Episode 236: CIVTAK 2024 & the Role of TAK in Public Safety with Ken Rehbehn

Episode • Aug 15, 2024 • 25m

What is CIVTAK 2024 and why should you go?

Hello Smart Firefighting Community!

Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy!

In this episode:

What is the Team Awareness Kit (TAK)?
How to adopt TAK for civilian use cases
What is CIVTAK 2024?

Learn from Ken Rehbehn - the Principal Analyst at Critical Communications Insights LLC.

Ken is a data communications expert and industry analyst who is also a volunteer firefighter. He has been tracking the evolution of technology in public safety, particularly in the area of mission-critical communications and situational awareness tools like the Team Awareness Kit (TAK).

TAK is a common operating picture platform that delivers geospatially linked information to field users, allowing for collaboration and data interoperability. It is non-proprietary, open source, and can adapt to different communications capabilities.

Ken is spearheading the CIVTAK 2024 conference, which aims to bring together agencies and innovators to share success stories and drive the adoption of TAK in civilian use cases.

The CIVTAK 2024 conference is on October 1 - October 3, 2024, at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel. Click here to register!

And take a listen to hear what he has to share!

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