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Acknowledgements, Current Status, Knowledge Gaps, and Research NIOSH Firefighter Radio Communications ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TriData Corporation acknowledges the invaluable contributions of the following individuals in the preparation of this report. This document would not have been possible without the assistance of the many technology experts. We thank them for their knowledge, insights, and contribution to this study. Contact / Contributor Company Vincent Coli Vice President of Sales, Æther Wire Louis Hanson President, LH Enterprises Patrick Houghton CEO, Æther Wire Jack Jarboe Vice President, Product Development, Grace Industries Brian Kibler Senior Account Manager, Motorola Dr. Peter H. Krawarik Independent Management Consultant Nader Moayeri NIST Information Technology Laboratory Director of Communication Networks, Richard C. Meyers System Planning Corporation Santiago Moreno Vice President, Portico Architects Power Communications Research Group, Dr. John Newbury Open University, Manchester, England Professor of Electrical Engineering, Dr. John Orr Worcester Polytechnic Institute Winston Rice Consultant, RF Engineering Lance Rosen President, Plexeon Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern Dr. Robert Scholtz California Leader, Construction Metrology and Automation Group, Dr. William C. Stone NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory Hal Walls Vice President of Sales, Transtek Mike Worthington Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Motorola TriData Corporation iii September 2003 NIOSH Firefighter Radio Communications Acknowledgements In addition, we thank the fire-rescue personnel and communications experts throughout the country who were willing to respond to technical and operational questions and requests for information. We thank them for their time, their candor, and their insight. Contact / Contributor Affiliation Firefighter/Paramedic, Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department Reade Bush Arlington County, Virginia Communications Technologist, Austin Fire Department Gary Wilks Austin, Texas Assistant Chief of Operations, Baltimore Fire Department Frank Snyder Baltimore, Maryland Assistant Chief, Bellingham Fire Department Bill Boyd Bellingham, Washington Division Chief, Communications, Bellingham Fire Department Ken Gustafson Bellingham, Washington Superintendent of Fire Alarm office, Boston Fire Department Peter O'Rourke Boston, Massachusetts Assistant Fire Chief, Boulder Rural Fire Department Jeff Webb Boulder, Colorado Fire Chief, Greater Brighton Fire Protection District Bob Parker Brighton, Colorado Assistant Chief, Broward County Fire Rescue John Schildknecht Broward County, Florida Battalion Chief, Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department Jeff Stern Castle Rock, Colorado Deputy Chief, Charlotte Fire Department James Burke Charlotte, North Carolina Supervisor, Office of Communications William Carter Chicago, Illinois Communications System Manager, Jim Wilson Southern Nevada Area Communications Council Clark County, Nevada. Captain, Fire Dispatch, Dallas Fire Department David Kinney Dallas, Texas Assistant Chief of Operations, Dallas Fire Department D.L. Millaway Dallas, Texas Chief of Communications, Detroit Fire Department Abner Garrett Detroit, Michigan Firefighter/Driver, Detroit Fire Department Bill Harp Vice-President, Detroit Firefighters Association Local 344 Detroit, Michigan Deputy Chief, Support Services, Fairfax County Fire Rescue Jeff Coffman Fairfax County, Virginia Lieutenant, Communications, Fairfax County Fire Rescue Wes Rogers Fairfax County, Virginia TriData Corporation iv September 2003 NIOSH Firefighter Radio Communications Acknowledgements Contact / Contributor Affiliation Firefighter/EMT, Gettysburg (OH) Rural Fire Department Daniel Shoup Gettysburg, Ohio Chief, Glen Echo Fire Department Tom Jones Bethesda, Maryland Chief of Communications, Las Vegas Fire Department Lou Amell Las Vegas, Nevada Captain, Communications, Los Angeles Fire Department Martin Enriquez Los Angeles, California Deputy Chief, Support Services, Loudoun County Fire Rescue Matthew Partlow Loudoun County, Virginia Communications Manager, Memphis Fire Department CJ Walker Memphis, Tennessee Division Chief of Operations, Milwaukee Fire Department Douglas Holton Milwaukee, Wisconsin Director, Emergency Communications Center Steve Souder Montgomery County, Maryland Deputy Chief, Dispatch and Deployment, Bob Oliver Phoenix Fire Department Phoenix, Arizona Captain, Deployment, Phoenix Fire Department Leif Anderson Phoenix, Arizona Fire Chief, Pittsburgh Fire Department Peter Micheli Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Assistant Fire Chief, Emergency Operations, Dave Sprando Portland Fire Department Portland, Oregon Battalion Chief, Portland Fire Department Mike Schmidt Portland, Oregon District Chief, Communications, San Antonio Fire Department Alfred Castro San Antonio, Texas Deputy Chief of Operations, San Antonio Fire Department Rodney Hitzfelder San Antonio, Texas Communications Manager, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Susan Harris San Diego, California Division Chief of Operations, San Diego Fire-Rescue Bruce Cartelli San Diego, California Chief of Communications, San Francisco Fire Department Paul Chin San Francisco, California Township Administrator, Springfield Township Richard Sheola Springfield, New Jersey Deputy Director, Stafford County Fire Rescue Roger Sutherland Stafford County, Virginia Deputy Chief of Operations, Wichita Fire Department Mike Rudd Wichita, Kansas TriData Corporation v September 2003 .
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