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( DHS S&T NGFR recently partnered with public safety agencies from the City of Birmingham and
Jefferson County, AL, for the NGFR Birmingham Shaken Fury Operational Experimentation (OpEx).
The OpEx assessed first responder technologies that addressed the region’s public safety capability
gaps to help ready agencies for the World Games 2021 and unexpected natural disasters. Courtesy
of DHS S&T. Posted on Oct 24, 2019.)
envision and assist the responder of NGFR is comprised of more than
the future.
40 research and development
projects geared towards making
NGFR continually collaborates with
first responders across the nation on responders better protected, con-
various projects -- from developing nected and fully aware.
program requirements to testing
NGFR will incrementally deliver
prototypes of technology.
these capabilities over the program
These cutting-edge technologies cycle and will continue to partner
will improve emergency response with first responders to test and
time and accelerate decision-mak- evaluate technologies before they
ing to save more lives.
are available on the market.
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