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Federal Partners

When Disaster Strikes: How the FCC and TERT Step In

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 337-338
CEU: 1
Federal Partners

    Co-Presenter(s)

  • JC

    Justin Cain

    Chief, Operations and Emergency Management Division
    Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC

  • SC

    Shawn Cochran

    Deputy Chief for Incident Management, Operations and Emergency Management Division
    Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC

  • BK

    Bill Kang

    Deputy Chief for Communications Resilience, Operations and Emergency Management Division
    Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC

  • JR

    Jaime Rivas

    Intelligence Operations Specialist, Operations and Emergency Management Division
    Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC

  • RC

    Rebecca Clinton

    Attorney-Advisor – National Security and Supply Chain Risk, Operations and Emergency Management Division
    Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC

  • ND

    Nick DiCicco, CPE

    Director, Chagrin Valley Dispatch & OH-TERT State Coordinator
    Chagrin Valley Dispatch
    Bedford, Ohio

  • Natalia Duran, CPE

    Team Lead for Peer Support, Miami Dade Fire Rescue; State Coordinator - FL TERT
    Florida TERT
    Miami, Florida

  • JS

    Jason Smith

    9-1-1 Operations Manager; TX-TERT State Coordinator; Co-chair of the National Joint TERT Initiative Committee
    North Central TX Emergency Communications District

Representatives from the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) will discuss their disaster preparedness and response activities, including resources for the public safety community and lessons learned.

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to identify APCO’s top advocacy priorities at the federal level.
  • Participants will understand the status of and identify real-world implications of recently enacted laws and regulations on public safety communications.
  • Participants will be able to ask questions and share their thoughts on APCO’s advocacy priorities.