Communications and Interoperability
The communications and interoperability resource page is designed to help firefighters keep up with the latest communications gear and best practices in mutual-aid and interoperability.
How AI and deployable communications are changing the field
T-Priority brings agencies of all sizes cutting-edge 5G solutions, best-in-class partners and America’s best 5G network experience for first responders
Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond
The software will give dispatchers scripted questions to figure out what ails callers and decide which tier of response to provide
September 11 exposed the primitiveness of our communication systems, here’s a look at what it was like at Ground Zero and what’s being done
Once the second call went out to the right fire station, firefighters were able to stop the blaze from burning down the whole house
The planned network will allow fire, EMS and law enforcement to share information and communicate with pictures and video
FirstNet was set up to alleviate responder communication problems revealed by 9/11; here’s a look at where that program is 15 years on
Much has changed in the fire service as a result of 9/11, here’s a look at what we learned and failed to act on, and those things we simply didn’t learn
Much has changed in the fire service as a result of 9/11, here’s a look at what we learned and failed to act on, and those things we simply didn’t learn
Line-of-duty deaths require thoughtful planning on how to use Facebook to announce the loss of life and share information
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
Modern and legacy 911 telecommunication systems have weaknesses and potential failure points, which puts civilians and responders at risk
The first responders fee was newly implemented to prevent fire station brownouts
911 calls were mistakenly routed to a recorded message that call takers were busy; the city is unsure if response times were delayed
The shift from landlines to mobile lines has been a nightmare for locating 911 callers; technology is starting to offer up solutions
The chief was disciplined after failing to disseminate a report that may have prevented the death of another firefighter
Look for these six features when adding technology to incident management, especially for large-scale incidents
There have been numerous instances of the system crashing or failing to relay calls
NTSB investigators found that the third-rail power cables were improperly installed at the site of the electrical malfunction that led to the fire
Passengers spent more than 30 minutes inside the smoke-filled train before firefighters arrived
Learn about the state of public-safety interoperability and how AFG funds can be used to purchase much-needed interoperable radio communication systems.
Built-in redundancies allow these three to work when communication lines go down
Dispatchers are trained to ask firefighters for details about a situation; the fire chief said questions can be heard publicly over radios and exacerbate the situation
Here’s what you need to know when specifying a new truck or bringing an old rig’s communication into the 21st century
The suit claims the newly installed digital radios repeatedly knocked firefighters off the air, forcing them to use hand signals
There were 1,147 abandoned 911 calls in 2015 due to busy call takers; about half of those calls were bounced to other numbers while workers tried to call back the others
Dispatcher Mary Beth Pazaras sued for discrimination after investigators blamed her for a delay in sending firefighters to a blaze that killed an Army veteran
More than 5,600 emergency calls failed during the 6- hour April 2014 outage
The apartment building burned unattended for as long as 12 minutes; no one was injured
Radio issues on scene prevented crews from spreading the word to other firefighters that there was a hole in the first floor
An FDNY spokesperson said EMS radio communications work about 70 percent of the time
A department memo issued by Chief Brian Byrd said every firefighter is to leave a burning building if their radios no longer work
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