White Paper: Interoperability Planning for Public Safety

 

Working together is a core competence for public safety. Police, fire, and mutual aid partners routinely collaborate. Municipal, county, state, and federal agencies coordinate emergency drills and planning. And when disaster strikes, multiple entities must mount a swift and effective joint response. When every second counts, first responders must be able to talk to each other—no matter what agencies they work for. Yet, despite years of heightened attention to security and preparedness, many communities are still short of the goal. The continuing inability to smoothly communicate across the boundaries of agency and jurisdiction can introduce delays, create perceived barriers to action, and raise questions involving control of the communications system that further hamper response to major incidents. To download a copy of the white paper that will teach you how to develop an interoperability plan that works across systems, organizations, and jurisdictions, click here.