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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, January 3, 2022 – The Central County Emergency 9-1-1 (CCE911) in Ellisville, Missouri has Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) to assist in the development of a backup Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).

Mr. Jason Nettles, Executive Director of CCE911 said: “CCE911 currently maintains a backup PSAP facility at the Metro West Fire Protection District, Station 3. The intent of this project is to move the necessary infrastructure and establish new backup operations at the St. Louis County Backup Emergency Operations Center. We selected Federal Engineering to assist us with this project because the firm has experience and knowledge of PSAP day to day operations. FE also has strong background in radio, telephony, networking, and CAD technologies as well as FCC licensing, APCO, NENA and NFPA codes and standards. FE’s proposal demonstrated strong project management experience which will be necessary for the successful completion of this project.”

Mr. Jeffrey Paré, Senior Account Executive for Federal Engineering, described the project: “FE will become thoroughly informed regarding the CCE911 environment by conducting interviews with stakeholders and performing on-site visits to each of the facilities, equipment rooms, and radio and tower sites. FE will collect data related to the project, determine the feasibility of the move, and develop a plan for managing the migration. FE’s recommendations will consider current standards as well as national, state and local procedures.”

Federal Engineering is a leading, nationwide firm providing analysis, design, procurement, and implementation support for NG911, PSAPs, ECCs, and EOCs. These services complement FE’s wide range of consulting services in public safety and public service communications involving traditional VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 4.9GHz mobile radio systems as well as LTE and CBRS. FE’s cybersecurity practice helps our clients defend against today’s complex and ever-changing threat landscape. FE also serves as trusted advisors to assist clients understand emerging services such as FirstNet and the impacts on their current and future plans. Since 1983, FE has completed thousands of communications projects for 46 state governments, as well as numerous local and federal government clients.

In addition to its public sector work, Federal Engineering provides design and implementation support services for voice, data, and video networks used in the transportation, utilities, aerospace, finance, education, publishing, and computer services industries. FE’s certified independence ensures that clients receive objective, unbiased consulting services that are not influenced by any technology, product, vendor, or approach.