Page 1 APPS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY Bill Schrier Chair, Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee Communications Academy 2015 South Seattle College
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Page 4 Agenda for Today FirstNet: status today Will FirstNet ever happen? Apps in use in Washington What apps do you use? What apps do we need?
Page 5 Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee Bill Benedict, Clallam County Sheriff Al Compaan, Edmonds Police Chief John Batiste, State Patrol Chief Bret Daugherty, Adjutant General Chuck Duffy, Fire Marshal Robert Ezell, Emergency Mgmt Director Stephanie Fritts, Pacific County EM Director Jennifer Gregerson, Mayor Randell Harris, Quinault Tribe Bob Johnson, Resource Director, DNR Patti Kelly, Whitcom 911 Director John Nisbet, State Traffic Engineer Jim Sharp, West Pierce Fire Chief 5
Page 6 SIEC ● State Interoperability Executive Committee ● Oversees interoperability for state agency radio networks ● Concerned about interoperability statewide for responders, e.g. SR530 slide ● Designated by Governor Inslee as FirstNet Point of Contact
Page 7 Bill Schrier ● Chair, Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) ● Retired Chief Technology Officer, City of Seattle ● State of Washington Office of the Chief Information Officer
Page 8 FirstNet (A Short Refresher)
Page 9 Land-Mobile Radio
Page Law enforcement 343 Fire Fighters (2606 total) died in the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers
Page 11 Congress Creates FirstNet Spectrum Act of 2012
Page 12 ● First Responder Network Authority ● Funded: $7 billion ● Licensed to use 700 MHz spectrum nationwide ● Will use LTE commercial network technology (same as Verizon, AT&T etc.) ● Must produce a design for each State ● Governor must “opt in” or out of the design
Page 13 Why FirstNet?
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Page 15 Devices
Page 16 Apps
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Page 18 And: Who has Priority on Commercial Cellular Networks? OR
Page 19 Washington OneNet
Page 20 OneNet and FirstNet State Federal Goal: Best design for Washington Goal: Build, Operate a Network
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Page 22 What is the Timeline for FirstNet?
Page 23 FirstNet Timeline Today April 24? – Draft RFP July 31 – Data collection by states due Dec 31 – final RFP to vendors Now through 2016 – consultation with stakeholders (see next slide) 2016 – apparent successful vendor 2017 – FirstNet delivers a plan for Washington 2018 – construction?
Page 24 Consultation with Stakeholders Will FirstNet cover where we respond? How much will it cost? What devices can we use? Will it reach into buildings? Who gets to use it? What apps will it have? Who has priority? … and more …
Page 25 Will FirstNet ever happen?
Page November Schrier Salute BTSOM
Page 27 But We Still Need the Apps and Cutting Edge Devices! +
Page 28 Apps in Use Today
Page 29 Body-Worn Video Cams
Page 30 Public Safety Apps in Use Today CA-Dispatch AVL LE, Fire, EMS Records Mgmt Systems Sector Building Diagrams Access – CJIS EMT - Healthcare Status Message Report Writing Smart911
Page 31 Today’s Apps School / Mall diagrams Transit or school video Body-worn video Emergency Medical
Page 32 Public Safety Apps for Citizens Seattle Emergency Radio First to See
Page 33 Discussion: What public safety and volunteer emergency communicator apps are in use today?
Page 34 Future Public Safety Apps
Page 35 Future Navigation App
Page 36 Future Cooking App
Page 37 Future Emergency Management App I THINK MY INTERNET- CONNECTED SMOKE ALARM AT HOME IS GOING OFF. AMAZON JUST PITCHED ME A FIRE EXTINGHISHER AND AN OFFER FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING.
Page 38 Future Apps? Two-way body-worn, dashcam video Slow-scan TV (SSTV) Internet of Things Personnel Location Next Gen 911 (video, images, text to 911)
Page 39 Discussion: What apps would be useful in the future for volunteer emergency communicators and public safety?
Page 40 Technology Marches On Today: Tomorrow: Soon:
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Page 42 Goal: Getting the Best Possible Design and Apps for Washington