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Focus Area: Public Safety Communications

Communications Focus Area

The Public Safety Communications Focus Area page provides emergency responders with specific information related to communications in a centralized location. A listing of product categories that may be of interest are highlighted along with related standards, certifications, grants, training & education, publications, and other resources related to public safety communications.

LLIS
Critical Infrastructure: Establishing Back-Up Communication Paths between State Emergency Operations Centers and Utility Companies
Emergency Communications: Conducting an Inventory of Communications Infrastructure and Systems
Emergency Communications: Deploying a Cell-on-Wheels Unit Following a High-Profile Incident
Emergency Communications: Developing a Cadre of Communications Unit Leaders
Emergency Communications: Establishing Radio Frequencies for Air Medical Responses During Disasters
Emergency Communications: Utilizing Communications Checklists during Emergency Operations Center Activation
Interoperable Communications: Exchanging Portable Radios During Large-Scale Response Operations
Interoperable Communications: Handheld Radio Training Program for Volunteers
Interoperable Communications: Programming State and Local Interoperability Frequencies in Response Agencies' Radio Systems
Interoperable Communications: Training Response Personnel on Switching Radio Frequencies

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Products
4.9 GHz
700/800 MHz Dual-Band
Bridging/Patching/Gateway
Cellular/Wireless
Commercial
Land Mobile
Satellite
UHF
VHF High-Band
VHF Low-Band

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Publications & References
Building Resiliency into Strategic Interoperability Plans
Communicating Emergency Preparedness: Strategies for Creating a Disaster Resilient Public
Emergency Communications Forum: Volume 5
FEMA Office of Emergency Communications' Plain Language Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
FY 2012 SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants
Integrated Public Alert Warning System (IPAWS)
Interoperable Communications for Planned Events
NIMS Training Program
National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP)
Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety: A guidebook to technology, issues, planning, and management

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SAVER
Accessories, Portable Radio
Alert/Notification Systems
Bridging/Patching/Gateway Equipment
Communications Interoperability
Equipment, Satellite Data
Mass Notification Systems
Mobile Command Systems
Mobile Communications Centers
Phone, Satellite Portable
Repeaters
Web Links
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) - International
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC)
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)
SAFECOM
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
The National Broadband Plan: Connecting America

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Additional Information
American Red Cross Releases a First Aid App
CBP Deploys the First National Network of Information Radio Stations
Don’t stress; it’s only a test!
Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP)-Continuing Training Grants (CTG) Released
How To Navigate the P25 Compliance Website by Wesley, Molly
NOAA Releases a New Website to Prepare for Coastal Flooding
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Operational Assessments
Advanced Generation of Interoperability for Law Enforcement
Developing Multi-Agency Interoperability Communications Systems: User's Handbook
GSS Alert Studio STEP Test Report
Guide to Radio Communications Interoperability Strategies and Products
Metropolitan Interoperability Radio System - Alexandria Site Description Document
NIST - Conflicting Signals Can Confuse Rescue Robots
Secure Communications Interoperability Operational Evaluation Interim Report
Test Report of Land Mobile Radio Connectivity via Shared Satellite IP Networks and the Internet

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Training
APCO Institute: Training For Public Safety
IS-802 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #2 - Communications
Interoperable Communications Training and Exercises
NENA Emergency Communication Training
Public Safety Telecommunicator Training
TEEX - Public Safety Emergency Service Dispatcher (Basic)

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Conferences
78th Annual APCO Conference and Exposition
International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE)
NENA 2013
Navigator 2013
TIA 2013: The Future of the Network
Grants and Assistance Programs
FY 2012 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)
Archived: FY 2012 FEMA Community Resilience Innovation Challenge Program
FY 2011 Emergency Operations Center Grant Program (EOC)
FY 2010 Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP)
FY 2007 Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program (PSIC)

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PPD-8 Core Capabilities
Mitigation
Prevention
Protection
Recovery
Response

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Standards
(CAP) v1.2: Common Alerting Protocol v1.2 (2010)
(EDXL-RM): Emergency Data Exchange Language Resource Messaging v1.0, 2009 Edition
FM 3610:2010: Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous (Classified) Locations (2010)
P25 DSR: Project 25 Suite of Standards

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NIMS Resource Types
Communications Support Team (CAP)
Mobile Communications Center (Also referred to as “Mobile EOC”)
Mobile Communications Unit (Law/Fire)

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Education
Arapahoe Community College CERT Emergency Dispatch

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In Development Technologies
Air-Droppable Loudspeaker

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