First responders would like to be able to scud messages simultaneously to all the emergency workers at the scene of a disaster if necessary, but lack of interoperability among various types of radio equipment prevents them from doing to today. In the future, first responders converging on a disaster cue may be able to quickly and easily exchange emergency messages and data using a wireless ad hoc network recently developed and tested by scientists and engineers at the NIST. NIST's work in this area is part of the federal government's efforts to improve first responder communications in light of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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