Category Archives: Interoperability

What’s In A Phrase? or When Is A Strike Team Not A Strike Team?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Gary Oldham

Standards, Compliance, and Professionalism. The Incident Command System (ICS), which was unveiled on the Southern California fire service community at large in about 1980, was and continues to be a framework for the management organization for dealing with an emergency. … Continue reading →

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The Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Gary Oldham

Congresswoman Jane Harmon (D-CA) and Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) introduced HR-5907 on July 28, 2010. This bill, known as the Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010, directs the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA), along with a working … Continue reading →

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FCC Seeking Public Comment on Competition in Land Mobile Radio Market

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Gary Oldham

On the heels of my blog post of yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission, under PS Docket 10-168, has today issued a document entitled, “Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Increasing Public Safety Interoperability by Promoting Competition for … Continue reading →

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P25′s Promise: How We Can Reach It

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Gary Oldham

P25 has been espoused as the be-all, end-all to interoperability. I’m still not sure about that. First, we need to address the human factors involved, like “plain English” or “clear text.” You can read my other posts about that issue. … Continue reading →

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Round 27 of 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grants Awarded

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Gary Oldham

FEMA has announced the grant allocations of Round 27 of the 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). FEMA defines the purpose of the AFG program as “The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) is to meet the … Continue reading →

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