NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK

Our mission, as mandated by Congress, is to oversee the buildout, deployment, and operation of the nationwide public safety broadband network called FirstNet... Our staff includes a team of public safety advisors whose job is to listen to, educate, inform, and advance the needs of public safety. Members of the public safety community can learn more about how to engage with us by contacting the Public Safety Advisor for their state... The FirstNet Authority was established in light of September 11, 2001 to create a single, nationwide broadband network specifically for first responders. The tragedies of September 11 revealed fundamental problems with communication systems used by our nation's first responders. Radios relied on by police, fire, and paramedics did not easily operate across different agencies. Land and mobile phone lines were overwhelmed by a high volume of calls. First responders struggled to communicate with each other.

Primary location: Reston United States