Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (icert) joined the national 911 program office gis project - three individuals from icert member companies will represent icert on a new gis project team being led by the national 911 program office.

Icert members participated and spoke at nena's 911 goes to Washington event, as well as at the iwce conference - many of icert's members and the icert team attended and participated in nena's annual Washington, dc fly-in, known as 911 goes to Washington (gtw), as well as the annual iwce conference and expo in las vegas. At gtw, the icert team and members participated on two panels, in addition to participating in nearly a dozen meetings with members of congress. In addition to contributing to the important policy discussions, we want to give special recognition to icert's member companies who participated and sponsored the associated events of both the ng911 institute and women in 911 (win). At the iwce conference & expo in las vegas, many icert member companies participated as speakers, exhibitors, and attendees. In addition to icert, a dozen icert member companies had exhibit booths in the expo hall.

Icert renewed its commitment to interoperability - icert's board of directors approved the 2023 policy platform, renewing the association's commitment to advance state and federal policies that promote widespread adoption of advanced Technologies and standards that improve Emergency Response and increase the public's safety. Critical to achieving this goal is icert's strong support for open standards and interoperability of all components of the Emergency Response ecosystem.

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies ("icert") filed comments with the fcc in Response to its notice of proposed rulemaking on location-based routing (lbr). The use of a caller's location to route a 911 call is important to promoting improved Emergency Response, and icert supports the fcc's efforts to promote lbr and a broader implementation of ng911 across the country. Specifically, we broadly support the implementation and use of lbr technology and a more rapid implementation of ng911 capabilities that often occur concurrently. Further, implementation of such Technologies will dramatically improve Emergency Response efforts, and we appreciate the efforts of the fcc to facilitate broader implementation of both.

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies ("icert") op-ed featured in iwce's urgent communications.

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies ("icert") submitted a letter for the record, stressing the need for funding nationwide ng911 implementation in the u.s. house communications and technology subcommittee hearing titled "defending america's wireless leadership".

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies ("icert") submitted a letter to the federal communications commission (fcc) in support of the motion for extension of time filed on march 1, 2023, by the national sheriffs' association, american petroleum institute, american association of state highway and transportation officials, the enterprise wireless alliance, the forestry conservation communications association, the international municipal signal association, and the utilities technology Council. In their motion, these groups requested a sixty (60)-day extension of the comment and reply comment deadlines in the matter of amendment of part 90 of the commission's rules (wp docket no. 07-100), the fcc's proceedings related to 4.9 ghz. Icert believes the requested extension would serve the public interest and urged the fcc to grant it.

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (icert) strongly supports legislation introduced by representatives richard hudson (r-nc) and anna eshoo (d-ca) which would authorize federal funding to support the nationwide deployment of next generation 911 (ng911) systems. We thank congressman hudson and congresswoman eshoo for their continued support of and leadership in advancing ng911 legislation. Our nation's Emergency Response systems are critical to the safety and security of our citizens, our communities and our nation. We look forward to continuing to work with these leaders and entire congress in making full funding for ng911 implementation a national priority.

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies ("icert") intends to continue its advocacy efforts to educate members of congress on the benefits of ng911 and its critical importance to national security. Over the next few months, we expect to build a stronger coalition of support with key public safety and state/local government organizations. Additionally, there will be discussions regarding our initial plans for next year's advocacy push during next week's icert fall member meeting.

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies, Inc. (icert), the nation's only trade association composed exclusively of commercial public safety technology and Response organizations, has elected its board officers, which comprise its executive committee, for the fiscal year 2024, at Washington, dc, united states on november 2, 2023.

The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies, Inc. (icert) submitted a letter of support for h.r. 6319, the "supporting accurate views of Emergency services act of 2023" ("9-1-1 saves act").