Welcome

Agenda Introductions Tour of Dispatch Center 911 Call & Response Process – From Citizen Call to First Responders Arrival To Resolution of 911 Event Public Safety Dispatch & Radio Communications In North Dakota – Critical Nature of Public Safety Communications – Local Agency 911 Centers & State Radio Issues & Shortcoming of Existing Systems Consultant Study Undertaken By Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee – Findings – Recommendations Governors Budget & Legislative Session Discussion

Public Safety Radio Communications What is it? Mission Critical Link For Delivery Of Services By Public Safety Agencies To Citizens Of North Dakota – Must Perform Consistently At All Times Especially During Emergencies – Dedicated To Public Agencies To Ensure Control, Coverage, Capacity & Operational Integrity Safety Of North Dakota First Responders & Citizens Depends Upon These Networks Page 3

Multiple 911 Centers & Radio Systems In North Dakota Many Local Agencies Have Their Own Radio System Along With State Radio Which Overlays the State This Has Created A Disparate System Which Is Not Serving The First Responders & Citizens Of North Dakota In Everyday Events & Emergencies – DES/State Radio Operates/Manages System For State Agencies & Some Local Agencies – NDDOT Maintains The Network – ND State Patrol Is The Largest Public Safety User Of That Network – Majority of the Population Of The State Is Served By Local Agencies such as RRRDC – This Results In Fragmentation And No True Network For Public Safety In North Dakota

Consultant Study The issues have become so severe that several state agencies and public safety associations funded a consultant study to assess the issues and return with recommendations. STEPS Committee (911 subcommittee),Department of Emergency Services, Highway Patrol, Department of Transportation, Department of Information Technology, Fire Chiefs Association, Emergency Managers Association, 911 Association, ND APCO, ND Firefighters Association, ND Peace Officers Association Data was collected from 53 counties and multiple state agencies. Findings From Telvate Study – Significant portable radio coverage gaps – Decreasing reliability of systems have resulted in some entities relying on cell phones – Significant gaps in ability to communication between different agencies – Existing State Radio System does not support the mission critical needs of first responders and citizens Recommendation – A centralized shared statewide trunked Project 25 network that can be utilized by all first responders in North Dakota.

Existing North Dakota Public Safety Communications Issues No Advanced Digital Features – No Identification Of What Agency Or Individual Is Communicating – No Control Of Communications During Emergencies – Does Not Allow Private Communications Between Work Groups & Individuals – Remote Over The Air Programming To More Cost Effectively Manage System Limited Interoperability With Neighboring States Page 7

Existing North Dakota Public Safety Communications Issues 1950 Analog Technology “Party Line” Open Communications – Contention For Channel Between Agencies Heavy User & Dispatcher Intervention Required For Operation – Inefficient & Dangerous Interference & “Skip” – Communications Cannot Be Depended Upon No Encryption – Open to Monitoring By Criminals Page 8

STATEWIDE PROJECT 25 STANDRDS PUBLIC SAFETY TRUNKING SYSTEMS  Alaska  Arkansas  Colorado  Connecticut  Delaware  Idaho  Illinois  Indiana  Kansas  Louisiana  Maryland  Massachusetts  South Carolina  South Dakota  Utah  Virginia  Washington  West Virginia  Wyoming  Michigan  Minnesota  Mississippi  Missouri  Montana  Nebraska  New Jersey  North Carolina  Ohio  Oklahoma  Rhode Island

Statewide/Regional Trunking Systems Benefits Cost Efficient Approach – Significant Initial & Long Term Cost Savings Highest Levels Of Interoperability Redundancy Most Efficient Use Of Finite Resource – Public Safety Frequencies Page 10

Digital Trunking Technology Benefits Improved Audio – To Ensure Communications Get Through the First Time Minimal Operator Intervention – For Improved Officer Safety System Redundancy – To Ensure Communications When Needed State Wide Communications – Car To Car & Dispatch To Car Page 11

Digital Trunking Technology Benefits Talk group Not Channel Based – More Efficient – Less Congestion Encrypted Standards Based Not Proprietary Page 12

13 Current State Radio Coverage

14 Potential Trunked Coverage

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