Wireless Radio Interoperability

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Wireless Radio Interoperability 911 Update

• 86th Annual County Judges and Commissioners
  Association of Texas Conference
• September 17, 2008 Fort Worth, Texas
• Penny Redington
• Executive Director
• Michael Ada
• Emergency Preparedness Manager
• Texas Association of Regional Councils

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Why is this important?
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Eagle Pass Tornado
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2007 Flooding
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Big Springs Refinery Explosion
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2008 Wildfires
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2008 Wildfires
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Hurricane Dolly
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South Padre Island, Post-Dolly
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North Raymondville, Post-Dolly
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Hurricane Ike
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Hurricane Ike
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Hurricane Ike
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Hurricane Ike
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Hurricane Ike
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• Who is involved in the Emergency Management Cycle?

Incident
Mitigation
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Everyone.

• Search and Rescue
• Oil and Hazardous Materials Response
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Energy
• Public Safety and Security
• Long Term Community Recovery
• External Affairs

• Transportation
• Communications
• Public Works Engineering
• Firefighting
• Emergency Management
• Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and
  Human Services
• Logistics Management and Resource Support
• Public Health and Medical Services

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Everyone under National Incident Management
System/Incident Command System (NIMS/ICS)

• Search and Rescue ESF 9
• Oil and Hazardous Materials Response ESF 10
• Agriculture and Natural Resources ESF 11
• Energy ESF 12
• Public Safety and Security ESF 13
• Long Term Community Recovery ESF 14
• External Affairs ESF 15

• Transportation ESF 1
• Communications ESF 2
• Public Works Engineering ESF 3
• Firefighting ESF 4
• Emergency Management ESF 5
• Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and
  Human Services ESF 6
• Logistics Management and Resource Support ESF
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• Public Health and Medical Services ESF 8

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Geographical Boundaries
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Regional Councils of Governments Texas Disaster
Districts ( Governors State Planning Regions,
Chapter 391, Texas Local Government Code)
Dallam
Sherman
Ochiltree
Hansford
Lipscomb
1. Panhandle Regional Planning Commission 2.
South Plains Association of Governments 3.
Nortex Regional Planning Commission 4. North
Central Texas Council of Governments 5. Ark-Tex
Council of Governments 6. East Texas Council of
Governments 7. West Central Texas Council of
Governments 8. Rio Grande Council of
Governments 9. Permian Basin Council of
Governments 10. Concho Valley Council of
Governments 11. Heart of Texas Council of
Governments 12. Capital Area Council of
Governments 13. Brazos Valley Council
of Governments 14. Deep East Texas Council of
Governments 15. South East Texas Regional
Planning Commission 16. Houston-Galveston Area
Council 17. Golden Crescent Regional Planning
Commission 18. Alamo Area Council of
Governments 19. South Texas Development
Council 20. Coastal Bend Council of
Governments 21. Lower Rio Grande Valley
Development Council 22. Texoma Council of
Governments 23. Central Texas Council of
Governments 24. Middle Rio Grande Development
Council
Hartley
Moore
Hutchinson
Roberts
Hemphill
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Oldham
Potter
Gray
Carson
Wheeler
Randall
Deaf Smith
Armstrong
Donley
Collingsworth
Swisher
Parmer
Castro
Hall
Briscoe
Childress
Hardeman
Hale
Motley
Floyd
Cottle
Wilbarger
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Bailey
Lamb
Wichita
Foard
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Clay
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5
Montague
Lamar
Cooke
Crosby
Dickens
King
Baylor
Archer
Grayson
Red River
Hockley
Cochran
Lubbock
Knox
Fannin
Bowie
Delta
Titus
Jack
Wise
Denton
Lynn
Kent
Garza
Stonewall
Haskell
Young
Collin
Yoakum
Terry
Franklin
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Throckmorton
Hunt
Morris
Cass
Hopkins
Camp
Rockwall
Rains
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Marion
Parker
Dallas
Tarrant
Wood
Dawson
Scurry
Borden
Fisher
Palo Pinto
Gaines
Jones
Stephens
Shackelford
Upshur
Kaufman
Van Zandt
Harrison
Gregg
Hood
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Johnson
Smith
Ellis
Howard
Eastland
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Andrews
Martin
Nolan
Mitchell
Taylor
Callahan
Erath
Somervell
Henderson
Panola
Rusk
Navarro
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Hill
Bosque
Coke
Comanche
Winkler
Midland
Ector
Glasscock
Loving
Sterling
Runnels
Cherokee
El Paso
Anderson
Shelby
Coleman
Brown
Hamilton
Freestone
Hudspeth
Nacogdoches
McLennan
Limestone
Ward
Mills
Culberson
Crane
Tom Green
San Augustine
Upton
Coryell
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Reagan
Concho
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Reeves
Irion
Houston
Angelina
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Leon
Sabine
Falls
McCulloch
Lampasas
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San Saba
Robertson
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Trinity
Madison
Bell
Schleicher
Menard
Jasper
Pecos
Burnet
Milam
Polk
Walker
Jeff Davis
Crockett
Mason
Llano
Tyler
Brazos
Williamson
San Jacinto
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Newton
Grimes
Sutton
Kimble
Burleson
Gillespie
Travis
Hardin
Lee
Montgomery
Blanco
Terrell
Washington
Orange
Liberty
Bastrop
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Kerr
Hays
Presidio
Waller
Edwards
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Kendall
Val Verde
Austin
Fayette
Caldwell
Harris
Real
Chambers
Brewster
Comal
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Bandera
Jefferson
Colorado
Guadalupe
Fort Bend
Gonzales
Bexar
Lavaca
Uvalde
Medina
Galveston
Kinney
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Wharton
Wilson
Brazoria
De Witt
Jackson
Karnes
Atascosa
Zavala
Maverick
Frio
Matagorda
Victoria
Goliad
Calhoun
Dimmit
Bee
Refugio
McMullen
La Salle
Live Oak
Aransas
San Patricio
Jim Wells
Webb
Nueces
Duval
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Kleberg
Jim Hogg
Brooks
Zapata
Kenedy
Starr
Hidalgo
Willacy
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Cameron
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Texas U.S. Congressional Districts
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Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
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Texas Department of Transportation Districts
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Local Government Responsibilities in Emergency
Preparedness and Homeland Security

