The Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute selected Mission Critical Partners (MCP) to test CAD-to-CAD interoperability in a lab environment and at two pilot sites.

The Verizon Frontline Response Team recently participated in a three-day search and rescue (SAR) training exercise held in Richmond County, North Carolina, alongside first responders from North Carolina’s Emergency Management Department (NCEMD), Richmond County Emergency Services and several other public-safety organizations from across North Carolina.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will host a virtual demonstration series on May 3-4 to exhibit new technology solutions funded by its Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).

Mark43 announced a partnership with the 30x30 Initiative, a national effort housed in the Policing Project at the New York University School of Law, to advance women in policing.

The First Responders Children's Foundation announced the Children of Heroes Scholarship, granted in partnership with Scooter Braun and SB Projects to help support children of first responders and medical personnel directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The total allocation of the scholarship is $600,000.

The Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) announced today that it has trained more than 500 public-safety personnel in the state using a professional development training program developed with Mission Critical Partners (MCP).

The various codes and guidelines for ERRCS came as a direct result of the tragedy of September 11. The complexity of the building systems and type of construction affected first responder communication efforts. Firefighters and police could not communicate with each other or dispatch, directly resulting in loss of life.

Cradlepoint and Verizon Frontline announced they will donate $50,000 to the First Responders Children’s Foundation (FRCF) to help establish a Verizon Frontline and Cradlepoint public-safety scholarship.

A nationwide staffing shortage at emergency communications centers has reached a crisis stage as ECCs struggle to ensure they are staffed properly. After looking at the causes of this issue, we look at potential solutions to this staffing shortage in part two of our series.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced the fourth course of the Hacking for Homeland Security (H4HS) program is set for the spring 2022 semester at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.