Subject: [paws] [Fwd: Fighting a Wild Land Fire: How Much Spectrum Does Public Safety Need?]

From: Rex Buddenberg <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:39:37 -0700

A glimpse of the conversation in the emergency services community.

The case study here was wildfire in Arizona, geography where we'd expect
white space to be available....

Subject: Fighting a Wild Land Fire: How Much Spectrum Does Public Safety Need?
From: National Public Safety Telecommunications Council <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:16:13 -0400

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National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
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March 21, 2012

How Much Spectrum Does Public Safety Need to Fight a Large

Wild Land Fire?

In 2003, a large wild land fire called "The Old Fire," caused $42 million in damage
and burned an area of more than 35 square miles while destroying 993 homes and causing
six fatalities.   Fanned by high winds and fueled by abundant dried vegetation, 
this incident grew quickly and taxed the ability of local emergency officials to
 manage evacuations and road closures ahead of the fast moving fire storm.  At the
incident peak, more than 1,000 vehicles were on scene providing fire fighting, security,
and support functions.

The Assessment of Future Spectrum and Technology Report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109583805414&s=2249&e=001O9MH6yoZ9WdFYIsuMBT0Gfc53zW_n2snVES-ecUqQrL6S4BE8-2hLSQTMzFtAMs6I1lDRBaUi8wez6QF8SjDFHQ187W0CFUNs5dPNIBclWE-3XbRIN39m7luChB9s8z8sE0HZ3sVhVfTW3bLJVPlaWttsSMmn5IYK03hwOHBaxZIQPUtsTMzdERcjaPvKzxlVG67yeJtelGg66w_L209SC57AdpDvRE21WVVs2Dat0I=]
 issued by NPSTC for comment [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109583805414&s=2249&e=001O9MH6yoZ9WdgWuRuAUcShlRextLvmsP_IkAXIlAm04CRYTy1EMLIbOwZvUgn_GjlZ_FlWz0FVfN2_45GYhzDEY7n__aq-2GGumJNARq8a8W_9vAXEBJg5r_Mu4SnnmJG71J8AYnN3PvbYVZsmhcC6GHcHX5gBpYwZDN2qcOXNHtyaALDxt3JQVej66vqjp5mRht7rptbIKCDAFsfC2RQx3gCcvUVo-xuFjBhvlSEjSs=]
 on February 24 answers that question. The draft report identifies the spectrum 
and technology required until the year 2020 to meet public safety user requirements
and to help drive policy on spectrum and funding; standards development; and the
 public safety vendor community.

NPSTC gathered feedback on broadband applications and usage from public safety practitioners
and technologists, through questionnaires and focus groups, to build the case for
a desired future for public safety.

These sessions brought together multidisciplinary teams to discuss tactics and strategies
at the scene of a specific event. As each focus group discussed their response to
the emergency event they also identified various data and video applications which
would be needed to support their operations.

In 1996, the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC) published its report
on public safety's needs through the year 2010.  That groundbreaking report eventually
led to public safety spectrum assignments in the 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz bands.  NPSTC
created the PSWAC Followup:  [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109583805414&s=2249&e=001O9MH6yoZ9Wca1yRkL-sfez7rsmSuvB1_dteh_fg20mKvHwqnZ_wKAf5CuHz_fF-jz7iTNeXgPbXir-Wts4NeHSeeG7iyDiWzj1LnUyUlypUYGOS1J07RXeTFFcHCFlQ1]
Assessment of Future Spectrum and Technology (AFST) Working Group [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109583805414&s=2249&e=001O9MH6yoZ9Wca1yRkL-sfez7rsmSuvB1_dteh_fg20mKvHwqnZ_wKAf5CuHz_fF-jz7iTNeXgPbXir-Wts4NeHSeeG7iyDiWzj1LnUyUlypUYGOS1J07RXeTFFcHCFlQ1]
 to update the PSWAC Report to the year 2020.

There is still time to contribute to this important report. Please take the time
 to review the draft report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109583805414&s=2249&e=001O9MH6yoZ9WdFYIsuMBT0Gfc53zW_n2snVES-ecUqQrL6S4BE8-2hLSQTMzFtAMs6I1lDRBaUi8wez6QF8SjDFHQ187W0CFUNs5dPNIBclWE-3XbRIN39m7luChB9s8z8sE0HZ3sVhVfTW3bLJVPlaWttsSMmn5IYK03hwOHBaxZIQPUtsTMzdERcjaPvKzxlVG67yeJtelGg66w_L209SC57AdpDvRE21WVVs2Dat0I=]
 and provide feedback using the provided email form [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109583805414&s=2249&e=001O9MH6yoZ9WdgWuRuAUcShlRextLvmsP_IkAXIlAm04CRYTy1EMLIbOwZvUgn_GjlZ_FlWz0FVfN2_45GYhzDEY7n__aq-2GGumJNARq8a8W_9vAXEBJg5r_Mu4SnnmJG71J8AYnN3PvbYVZsmhcC6GHcHX5gBpYwZDN2qcOXNHtyaALDxt3JQVej66vqjp5mRht7rptbIKCDAFsfC2RQx3gCcvUVo-xuFjBhvlSEjSs=]
.  Send the completed form via email to [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]
 by April 22, 2012.  Thank you for your contributions to public safety.

NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety
 communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership.

The member organizations of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
are grateful to the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate,
 Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) and the National Protection
 and Programs Directorate, and Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) for their
support to this volunteer public safety organization.
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