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FirstNet Authority board commits to first in-building investment

FirstNet Authority board members this week voted to make a multimillion-dollar investment that is designed to extend the coverage of FirstNet—the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T—inside public-safety buildings and other structures. FirstNet Authority Chair Stephen Benjamin described the in-building resolution as an “exciting investment,” and the measure was approved unanimously during […]

LTE and liability: Why the fire service must move forward with digital incident command

The grief following a firefighter line-of-duty death (LODD) is beyond words. Fellow firefighters are devastated. Families are shattered. In the aftermath, questions arise about the circumstances: Was the loss preventable? What was the chain of actions leading to the catastrophe? Central to these questions is the role of incident command (IC), the command’s situational awareness, […]

Report: To keep up with infrastructure maintenance costs, local governments need to rethink land-use policies

For better or worse, geographical boundaries separate local jurisdictions and define parameters within which local governments can operate. The land and its value dictate tax revenue—land that’s rich in natural resources, or that’ close to important destinations, demands more value than that which is remote.  It’s a finite resource that must be thoughtfully managed. As […]
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