FirstNet Association supports community

The newly formed FirstNet Association (FNA) has announced three initiatives to directly support the public safety community.

The first program is designed to give back to three worthwhile, well-established causes within the first responder community, including the APCO Sunshine fund, which provides financial aid to telecommunicators and immediate family members who are in need of support; the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, which provides programs and resources for the families for fallen firefighters and for the fire service; and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund which aims to make life safer for those who serve.

For every public safety professional who joins the FirstNet Association, 1% of that registration fee will be donated to the charity that most closely associates with his or her discipline.

“We sincerely appreciate the work our fellow organisations have done for those brave women and men who are responsible for keeping our communities safe,” said FNA President Al Gillespie.

The other two commitments are offers of exclusive financial benefits to individuals who join the association during the remainder of the 2018 calendar year.

Signing up by 31 December 2018 will lock in an annual membership fee of US$45 for the life of the membership.

In addition, FNA will waive attendance fees for any FirstNet Association event until 31 December 2019.

“If, for any reason, FNA changes its dues structure, those individuals who register this year will be guaranteed our US$45 annual fee for as long as they choose to remain a member,” said FirstNet Association Vice President and Treasurer Richard Mirgon.

“Those same members are welcome to attend any event, free of charge, until the end of next year.”

“Our goal is to reward our members who choose to step up and support us early in the development of our association,” said FirstNet Association Vice President and Secretary Ray Flynn.

“We want to encourage FirstNet users to take part in the formation of the FirstNet network user community. To that end, we will make it as easy as possible to participate in our association, and enjoy everything FNA membership has to offer.”

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