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Article: Meet the FCC's public safety & Homeland Security Bureau chief: bureau oversees public safety communications issues.(FIRE TECHNOLOGY)(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(Column)
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- Firehouse Magazine
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- February 1, 2008
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The Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau (http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/) officially began operations on Sept. 25, 2006. This bureau is responsible for developing, recommending and administering the commission's policies pertaining to public safety communications issues. These policies include 911 and enhanced 911 (E911); operability and interoperability of public safety communications; communications infrastructure protection and disaster response; and network security and reliability.
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Derek K. Poarch is the bureau's first chief. I participated in the FCC's first public safety forum, listened ...