Eligibility

Bridge4PS was developed to provide a secure, collaboration platform for public safety practitioners across the nation. Unlike other platforms which are geared towards internal department communications, Bridge4PS was built deliberately to facilitate multi-organizational information sharing and interoperability based on the following Strategic Objectives:

  1. Build an Exclusive collaboration platform for public safety

  2. Deliver a Secure and Highly Available product

  3. Protect the Integrity of the Bridge4PS User Community

  4. Provide Expedient Access to eligible users

  5. Facilitate Interoperability across disciplines, geographies, or organizations

  6. Remain Network and Device Agnostic

  7. Maintain features Effective for ANY public safety operations

Developing a tool that successfully achieved all of these objectives was no trivial task, but now Bridge4PS is being used daily by thousands of public safety practitioners across the United States sharing hundreds of thousands of messages and files. As our user base grows, we continue to evolve the platform and adapt our policies and procedures to support new use cases. All decisions are weighed against our Strategic Objectives and openly communicated to the entire Bridge4PS User Community. See the section below for additional information about Bridge4PS User Eligibility.

Governmental Organizations

Primary Public Safety

Personnel from public organizations operated by a local, state, federal, tribal or territorial government providing primary public safety functions:

  • Defense

  • Emergency Management

  • Emergency Medical Services

  • Fire

  • Law Enforcement

Public Safety Support Function

Personnel from public organizations operated by a local, state, federal, tribal or territorial government with an operational need to collaborate with primary public safety practitioners. Support services functions include:

  • Government Administration

  • Communications

  • Public Education Systems

  • Technology

  • Transportation

  • Utilities

Governmental Enterprises

Personnel from public enterprises operated by a local, state, federal, tribal or territorial government providing primary public safety services or having an operational need to collaborate with primary public safety practitioners. Governmental enterprises are self-funding and/or maintain revenue generation capabilities independent of government-issued line-item budgets. Eligible governmental enterprises include:

  • Airport Systems

  • Healthcare Systems

  • Publicly Owned/Operated Special Events | Mass Gathering Venues

  • Publicly Owned/Operated Utilities

  • Special Districts

Non-Governmental Organizations

NGO Public Safety Support

Personnel from organizations NOT operated directly by a local, state, federal, tribal or territorial government with an operational need to collaborate with primary public safety practitioners. Eligible support services functions include:

  • Healthcare Systems

  • Mental Health Service Providers

  • Private Ambulance Companies

  • Private Education Systems

  • Voluntary Organizations Activated in Disaster (VOAD)

Non-Public Safety Partners

Industry Partners are Non-Public Safety organizations with operational contributions desired during public safety activities and events. Examples of eligible Industry Partners are:

  • Contracted Essential Service

  • Critical Infrastructure Providers

  • Disaster Response Companies

  • Private Utilities

  • Privately Owned/Operated Special Events | Mass Gathering Venues

  • Telecommunications