ADOPTING
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS
WHEREAS, the ability for various public
safety first responders and other support agencies to communicate effectively
is crucial to the efficient management of emergencies and disasters that occur
in every community; and
WHEREAS,
communications effectiveness is contingent upon the establishment of common
standards to ensure that disparate systems used by various public safety
agencies can interoperate with one another; and
WHEREAS,
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has mandated ANSI/TIA/EIAA-102
Phase-1 (Project-25) suite of standards for interoperable channels in the
700mhz. Band and various other federal agencies including the U.S. Department
of Justice have chosen Project 25 as there standard for interoperable radio
communications.
WHEREAS,
numerous federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
and it’s subsidiary divisions have included the Project-25 suite of standards
within their grant guidelines for federal funding assistance; and
WHEREAS,
on March 10, 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued Version
1.0 of the Statement of Requirements (SOR) for Public Safety Wireless
Communications and Interoperability outlining the initiatives needed to improve
interoperability amongst public safety agencies nationwide; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the Project-25 suite of
standards for public safety communications interoperability by cities will
contribute to the enhancement of public safety nationwide,
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The
United States Conference of Mayors adopts and promotes the use of the
ANSI/TIA/EIAA-102 Phase-1 (Project-25) suite of standards for public safety
communications in all cities across the United States of America.
©2004 U.S. Conference of Mayors 