The Making National Parks Safer Act focuses on improving emergency communication systems in national parks to enhance safety and response times during emergencies.
Making National Parks Safer Act This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to develop a plan to install Next Generation 911 (NG911) systems, which are certain interoperable, digital, and secure Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 calls. Specifically, the NPS must assess the implementation status and estimated costs of such NG911 systems at existing emergency communications centers in NPS units. The NPS must also develop a plan, based on the assessment, to install NG911 systems at centers.
1. This bill requires upgrades to emergency communication systems in national parks. 2. It aims to implement Next Generation 9-1-1 technology for better emergency response. 3. The Secretary of the Interior must assess current emergency communication centers. 4. The assessment will estimate costs for upgrading and maintaining these systems. 5. A report on the assessment's findings will be shared with Congress and the public.
Visitors and employees in national parks will benefit from faster and more reliable emergency assistance.