Incident Command/Situational Awareness

Southern Linc turns to Ericsson for MCPTT with eMBMS, replacing Motorola Solutions WAVE 7000

Southern Linc—the southeast U.S. regional carrier that also provides communications for the Southern Company utility—is deploying Ericsson’s mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) solution with eMBMS broadcast capability that is scheduled to be used by utility workers by the end of the year, according to a Southern Linc official. Southern Linc’s network operates on 3 MHz of 800 MHz […]

NENA: Brandon Abley outlines volunteer need for NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission

Brandon Abley, technical issues director for NENA, explains the purpose of the NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission, an independent body established this week to oversee key security and location roles associated with next-generation 911 (NG911) interoperability, including the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA) and the NG911 Forest Guide. Nomination of volunteers willing to serve on the 14-member […]

Texas DPS: Jared VandenHeuvel highlights Winter Institute scenarios, emerging comm tools

Jared VandenHeuvel, program coordinator at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), outlines the emergency scenarios that Winter Institute participants responded to during exercises conducted last week at Texas A&M University and the surrounding area. VandenHeuvel also discusses new communications tools and the need for different skill sets within response units to take advantage of […]

ITSL: Andrew White outlines purpose, training for new tech role within incident command

Andrew White, an Information Technology Service Unit Leader (ITSL) instructor, explains the reasoning behind the creation of the ITSL, a position within the Incident Command System (ICS) that is designed to oversee the deployment of technology solutions utilized during an incident outside of traditional land-mobile-radio (LMR) communications, White also identifies potential ITSL candidates and discusses […]
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