IAFC NEWS ALERT
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: IAFC
Government Relations Department
International Association of Fire
Chiefs
703/273-0911
www.iafc.org
Please
respond now to this important interoperability baseline
survey
Fairfax, VA, July 24, 2006...
If your fire
department has received a request to participate in a National
Interoperability Baseline Survey issued by the Department of Homeland
Security’s SAFECOM, we ask that you act immediately to complete the survey
and then return it promptly to DHS.
The survey was sent out to
22,400 randomly selected public safety agencies. The survey deadline is
The purpose of this survey
is to:
- Determine the capacity for
interoperable communications among law enforcement, fire, and
- Establish a process and
mechanism to make it possible for agencies to regularly measure
communications interoperability.
- Generate data to help
public safety officials make better-informed decisions about how to most
effectively allocate resources for improving communications
interoperability.
- Gather information to
guide and measure the effectiveness of future communications
interoperability improvement efforts that local, state, and federal
public safety organizations execute.
This is a first of its kind
study. The IAFC has had
significant input into the drafting of the survey. The survey will have a major
impact on future federal funding decisions for local and state
governments. Therefore, the
results of this study need to accurately reflect the current state of
interoperability. SAFECOM
anticipates that it will update the survey every two years.
For additional information on the survey go the SAFECOM Web site: http://www.safecomprogram.gov/ or call the IAFC government relations department.
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