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....
--- Begin Message ---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ National Public Safety Telecommunications Council ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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. 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