WHEREAS, the Advanced Law Enforcement & Response technology (ALERT) project represents a significant enhancement to public safety communication and coordination; and

WHEREAS, the ALERT project has been supported under the direction and guidance of the Safety and Advanced Transportation Division, Office of Technology Applications, Federal Highway Administration with a clear commitment to the role of ALERT in the law enforcement community; and

WHEREAS, ALERT provides for an affordable open architecture command and control system that integrates all vehicle based public safety systems (i.e., radar, radio, overhead lights, siren, video camera, data capture, GPS, image and text transfer, etc.) into one touch screen; and

WHEREAS, the ALERT project principals are committed to commercializing a product that has been thoroughly examined by public safety practitioners in a structured testbed environment; and

WHEREAS, the IACP has continued to serve as the principal representative of the law enforcement community through the development, showcasing, and commercialization stages of the ALERT project; and

WHEREAS, the ALERT project is actively supported by a wide range of research and enforcement entities of federal, state, and local government; and

WHEREAS, through ALERT’s showcasing and law enforcement pilot projects, numerous applications have been identified for ALERT beyond law enforcement to include fire, emergency medical services, state and local transportation, defense, and national security agencies; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 104th annual conference in Orlando, Florida, strongly supports the Advanced Law Enforcement & Response Technology project with the firm belief that the development of an affordable open architecture command and control system will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our nation’s public safety services; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that notification of this resolution shall be made to the Vice President of the United States, Attorney General of the United States, Secretary of Transportation, Director of the National Institute of Justice, and members of the IACP.