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First Responder Networks 5 Years After 9/11

Posted by kdawson on from the wire-them-all-together dept.

stinkymountain writes, "Five years after 9/11, you'd think all of the nation's first responders would be on a state-of-the-art wireless network that would enable police, fire and other emergency personnel to talk to each other in case of a disaster. But they're not -- yet. Network World ran an investigative piece sketching why progress has been so slow, and describing the progress that has been made." The article leads off with a scenario that represents the toughest possible test for a first-responder network. Even the best imaginable networked system might bog down in the midst of "fog of war" situations.

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  1. 2 thumbs up for unca sam by Adolf+Hitroll · · Score: -1, Troll

    You lost in Iraq, you are broke and we all hate you ! happy birthday, 911 ! :-D

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  2. trolls in action by neonprimetime · · Score: 0, Troll

    Stay inside your cubicles and be forwarned, the government hating trolls are at it again, and again, and again ... and I'm certian there's more to come.

    1. Re:trolls in action by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: -1, Troll

      I'm not blaming you for moderation. I'm pointing out that I hate you because of what you've done to our country.

      I don't have any moderation points, though I am eligible and have perfect Karma. I think it's because I read Slashdot too much, and I fall outside of the category of a typical user. In any case, I wouldn't moderate you down. I'd kick you in the face and jerk off in your eye sockets instead. That's what you deserve, you COUNTRY WRECKER.

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  3. Re:Where our tax dollars are going... by TheDarkener · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ok, your theory might be true for the FIRST plane...but how about the second one (or third or fourth?), more than 15 minutes after the first plane who mysteriously went off track flew INTO A *$&#ING BUILDING..?

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  4. mod 0p by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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