Our first major field trial will be in the arid BC Interior in October 2014, in a Mars-like, often-filmed, terrain of high mountains, deep valleys, rocky volcanic ground, dust and grasslands. We are calling this field test the Deployment of Unified Networks for Emergencies 2014 test, DUNE2014, and will be providing information across social media with the tag #DUNE2014 and blogging live on these pages. DUNE2014 will operate around Kamloops and Ashcroft, BC. The Village of Ashcroft in the Thompson-Nicola region is the driest, hottest, location in southern Canada and a frequent location for wildfires, in addition to being close to other public safety threats.