According to an insurance commissioner, tornado damages in Oklahoma from last week will likely approach $5 billion, although it is too early to identify an accurate figure.
Twenty-four people lost their lives and more than 300 were injured on May 20th when a 1.3 mile wide tornado damaged 16 counties and an estimated 15,000 homes. According to EmergencyMGMT.com, the twister was on the ground for roughly 40 minutes, crossing 17 miles.
The Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network must be hardened enough to withstand monster natural disasters such as this one, if it is to fulfill the promises set forth in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, which provisions a public safety-grade network that reaches from coast to coast, covering all geographic areas in all 50 states and 6 territories.
The NTIA released the agenda for the upcoming FirstNet board meeting which will be held tomorrow morning in conjunction with the Public Safety Communications Research Lab's Public Safety Braodband Stakeholders Conference in Westminster, CO.
The meeting will include presentations on budget, organizational structure, BTOP, outreach & consultation, as well as the special review committee established to address Paul Fitzgerald's motion and statement from the April meeting. The board will also vote on a resolution regarding National Environmental Policy Act Implementation. A webcast can be viewed live on the NTIA's website.
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