• Local Emergency Management Plan
• Regional Catastrophic Emergency Response Plan
• Texas Regional Resource Network (TRRN)
• NIMS/NIMSCAST
• Incident Command System (ICS)
• Election Forms
• Training Exercises
• Emergency Alert Systems (EAS)
• Multi Agency Coordination System (MACS)
• Multi Agency Coordination Center (MACC)
• Emergency Operations Centers (EOC)
• Shelter Hubs

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Local Government Responsibilities in Emergency
Preparedness and Homeland Security(continued)

• Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters
  (VOAD)
• Citizen Corps Program (CCP)
• Emergency Preparedness/Homeland Security
• Advisory Committees (EPAC/HSAC)
• Emergency Response Guides (ERG)
• State Homeland Security Grant Program Planning
• State Preparedness Report (SPR)
• Investment Justifications (IJ)
• Investment Proposals (IP)
• State Preparedness Assessment Reporting System
  (SPARS)
• Constellation Automated Critical Asset
  Management
• System (C-ACAMS)
• Biannual Strategic Implementation Review (BSIR)
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Interoperable Communicationsaka Interop
A system of systems allowing a group of
independently operating systems comprised of
people, technology, and organizations to be
connected, thus enabling emergency responders to
effectively support day-to-day operations,
planned events, or major incidents.
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Texas Radio Coalition(TxRC)

• GOAL-
• Assess status of interoperable communications
  capabilities in Texas and develop statewide
  communications interoperability plan.

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Texas Radio Coalition(TxRC)

• TASKS-
• Data Collection
• Statewide technical survey of each jurisdiction
• Conducted by 24 regional councils
• 81 questions utilizing SAFECOM guidance
• Focus Groups
• 48 focus groups provided hot topics
• TARC collected prioritized data
• Stakeholders reviewed approved priorities
• Plan submitted to DHS April 2008

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Texas Radio Coalition(TxRC)

• RESULTS-
• Plan identified by DHS Office of Emergency
  Communications as BEST PRACTICE nationwide
• Award of 63,017,169.59 PSIC Grant to State of
  Texas
• 10 multi-region projects now under way (10 months
  into the 36 month performance period with
  completion in 2010)

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9-1-1/NextGen Update

• Passage of HB 911 in 1987
• COGs undertake 9-1-1 planning and implementation
  on behalf of their local governments
• The 24 COGs now provide state-of-the-art 9-1-1
  equipment and training to local governments

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What is Next-Gen 9-1-1?

• Until recently, only land lines could reach 9-1-1
• Recent technology explosion has resulted in
  numerous devices that may interface with 9-1-1
  system differently
• Next-Gen 9-1-1 seeks to address these issues
• Provides more robust connectivity with any
  networked communication device
• Allows transfer of 9-1-1 calls between distant
  PSAPs and EMD

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Texas Public Safety Trunking Systems
City of Arlington and UTA City of Mansfield City
of Grand Praire City of Lewisville, Coppell, and
Flower Mound Regional System City of Denton City
of Farmers Branch, Carrolton, and Farmers Branch
Regional System City of Garland and Rowlett
P25
Amarillo
Fort Woth/Tarrant Regional System FW Public Works
NE Tarrant Consortium
Denton County Regional System
City of Irving DFW City of Richardson
Collin County Regional System City of Plano
Regional System
Parker County
Wichita Falls
Texas Tech PD
City of Dallas Public Works
City of Lubbock
City of Texarkana and Bowie County
City of Midland
City of Odessa
Regional Radio System (ETMC, Longview, Tyler, etc)
City of El Paso
City of Bryan City of College Station Texas AM
City of San Angelo
Orange County
Jefferson County
South Texas Area Regional Network (P25 and
Motorola) (Harris, Galveston, Fort Bend,
Brazoria, Waller, TxDOT, Liberty, Chambers,
Walker, etc)
Middle Rio Grande
Bell Cnty
Regional Radio System (City of Austin, Travis,
Williamson, UT, DPS Capitol Police, etc) Lee
County Caldwell County Bastrop County
LCRA
Victoria
City of Laredo
San Antonio/Bexar County
Bexar Met Water City of San Antonio Water
Corpus Christi
City of McAllen City of Mission City of Rio
Grande City City of Brownsville Cameron
County City of Harlingen and San Benito
City of Phar City of Edinburg
Representative Systems (Not all Systems Shown)
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Next Generation 9-1-1
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For more information contact

• Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC)
• http//www.txregionalcouncil.org/
• Texas Radio Coalition (TxRC)
• http//txrc.region49.org/
• Texas Commission on State Emergency
  Communications (CSEC)
• http//www.911.state.tx.us/browse.php/defaulthome