Author: Jessica Kaputa, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) NCSWIC (National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) Planning, Training, and Exercise (PTE) Committee Lead
911 centers, including emergency communication centers (ECC), public safety answering points (PSAP), emergency operations centers (EOC), public safety communication centers (PSCC), and other public service command centers are a critical component of emergency communications, and they face a unique set of challenges when planning for, and responding to, pandemics.
On May 8, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the Fiscal Year 2020 Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This opportunity will fund up to two demonstration projects that address the National Emergency Communications Plan and identify innovative solutions to improve the delivery of rural medical communications.
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launches a new public safety emergency communications website to host resources created by SAFECOM, the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC), and the Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications (FPIC).
Author: Chief Gerald Reardon, SAFECOM Chair (City of Cambridge Fire Department, Massachusetts)
Author: Chief Gerald Reardon, SAFECOM Chair (City of Cambridge Fire Department, Massachusetts)
Author: John Miller, NCSWIC Chair
Author: Dave Nolan, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
