First Response

“The vehicle is a data-rich fortress which can provide most of the information the first responder needs, yet nearly all operations require the user to be outside the vehicle, quite the contradiction in many ways.”

One blog quotes technologist Britt Kane, who notes that having instant access to mission-critical data through the nationwide public-safety broadband network will be increasingly paramount for the safety of first responders. The FirstNet blog offers frequent updates on the national effort.