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Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Communication Hub Fact Sheet

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As technology advances, first responders are presented with a growing suite of increasingly sophisticated sensors and communication tools that provide vital, up-to-the-minute situational awareness about their personal well-being as well as their surroundings, location, and status of nearby responders. An array of communication systems and devices such as short-range voice radios, smartphones with broadband network access, and sophisticated multi-band voice and data radios are available to the first responder.

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NGFR Communication Hub Fact Sheet PDF 275.05 KB 08/11/2016
Last Updated: 01/12/2023
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