State and municipal emergency leaders are revamping their legacy technology to support NG911 capabilities. Now they want the carriers to step up.

FirstNet, created in 2012 to build, deploy and operate a nationwide broadband network for public safety agencies, announced plans for rapid state deployment.

In the case of almost any disaster, the fastest response will be from your neighbor.

Understanding the importance of baseline, situational awareness, demeanor and understanding the threat is not difficult; applying the concepts to individual, and possibly unique, areas of responsibility can be more challenging.

Have we lost focus on protecting the general public from nuclear weapons?