FirstNet System Ready To Assist First Responders With Dedicated Emergency Line

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — High voltage towers doing double duty as cellphone towers is not an uncommon sight to see.
Only these are part of the FirstNet system, created by Congress to act as a dedicated emergency line for first responders.
“We were worried about first responders not having interoperability, the ability to communicate,” Maryland Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger said.
Cellphone service for first responders is critical because in disasters people can tie up normal service.