October 28, 2015
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
Tribute to Chief Harlin McEwen, One of the Hardest Working Men in Public Safety Communications!
Courtesy Police Chief Magazine: A Look Back at a Remarkable Career
By Eddie Reyes, Deputy Chief, Alexandria, Virginia, Police Department
By Eddie Reyes, Deputy Chief, Alexandria, Virginia, Police Department
As a membership organization, IACP's success depends heavily on the contributions of its members. Over the years, we have been fortunate to have a very active membership of committed volunteers who have helped make IACP the world-class organization it is today. Few, however, can match the contributions of Chief McEwen, who will be stepping down as chair of the IACP Communications and Technology Committee at the IACP Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, this month (October 2015). His contributions have helped enhance the standing of IACP as the voice of law enforcement and will continue to have a positive impact on public safety for decades to come. Chief McEwen's long career in law enforcement began in 1957, when he became a police officer in his hometown of Waverly, New York ...
Chief McEwen bought his first receiver to monitor police radio while in high school in a small central New York town in the 1950s; soon after, he was accompanying the volunteer fire company and helping with the radio. He was always fascinated with emergency communications, an interest that followed him throughout his career. In fact, the first major technological advance Chief McEwen experienced involved radios. Read complete article here.
Mark Your Calendar for November 10, 2015. Dial in to NPSTC's next Full Meeting by Teleconference on November 10, 2015, 1:00–3:00 pm ET. Details and agenda are posted on the NPSTC Meetings Page. Call In: 510-227-1018; Conference ID: 1927086#. Webinar Access Information: https://join.me/npstcsupport1.
Welcome and Opening: Ralph Haller, NPSTC Chair, 1:00 pm
Federal Partners Update, 1:05–1:25 pm
FirstNet NPSBN Development, 1:25–1:35 pm
Spectrum Management Discussion: David Buchanan, Chair; Stu Overby, Vice Chair, 1:30–2:15 pm
Federal Partners Update Continued, 2:15–2:35 pm
Interoperability Discussion: John Lenihan, Chair; Don Root, Vice Chair, 2:35–2:45 pm
Technology and Broadband Discussion: Tom Sorley, Chair; Andy Thiessen, Vice Chair, 2:45–2:55 pm
New Business: 2:55–3:00 pm. Immediately following the meeting there will be an optional 15-minute briefing: Living Incident Management in South Carolina during Hurricane Joaquin. Lloyd Mitchell, NPSTC Governing Board Representative, Forestry Conservation Communications Association (FCCA): 3:00–3:15 pm.
NIFOG 1.6 Now on Public Safety Tools Website. The National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) is a technical reference for emergency communications planning and for radio technicians responsible for radios that will be used in disaster response. The NIFOG includes rules and regulations for use of nationwide and other interoperability channels, tables of frequencies and standard channel names, and other reference material, formatted as a pocket-sized guide for radio technicians to carry with them. https://casmnextgen.com/pslib/index.php/webview?docid=108.
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