher sits across from Chief Charles Doody of the Canton (MA) Fire Department with fire expo displays in background; Public Safety First podcast logo; “FirstNet Provides “Pipeline” for Data and Interagency Comms”](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/Podcast-32-Gary-McCarraher-and-Charles-Doody_Canton_Ma_FD-at-IAFC-FRI2019_blog_890x300.jpg?itok=b_5A8WR0)
FirstNet Authority Senior Public Safety Advisor Gary McCarraher sits down with Chief Charles Doody to discuss the Canton (MA) Fire Department’s migration to FirstNet and how the network provides a pipeline for data and helps fill communications gaps that traditional portable radios cannot.
![Public Safety First podcast logo; Tabitha Smithers stands with helmet in front of helicopter; woods and river; “FirstNet closing communications gaps in rural Virginia” Public Safety First podcast logo; Tabitha Smithers stands with helmet in front of helicopter; woods and river; “FirstNet closing communications gaps in rural Virginia”](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/Podcast-31_Lori-Stone_Tabitha-Smithers_blog_890x300_web.jpg?itok=cAk6UIxD)
Tabitha Smithers, an emergency aviation flight nurse and Goochland County Fire and EMS volunteer paramedic, uses FirstNet to alleviate communications hurdles in a rural region of Virginia.