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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 

Richard C. Meyers Director of Communication Networks, 

System Planning Corporation 

Santiago Moreno Vice President, Portico Architects 

Dr. John Newbury Power Communications Research Group, 

Open University, Manchester, England 

Dr. John Orr Professor of Electrical Engineering, 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

Winston Rice Consultant, RF Engineering 

Lance Rosen President, Plexeon 

Dr. Robert Scholtz Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern 

California 

Dr. William C. Stone Leader, Construction Metrology and Automation Group, 

NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory 

Hal Walls Vice President of Sales, Transtek 

Mike Worthington Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Motorola 
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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

Reade Bush Firefighter/Paramedic, Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department 

Arlington County, Virginia 

Gary Wilks Communications Technologist, Austin Fire Department 

Austin, Texas 

Frank Snyder Assistant Chief of Operations, Baltimore Fire Department 

Baltimore, Maryland 

Bill Boyd Assistant Chief, Bellingham Fire Department 

Bellingham, Washington 

Ken Gustafson Division Chief, Communications, Bellingham Fire Department 

Bellingham, Washington 

Peter O'Rourke Superintendent of Fire Alarm office, Boston Fire Department 

Boston, Massachusetts 

Jeff Webb Assistant Fire Chief, Boulder Rural Fire Department 

Boulder, Colorado 

Bob Parker Fire Chief, Greater Brighton Fire Protection District 

Brighton, Colorado 

John Schildknecht Assistant Chief, Broward County Fire Rescue 

Broward County, Florida 

Jeff Stern Battalion Chief, Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department 

Castle Rock, Colorado 

James Burke Deputy Chief, Charlotte Fire Department 

Charlotte, North Carolina 

William Carter Supervisor, Office of Communications 

Chicago, Illinois 

Jim Wilson 

 Communications System Manager, 

Southern Nevada Area Communications Council 

Clark County, Nevada. 

David Kinney Captain, Fire Dispatch, Dallas Fire Department 

Dallas, Texas 

D.L. Millaway Assistant Chief of Operations, Dallas Fire Department 

Dallas, Texas 

Abner Garrett Chief of Communications, Detroit Fire Department 

Detroit, Michigan 

Bill Harp 

 Firefighter/Driver, Detroit Fire Department 

Vice-President, Detroit Firefighters Association Local 344 

Detroit, Michigan 

Jeff Coffman Deputy Chief, Support Services, Fairfax County Fire Rescue 

Fairfax County, Virginia 

Wes Rogers Lieutenant, Communications, Fairfax County Fire Rescue 

Fairfax County, Virginia 
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Contact / Contributor Affiliation

Daniel Shoup Firefighter/EMT, Gettysburg (OH) Rural Fire Department 

Gettysburg, Ohio 

Tom Jones Chief, Glen Echo Fire Department 

Bethesda, Maryland 

Lou Amell Chief of Communications, Las Vegas Fire Department 

Las Vegas, Nevada 

Martin Enriquez Captain, Communications, Los Angeles Fire Department 

Los Angeles, California 

Matthew Partlow Deputy Chief, Support Services, Loudoun County Fire Rescue 

Loudoun County, Virginia 

CJ Walker Communications Manager, Memphis Fire Department 

Memphis, Tennessee 

Douglas Holton Division Chief of Operations, Milwaukee Fire Department 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

Steve Souder Director, Emergency Communications Center 

Montgomery County, Maryland 

Bob Oliver 

 Deputy Chief, Dispatch and Deployment, 

Phoenix Fire Department 

Phoenix, Arizona 

Leif Anderson Captain, Deployment, Phoenix Fire Department 

Phoenix, Arizona 

Peter Micheli Fire Chief, Pittsburgh Fire Department 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Dave Sprando 

 Assistant Fire Chief, Emergency Operations, 

Portland Fire Department 

Portland, Oregon 

Mike Schmidt Battalion Chief, Portland Fire Department 

Portland, Oregon 

Alfred Castro District Chief, Communications, San Antonio Fire Department 

San Antonio, Texas 

Rodney Hitzfelder Deputy Chief of Operations, San Antonio Fire Department 

San Antonio, Texas 

Susan Harris Communications Manager, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department 

San Diego, California 

Bruce Cartelli Division Chief of Operations, San Diego Fire-Rescue 

San Diego, California 

Paul Chin Chief of Communications, San Francisco Fire Department 

San Francisco, California 

Richard Sheola Township Administrator, Springfield Township 

Springfield, New Jersey 

Roger Sutherland Deputy Director, Stafford County Fire Rescue 

Stafford County, Virginia 

Mike Rudd Deputy Chief of Operations, Wichita Fire Department 

Wichita, Kansas