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NCSWIC Releases 'What Is a PACE Plan' Video for Agencies

🎥 This Emergency Communications Month, the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) Planning, Training, and Exercise Committee released a concise educational video, 'What is a PACE Plan', that explains the components of a PACE plan (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency) and why it matters for public safety communications. NCSWIC members describe how communications can change in atypical situations and demonstrate why agencies should know their PACE and routinely practice it. The video is a practical tool to help agencies maintain continuity of communications when primary systems degrade.

SAFECOM Fall 2024 Bi-Annual Meeting Executive Summary

📢 SAFECOM convened its Fall 2024 Bi‑Annual Meeting on November 19–20, 2024, in Cape Coral, Florida, bringing members and invited guests together for plenary and breakout sessions. Highlights included presentation of the Marilyn J. Praisner Leadership Award to Mr. Michael Murphy, an interactive exercise on Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency (PACE) plans, and briefings on Hurricane Helene response and federal grant navigation. Technical and policy discussions addressed mobile device "SOS only" features, FirstNet Authority initiatives, counter-jamming research, high frequency operations, and encryption use, while committees advanced governance, education, funding, and incident communications priorities.