Through collaboration with emergency responders and policymakers across
all levels of government, SAFECOM works to improve multi-jurisdictional and
intergovernmental communications interoperability. The SAFECOM Executive
Committee (EC) and SAFECOM Emergency Response Council (ERC) work with existing
Federal communications programs and key emergency response stakeholders to
address the need to develop better technologies and processes for the
multi-jurisdictional and cross-disciplinary coordination of existing
communications systems and future networks.
The SAFECOM EC and ERC, managed by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) and
Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC), have been instrumental
in the creation of key documents such as the Interoperability Continuum, the
Statement of Requirements (SoR), the Statewide Communication Interoperability
Plan (SCIP) Methodology, and the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP)
to assist emergency responders nationwide in improving communications and
interoperability.
This website provides members of the emergency response
community and other constituents with information and resources to help them
meet their communications and interoperability needs. It offers
comprehensive information on topics relevant to emergency response
communications and features best practices that have evolved from real-world
situations.
We invite you to visit the site often for updates and additional information.
In order to ensure that the SAFECOM EC and ERC remain forward-looking – based on
the front-line knowledge of those who are impacted the most by communications
issues affecting emergency response – we ask that you provide questions and
feedback to us through the link below.
E-mail questions to OEC