![]() ![]() The tragedies of September 11 revealed fundamental problems with communication systems then used by our nation’s first responders. It was just face-to-face or yelling across the way. But communications at Ground Zero was essentially being done the old-fashioned way. “After a few days, we got some repeaters up. For the first few days, we couldn't talk from Ground Zero back to our base of operations,” said Brad who now serves as the FirstNet Authority’s Director of Network and Technology Operations. The only communications available to Brad and his team were two-way pagers they brought from Utah. In the initial days, cell service was non-existent, land-mobile radios were down, and repeaters to boost signals weren’t working. When they got to the fallen towers, the scene was unlike anything else he and his teammates had experienced. ![]() ![]() Soon after the planes hit the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, Brad Morrell deployed from Utah to New York City as part of an urban search and rescue team.Īboard the military airlift transporting rescuers, Brad remembers seeing otherwise empty skies except for the fighter jets escorting their plane. Guest blog post by Edward Parkinson, CEO First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority)
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