When Disaster Strikes: How the FCC and TERT Step In
- Presenter(s): Justin Cain; Shawn Cochran; ; Rebecca Clinton; Nick DiCicco; Natalia Duran; Jason Smith
- Session Length: 60 minutes
- Date: Jul 30, 2025
Representatives from the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) will discuss their disaster preparedness and response activities, including resources for the public safety community and lessons learned.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will understand the resources the FCC makes available to public safety stakeholders during disasters.
- Participants will learn about telecommunicator mutual aid during disasters.
- Participants will hear lessons learned from last year's hurricane season that may inform future preparedness and response activities.
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Representatives from the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) will discuss their disaster preparedness and response activities, including resources for the public safety community and lessons learned.Learning Objectives:
- Participants will understand the resources the FCC makes available to public safety stakeholders during disasters.
- Participants will learn about telecommunicator mutual aid during disasters.
- Participants will hear lessons learned from last year's hurricane season that may inform future preparedness and response activities.
