5th Annual Virginia Interoperable Communications Conference

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5th Annual Virginia Interoperable Communications
Conference
September 30-October 1, 2008 Norfolk, VA
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• Commonwealth Grants Update
• An update on grant awards, including the Public
  Safety Interoperable Communications Grant
  Program, Small Radio Cache awards, and the
  Homeland Security Grant Program
• September 30, 2008
• 230pm
• Moderator Paul Hoppes, Virginia Information
  Technologies Agency
• Panelists Constance McGeorge, Commonwealth
  Interoperability Coordinator
• Jim Junkins, Harrisonburg Radio Cache

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Constance McGeorge

• Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator

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State Homeland Security Grant
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State Homeland Security Grant

• Mass Care (Shelter retrofitting, equipment for
  pets people) Patricia Snead, DSS
• 2,270,000
• Critical Infrastructure (Sector plans, FRAC,
  ACAMS) Mike McAllister, OCP
• 1,520,000
• CBRNE (HazMat Teams VDF Heavy Technical Rescue
  Greg Britt, VDEM
• 1,700,000

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State Homeland Security Grant

• EMS (Pre-hospital tracking) Amanda Davis, VDH
• 1,391,000
• Exercise Training Hampton Hart, VDEM
• 1,936,000
• Interoperability (Equipment) Constance
  McGeorge, OCP
• 1,400,000

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State Homeland Security Grant

• Law Enforcement (Info Sharing, IED for Police
  Fire) Sam Hoffman, DCJS
• 9,279,000
• Citizen Preparedness (Citizen Corp, Citizen
  Alert, Ready VA) VDEM
• 1,581,501
• Planning (Capability Assessment) VDEM
• 400,000

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DHS Infrastructure Protection Grant
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DHS Additional Grants
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PSIC Overview

• Purpose of the PSIC Grant
• To assist public safety agencies in the
  acquisition of, deployment of, or training for
  the use of interoperable communications systems
  that utilize or enable interoperability with
  communications systems that can utilize
  reallocated 700 MHz spectrum for radio
  communications.
• Five PSIC Objectives
• Adopt advanced technological solutions
• Improve Spectrum efficiency
• Use cost-effective measures
• Improve interoperable communications in areas of
  high risk for natural disasters
• Continue to improve interoperability efforts in
  urban and metropolitan areas at high risk for
  threats of terrorism
• Virginias Grant Allocation 25,012,521

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PSIC Grant Overview

• Strategic Technology Reserve includes
  completion of 3 Type I radio caches a state
  agency project
• Northern VA Data Interoperability Project joint
  project with Maryland DC
• Technology Connectivity and Sustainability -
  includes projects dealing with microwave,
  broadband and satellite systems
• Communications Infrastructure and National
  Interoperability Channels - Includes projects to
  improve radios and repeaters, along with the
  ability to connect into the National
  Interoperability Channels
• Tactical Interoperability Solutions State
  Agency Gateways
• Tactical Interoperability Solutions Locality
  Gateways
• Portable and Mobile Interoperability Solutions
  includes projects to purchase radios, software
  and training

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PSIC State Agency Projects

• State Agency Projects
• Enhancement of Communications Along Secondary
  Evacuation Routes- 3,424,701
• Involves VDOT, VSP VDH
• Strategic Technology Reserve Project - 800,000
• Involves VDEM VDMA

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Regional Preparedness Advisory Committees (RPAC)
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Region 1

• Installation of 2 Satellite Receivers - 105,000
• Lead Nottoway County
• Includes Nottoway County, Burkeville, Crewe
  Sheriff, Police, EMS, Dispatch
• Voice Data Connectivity in EOC/911 centers of
  Richmond Regional PDC localities, State EOC, VSP
  Henrico Co. Jail East - 3,000,000
• Lead Henrico County
• Includes Ashland, Charles City, Chesterfield,
  Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan,
  City of Richmond as well as linking to the VA
  EOC, VSP, Henrico Co. Regional Jail East

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Region 2

• Technology Refresh to the Stafford County Unified
  Command/Comms Unit-165,000
• Lead Stafford County
• Includes Stafford County and will be available to
  assist the City of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania,
  Prince William, Culpeper, King George, Fauquier,
  Orange, Madison, and Caroline Counties.
• Installation of Single Site Base
  Station/Repeaters to Support VHF UHF Mutual
  Aid-400,000
• Lead Harrisonburg
• Includes the City of Harrisonburg, Rockingham
  County and will benefit other localities in the
  area that may require mutual aid assistance
• Installation of Multi-Band Radio Repeater-20,000
• Lead Fauquier County
• Includes Fauquier, Clarke, Warren, and
  Rappahannock Counties

