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GAO report on forest service comms and firefighter locating

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Forest Service: Next Steps Are Uncertain for Improving Communications

The Forest Service has taken various steps toward improving its
communications, tracking, and mapping capabilities for wildland firefighters in
recent years. However, Forest Service officials told us loss of staff led the
agency to postpone, pause, or reduce the scope of some efforts planned or
underway.

In September 2025, agency officials said they increased their staff
to previous levels; however, the agency’s next steps for improving its
capabilities were unclear.

Forest Service officials identified several challenges the agency has faced or
continues to face in its efforts to improve the agency’s communications,
tracking, and mapping capabilities for wildland firefighters, ranging from
having too few staff with the required mix of technological and firefighting
expertise to continuously evolving, expensive technologies.
 
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Seems like a perfect application for MANET with ATAK. Multi data bands (license free high and low speed), with several FED only bands available.

Camera, voice, data, positioning, etc. Just more stuff to carry and charge.

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