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Next Generation First Responder Technology Integration Handbook

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To guide industry in development, design, test and integration of responder technologies, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has created the Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Integration Handbook, which outlines a “plug-and-play,” standards-based environment that enables commercially-developed technologies to integrate with existing first responder infrastructure (DHS Video by Science & Technology Directorate/Released)