Establishing a common governing structure for solving interoperability issues will improve the polices, processes, and procedures of any major projects by: enhancing communications, coordination, and cooperation; establishing guidelines and principles; and reducing any internal jurisdictional conflicts. The resources listed on this page will help provide insight and direction on how to build strong governing structures.

2015 Emergency Communications Governance Guide for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Officials
The Governance Guide serves as a comprehensive tool that provides recommendations and best practices for emergency communications officials at all levels of government to establish, assess, and update governance structures that represent all emergency communications capabilities (Land Mobile Radio [LMR], broadband, 911/Next Generation 911 [NG911], alerts and warnings).

2015 Emergency Communications Governance Guide for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Officials- Fact Sheet
This document provides an executive summary to the Emergency Communications Governance Guide for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Officials document

Presents general information about the role, structure, and operations of governing bodies charged with improving communications interoperability at the State, regional, local, or tribal level.

This guide explains how to set up regional governance organizations for emergency communications.