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The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is focused on building a more resilient and responsive public safety ecosystem. Our research, development, testing and evaluation activities in the domain of public safety communications are essential for creating a robust, interconnected, and secure emergency response communication infrastructure. S&T works hand-in-hand with responders and frontline operators to translate their operational requirements into solutions for enhancing overall public safety and effectiveness of emergency response.
Our work focuses on:
- Interoperability and Compatibility
- Reliability and Resilience
- Advanced Communication Tools
- Data Integration and Analytics
- Next-Generation 911 (NG911)
- Training and Simulation
- Community Engagement and Alert Systems
Listen
News
- Feature Article: Channeling NEXTGEN TV so Responders Can Answer the Call
- News Release: DHS Releases Recommendations to Protect National Public Warning System from EMPs
- News Release: DHS S&T Funds Critical Interoperable Messaging Capability for First Responders
Resources
Archived resources listed below are available for historical reference
- Broadband Demonstration Network—Developing Tools to Measure and Assess In-Building Coverage Fact Sheet
- Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resiliency Experiment (CAUSE) Fact Sheet
- Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resilience Experiment Series (CAUSE) V Fact Sheet
- Chicago Long Term Evolution (LTE) Fact Sheet
- Datacasting—Broadcasting Real-Time Video and Critical Data over Existing Digital Television Spectrum Fact Sheet and Video
- Digital Volunteer Program Guide Facts Fact Sheet
- Incident Management Information Sharing (IMIS) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Fact Sheet
- Machine-to-Machine Architectures to Improve First Responder Communications Fact Sheet
- Mission Critical Voice Intelligibility over Long Term Evolution (LTE) Fact Sheet
- Social Media Guidance Planning
- Social Media Working Group (SMWG) for Emergency Services and Disaster Management
- Social Media Working Group for Emergency Services and Disaster Management Fact Sheet
- Voice Intelligibility Testing Over Long Term Evolution Objective Speech Quality Estimates for Project 25/Voice over Long Term Evolution (P25/VoLTE) Interconnections Report
- Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Operational Requirements and Capability Analysis: Report of Findings
- Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) Fact Sheet and Videos
