National Emergency Communications Plan: 2014

National Emergency Communications Plan: 2014

In 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the National Emergency Communications Plan (or the Plan) to accelerate improvements for public safety communications nationwide. Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, directs the DHS Office of Emergency Communications to develop and periodically update the National Emergency Communications Plan in coordination with Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders.1 The law also directs the Plan to set benchmarks for enhancing emergency communications capabilities and for the Office of Emergency Communications to measure progress toward achieving those milestones.

The emergency communications landscape has evolved into a new, complex operating environment since the release of the 2008 National Emergency Communications Plan. Among the key developments are major changes in policy, legislation, budget conditions, and communications technologies. This includes the establishment of the First Responder Network Authority, which is charged with ensuring the building, deployment, and operation of a Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network.
To prepare stakeholders for this dynamic environment, the Office of Emergency Communications led a national effort to update the National Emergency Communications Plan to account for new technologies for emergency responders. This Plan also addresses the necessity of Land Mobile Radio systems for ensuring the availability of mission critical voice capabilities.
The Office of Emergency Communications conducted outreach to more than 350 stakeholders involved in emergency communications to develop this version of the National Emergency Communications Plan. This included representatives from all major public safety organizations; emergency management agencies; Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial governments; the private sector; and other emergency response agencies or entities such as utilities, nongovernmental organizations, and auxiliary resources.

Leveraging the foundation established by the 2008 National Emergency Communications Plan, this Plan aims to improve the key communications capabilities of emergency responders at all levels of governmentâ€”notably the policies, governance structures, planning, and protocols that enable them to communicate and share information under all circumstances.
Country USA
Author U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 184
PublicationDate 2017-02-10
ReleaseDate 2017-02-10

Country	USA
Author	U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	184
PublicationDate	2017-02-10
ReleaseDate	2017-02-10

National Emergency Communications Plan: 2014

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