Maintain interoperable communications with responders in any environmental conditions

The ability to communicate with responders in any environmental condition is crucial because communications enable safe and effective incident

Actions taken during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected.

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. Coordinating the efforts of responders, commanders,

Sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or event requiring immediate action.
Note 1 to entry: An emergency is usually a disruption or condition that can often be anticipated or prepared for, but seldom exactly foreseen.

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managers, civic leaders, and the public depends on timely, reliable and effective modes of communication. During incident Actions taken during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected.

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operations, communications may involve a significant number of responders, jurisdictions and systems across a vast geographic area. Deficiencies in communications capacity, The ability of diverse systems and organisations to work together, i.e. to interoperate.

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or infrastructure can strain or overwhelm steady-state capabilities; all of these deficiencies can be exacerbated during larger incidents. Responders’ ability to communicate with each other has a significant impact on operational efficiency and safety. Message transmission or clarity can be substantially reduced when operating in certain environments, particularly inside buildings, tunnels, underground spaces or over long distances.

Despite a high level of public and private funding to advance technology for interoperable communications, the lack there of continues to remain a significant factor hindering Sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or event requiring immediate action. Note 1 to entry: An emergency is usually a disruption or condition that can often be anticipated or prepared for, but seldom exactly foreseen.

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response operations across IFAFRI member nations. Elements such as country size and degree of centralization of response functions impacton this The means to accomplish one or more tasks under specific conditions.

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. However, a comprehensive, affordable

A solution is a means that contributes to a crisis management function. A solution is either one or more processes or one or more tools with related procedures.

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is not yet available.

Many responders currently use push-to-talk land mobile radio (LMR) devices, many whichare only capable of transmitting and receiving voice communicationson specific frequencies. Commercially available smart phones provide additional access to video and data. However, most are not ruggedized to withstand austere environments on the incident scene. In addition, existing networks are often overwhelmed by the volume of message traffic and incident operations often hamper the ability to communicate intelligibly. Responders report the

Prerequisite identified as necessary to achieve an intended outcome, implied or stated.

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for devices that allow clear, successful, and secure bi-directional communications, and that provide data needed for situational awareness and the conduct of incident operations.

Addressing this

The means to accomplish one or more tasks under specific conditions.

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Difference between the existing capabilities of responders and what was actually needed for effective and timely response.

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may involve a system of devices, network software, and infrastructure equipment that can provide interoperable communications during incident response operations.