Emergency response following the Boston Marathon bombings last...
Emergency response following the Boston Marathon bombings last month shows the importance of planning before disaster strikes, Chris Essid, deputy director of the federal Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), told the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Tuesday. “Planning and preparation…
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by Boston officials made a real difference for public safety communications,” Essid said. “During the response, their mission critical [land-mobile radio] systems worked well and they were able to achieve interoperability among state and local responders, and processes were in place to integrate federal law enforcement as needed.” Essid said OEC, part of the Department of Homeland Security, had worked with the city prior to the 2010 marathon and developed a plan. “The comprehensive communications plan developed by Boston in coordination with DHS was used in preparation for the Boston Marathon and subsequent response to the bombings,” he said. DHS is still looking at the response and the lessons learned, “so we can target further support and resources where needed,” he said.