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Region 3

• Installation of Repeaters for 800MHz 1,310,000
• Lead Nelson County
• Includes Nelson County, City of Waynesboro,
  Rockbridge County, Augusta County
• Establish dedicated frequencies to be common
  among all participants have the frequencies at
  each local dispatch center capability to patch
  in 1,950,000
• Lead Charlotte County
• Includes Charlotte, Lunenburg, Halifax,
  Mecklenburg, Campbell, Appomattox, and Prince
  Edward Counties

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Region 4

• Installation of a Digital Microwave System
  Equipment Upgrades 1,577,479
• Lead Carroll County
• Includes Carroll County, Grayson County, City of
  Galax, and Pulaski County
• Tower Installation Communication Upgrades
  2,135,000
• Leads Smyth County Tazewell County

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Region 5

• Provide Each Jurisdiction in the HR Area with 2
  Tactical Audio Switches 1 Radio Per Switch
  745,000
• Lead Hampton
• Includes Accomack, Brunswick, Gloucester,
  Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Matthews,
  Middlesex, Northampton, Southampton, Surry,
  Sussex, York Counties as well as the Cities of
  Chesapeake, Emporia, Franklin, Hampton, Newport
  News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk,
  Virginia Beach Williamsburg.

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Region 6

• Tactical Interoperability Through P25 Equipment
  Installations 1,040,000
• Lead Henry County
• Includes Henry County, Martinsville City, Patrick
  County the Town of Ridgeway as well as a few
  North Carolina localities along the border
• Regional E-911 Center Tower 600,000
• Lead City of Covington
• Includes the City of Covington, Alleghany County,
  Town of Clifton Forge and Town of Iron Gate
• Regional Voice Data Sharing Project 64,700
• Lead City of Danville
• Includes City of Danville, Pittsylvania County,
  Halifax County, Town of South Boston, VSP,
  Caswell County North Carolina the North
  Carolina State Highway Patrol

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Region 7

• Connection of i-nets and Creation of Data
  Exchange Hubs 4,985,641
• Lead City of Alexandria
• Includes Arlington, Alexandria, Manassas, Fairfax
  City County, Prince William, and Loudoun this
  is part of a joint NCR project with Maryland
  the District of Columbia

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Strategic Technology Reserve - PSIC

• Funding for 3 three radio caches in the
  Commonwealth to complete the caches as Type 1
• Chesapeake Radio Cache 400,000
• Fairfax Radio Cache 400,000
• Harrisonburg Radio Cache 700,000

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SIEC Role in Grant Funding

• Federal Grant Funding
• Over 37M has been distributed to Virginia
  localities and state agencies to aid in achieving
  interoperable communications
• Sources of Funding Include
• SHSGP - PSIC
• - COPS - IECGP
• - LETPP - NIJ
• - Byrne

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Jim Junkins Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency
Communications Center Harrisonburg Radio
Communications Cache
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Cache Team Concept Review

• Cannot fund all state/local communications
  equipment needs.
• Regional teams supply resource above daily local
  needs.
• Multi-Year initiative as part of overall
  Interoperability vision.
• A U.S. model for statewide planned/
  local-practitioner cache program.
• 30 overall grant funds committed to cache
  initiative.

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Cache Capabilities/Requirements
Current Virginia Cache Team Investment 8M
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Cache Awards

• Phase 1 (2007) SHGP, LETPP
• Chesapeake (1.9M)
• Fairfax (1.9M)
• Harrisonburg-Rockingham (1.2M)
• Phase 2 (2008) PSIC
• Chesapeake (400K)
• Fairfax (400K)
• Harrisonburg-Rockingham (700K)
• Phase 3 (2008) Anticipated SHGP
• Montgomery County (Type III)
• Lunenburg County/Victoria (Type III)

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Regional Cache Coverage Strategy
Harrisonburg- Rockingham
Fairfax
Montgomery
Chesapeake
Lunenburg
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Cache Next Steps

• NEAR TERM
• Kick-off Montgomery, Lunenburg Scott Teams.
  (Deployment Readiness by 6/30/2009).
• Complete Phase 1 of Fairfax, Chesapeake and
  Harrisonburg-Rockingham Teams. (Full Deployment
  Readiness by 12/31/2008)
• Procure Phase 2 of Fairfax, Chesapeake and
  Harrisonburg-Rockingham Teams. (6/30/2008).
• LONG TERM
• Strengthen type II cache portable radio counts to
  type I to fulfill potential needs.
• Foster Awareness Capabilities and Integration
  into Local Emergency Preparedness Plans.

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Questions?
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5th Annual Virginia Interoperable Communications
Conference
September 30-October 1, 2008 Norfolk, VA