We at the First Response Coalition (FRC) have just released a white paper called "A Quantum Leap In Public Safety: Spectrum Solutions For First Responder Communication Needs."

Now it is time for first responders to do their homework. My short survey of first responders at a recent combined emt/firefighter event showed me that few first responders have a clue as to what is going on in D.C. when it comes to spectrum issues and the DTV debate. One guy even said he had never heard of an engine with a "digital transmission."

The FRC wants to educate the public in order to gain the public's support for first responders. Therefore, responders have to know what they are talking about.

So take a few minutes and review the paper on our site and get ready to enlist the public's help in our mutual fight for a quantum leap forward in communications for us all.