9-1-1/Emergency Communications
As a 9-1-1 telecommunicator, you know that speed is of the essence. The faster you can deliver accurate, robust information to on-scene responders, the safer our communities are. FirstNet provides our nation’s emergency communicators with a secure, reliable broadband connection to communicate with both the public and emergency responders.
The FCC updated its location accuracy requirements in 2015, recognizing that technologies such as “Assisted GPS” offered opportunities for even greater improvements in location accuracy. And just this summer, Apple announced that its next software update will automatically make device-based location information available through its integration partner(s) (only one has been announced to date) to 911 centers when a person calls 911, thanks to a suite of technologies including Wi-Fi, cellular towers and GPS.
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) looks forward to participating in APCO 2018, APCO International’s 84th Annual Conference and Expo, which will be held August 5-8. Join us at this year’s event in Las Vegas to hear the latest developments in our efforts to drive innovation, advocate for public safety, and oversee the deployment of public safety’s own network.
The FirstNet network lays the ground work for the future integration of NG 9-1-1 technologies to forever change the way telecommunicators do their jobs. In the NG911 and FirstNet integrated P
FirstNet provides another layer of redundancy and additional capabilities for Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services, which is responsible for serving more than half a million residents in Little Rock, Arkansas.