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SBC January 2024 Town Hall Meeting Available On-Demand!

Town Hall

Posted on February 22, 2024

Did you miss the Safer Buildings Coalition's January 24th Town Hall Meeting?

The recording is now available on demand!

 

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SBC Kicks Off the Seminar Season With a Packed House in Miami!

Miami

Posted on February 22, 2024

The Coalition’s 2024 In-Building Public Safety Communications Seminar season is off to a fantastic start as Chief Alan Perdue and team hosted our largest-ever seminar audience at Fire Tower Miami on January 31st.
 
Almost 150 first responders, government officials, industry reps, et al packed the room for an engaging last day of January in the Sunshine State.

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2024 SBC Seminar Sponsorships — Slots Still Available

Alan presenting

Posted on February 23, 2024

SBC’s 2024 Seminar series will visit 27 cities, beginning with Miami on January 31, 2024. We filled most sponsorship slots in Round One, but opportunities remain open. Here's how you can still get in!

 

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2024 SBC Seminar Sponsorships — 2nd Chance

Sponsorship slots still available for several events

Alan presenting

Posted on January 23, 2023

SBC’s 2024 Seminar series will visit 27 cities, beginning with Miami on January 31, 2024. We filled most sponsorship slots in Round One, but opportunities remain open. Here's how you can still get in!

 

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DAS and Indoor Wireless Installations: NATE Contractors Are Perfect for This Work 

SBC Managing Director John Foley contributed this article to the NATE Tower Times

Tower Times

Posted on January 22, 2024

SBC Managing Director John Foley is a member of the NATE DAS and Small Cell Committee. John contributed this article to the NATE Tower Times 2024 Volume 1 Publication. In this article, John invites NATE members to explore the opportunity of participating in the in-building public safety wireless sector. SBC Knowledge Partner NATE is The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association. NATE is a non-profit trade association providing a unified voice for tower erection, maintenance and service companies.

 

 

 

 

 

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Member Advocacy Work Group Update - January 2024

Member Advocacy

Posted on January 24, 2024

The Member Advocacy Work Group has been working tirelessly on getting ready for tomorrow’s (1/25/24) first Town Hall meeting.

 Our work group is excited to be hosting this meeting that will be a great opportunity for everyone to learn about all the work groups, the inner workings of the coalition and have a chance to network and to learn more about the SBC.

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Government Affairs Workgroup Update - January 2024

GA WG

Posted on January 24, 2024

The Government Affairs WG is monitoring Florida’s 2024 Legislative session, while no new bills were introduced that would affect, In-Building ERCES, we are watching for potential amendments being added to non-related bills. Sub TG formed to review proposed licensing requirements.

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Should We Certify Companies or Individuals for ERCES?

SBC issues position paper on ERCES Minimum Qualification of Personnel 

Qualifications

Posted on January 23, 2024

There has been a tremendous amount of discussion and confusion surrounding minimum qualifications of personnel as it pertains to Emergency Responder Communications Enhancement Systems (ERCES). The Safer Buildings Coalition has issued a position paper [included in its entirety in this article, and available as a download] clearly laying out code interpretation and best practice recommendations to aid jurisdictions in establishing rules and expectations for minimum qualifications of personnel for ERCES. 

  

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Exhibiting at State or National Fire Marshal Events? Help Us Put the ERCES Handbook Into the Hands of AHJs 

Sponsor a Book

Posted on January 19, 2024 

Are you planning to attending, exhibit at, even sponsor a State or National Fire Marshal event in the new year? If so, we invite you to join our special ERCES Handbook Sponsorship Program, which allows SBC members to purchase one or more boxes of books (eight books per box) at a deep discount, affix their own labels and hand out the book to local AHJs and Radio System Staff. This is a great way to spread the enforcement message, educate jurisdiction staff, and build a relationship based on gratitude and value with book recipients.

 

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Who's Hiring?

Posted on January 23, 2023

Looking for a new gig? Several SBC members are currently hiring. Visit our Career Board for open positions with Tower IQDay Wireless & Safe-Com Wireless.

Job seekers: Check back frequently for new opportunities.

Employers: Create an account here to start posting jobs on the Board.

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From the Chief’s Corner: 2024 – The Year of Learning…

Chief Alan Perdue

By Chief Alan Perdue (ret.), SBC Executive Director

Posted on January 23, 2024

For more than 11 years, I have been blessed to have the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Coalition on the crucial topic of ERCES. I have spoken at conferences, SBC seminars, association events, AHJ small groups, etc. After so many years, and so many events, you may start to feel that, by now – surely – everyone knows everything they need to know about this. You may even wonder whether you need to continue educating people about this. The short answer: Very much so!

 

 

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