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Blue Award 1
Blue Award 1
Communications Center Management
Communications Center Management
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Blue Award 2
Wellness in the Emergency Communications Center
Wellness in the Emergency Communications Center
Blue Award 3
Blue Award 3
Cybersecurity for Public Safety Communications
Cybersecurity for Public Safety Communications
Emergency Preparedness, Response & Situational Awareness
Emergency Preparedness, Response & Situational Awareness
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Yellow Award 1
Frontline Telecommunicator
Frontline Telecommunicator
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Yellow Award 2
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Leadership Development
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Yellow Award 3
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NG9-1-1 and Emerging Technologies
Yellow Award 4
Yellow Award 4
Radio and Wireless Communications Technologies
Radio and Wireless Communications Technologies
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Yellow Award 5
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Repeat Session
Yellow Award 6
Yellow Award 6
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Mastering Media
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Yellow Award 7
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Federal Partners
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Platinum Award
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Gold Award
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Training Essentials
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Silver Award
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Bronze Award

Emergency Preparedness, Response and Situational Awareness

30 Days in the Cradle of Liberty: Fütbol to Fireworks

Monday, August 3, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 301
CEU: 1
Emergency Preparedness, Response & Situational Awareness
Level of Presentation: Intermediate
Target Audience: 9-1-1 Coordinator, County/State Official, Engineer/ Technician, Manager, Supervisor, Consultant, Director, Sworn Officers (Chiefs), Public Safety Telecommunicator

    Main Presenter(s)

  • Donald Robert Denning, Jr.

    FIrstNet Program at AT&T
    WASHINGTON, District of Columbia

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • BS

    Blair Sutherland

    Special Events Contractor for Telecommunications
    Commonwealth of Masschusetts

  • MB

    Matthew Barstow

    Director of Telecommunications
    Commonwealth of Massachusetts

  • RP

    Robert Picariello

    Division Section Chief - FEMA Region 1
    FirstNet, Built with AT&T

  • RF

    Richard Fiske

    Director of Public Safety Communications and Interoperability
    Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Join us for an insightful session where we will focus on the planning, coordination, and execution of interagency communications for world soccer quarter-final elimination games, the Boston Marathon, Sail250, and Rev250 from Boston to Foxboro to the Lexington Green and the Old North Bridge. Panelists will explore the challenges they faced and the innovative strategies that enabled seamless communications among public safety, emergency management, and event organizers. Attendees will gain practical knowledge including how to overcome communication barriers, integrated new technologies, established a Unified Command Center and protocols for information sharing across multiple events and jurisdictions over an extended period.

Learning Objectives:

  • Attendees will gain actionable insights into the end-to-end process of multi-agency communications planning and execution for large-scale, high-profile events
  • Attendees will leave with an understanding of the step-by-step and the process we used for developing and implementing a multi-agency communications plan for large-scale events, including initial assessment, interoperability solutions, and the establishment of a Unified Command Center.
  • Attendees will leave with insights into how they might be able to evaluate their own organization’s current emergency communications protocols and recommend improvements based on lessons learned from managing multiple, concurrent events with overlapping timelines and varying communications infrastructures