"9/11"
First Responders Need High-Speed Network
May 24, 2011Four months from now, our nation will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. We will mourn the mothers, fathers, sons and daughters lost on that terrible September day. Tme can’t erase the pain nor diminish the horror of that memory. But in the days after the attack, we came together, a nation unified in prevailing against terrorism and tragedy.
Read full articlePresident Obama’s Visit to Ground Zero Underscores Need for First Responder Network
May 5, 2011Washington, D.C. — President Barack Obama’s visit to Ground Zero in New York City today is an important reminder of the need for a nationwide public safety broadband network, announced the Public Safety Alliance. The network would ensure that first responders have the spectrum they need for reliable and efficient interoperable communications and strengthen their emergency response capabilities with faster more secure broadband capabilities.
Read full articleObama Pays Respects at Ground Zero
May 5, 2011NEW YORK — Marking Osama bin Laden’s death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama soberly laid a wreath Thursday at New York’s ground zero and declared, “When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say.”
Read full articleFWT Works with Kennedale, Texas, on 9/11 Memorial
April 8, 2011Kennedale, Texas — April 6, 2011 — The City of Kennedale (TX) is collaborating with Chamber of Commerce member FWT, LLC…
Read full articleRadio Shock Waves: New 9/11 Blunder
March 10, 2011NYC — The communications failures that led to the deaths of hundreds of first responders on 9/11 still haven’t been fixed, despite tens of millions of dollars spent on elaborate radio systems in lower Manhattan, The Post has learned.
Read full article9/11 — Nine Years Later
September 9, 2010This weekend marks the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We did not want to let the day pass without remembering those who died that day. In this article, APCO President Bill Carrow remembers the communications professionals who answered the calls for help, and Jack Daniel highlights advances in in-building technology and codes. We also offer links to related coverage.
Read full article9/11 Five Years Later: The Way We Were
September 9, 2010In the September 2006 issue of PSC, Keri Losavio wrote about what happened that day, include the communications challenges that were experienced by responders at the World Trade Center and Pentagon sites.
Read full article9/11 Five Years Later: How 9/11 Altered FDNY’s Emergency Communications
September 9, 2010Chief Jace P. Pinkus of the FDNY addressed how the department’s communications bureau changed in the five years after the attacks on the World Trade Center.
Read full article9/11 Five Years Later: Where We Are Today
September 9, 2010In September 2006 issue of PSC, Steve Souder addressed the questions of how prepared public safety and public safety communications was to respond to another attack as of 2006. He touched on NIMS, interoperability issues and enhanced communications.
Read full article9/11: APCO Members React in the Wake of WTC & Pentagon Attacks
September 9, 2010In public safety communications, we can learn from the past. To mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we are looking back at what happened and how members of the public safety community coped with the aftermath. Here is PSC’s initial coverage of the attacks.
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