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SAFECOM/Interoperability Overview
Dr. David Boyd, [email protected]
Public Safety Wireless Interoperability Policy Academy
March 22, 2005
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“We’re from the Department of Homeland Security. You left your damn door unlocked.”
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Public Safety Wireless Interoperability
Wireless interoperability is the ability of public safety service and support providers to talk with each other via voice and data:
on demand in real time when needed when authorized
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Current State of Interoperability: Five Key Challenges
2. Limited and fragmented budget
cycles and FUNDING
1. INCOMPATIBLE and AGING
communications equipment
3. Limited and fragmented PLANNING and COORDINATION
4. Limited and fragmented radio
SPECTRUM
5. Limited equipment STANDARDS
These five issues were identified by the National Task Force on Interoperability in its February 2003
final report, Why Can’t We Talk? Working Together to Bridge the Communications Gap to Save Lives.
Interoperability Challenges
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Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC)
Responsibilities: Support the creation of interoperability standards Establish a comprehensive research, development,
testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) program Identify and certify all DHS programs that address
interoperability issues Integrate coordinated grant guidance Oversee the development and implementation of
technical assistance Conduct pilot demonstrations/technology transfer Create an interagency interoperability coordination
council (IICC) Establish an effective outreach program
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SAFECOM Program
Mission – To serve as the umbrella program within the Federal Government to coordinate the efforts of
local, tribal, state, and federal public safety agencies working to improve public safety response through more effective, efficient,
interoperable wireless communications.
With its partners, SAFECOM is working to assure With its partners, SAFECOM is working to assure a safer America through effective public safety a safer America through effective public safety
communications. communications.
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Practitioner-Driven Approach
Lowest
Highest
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Pri
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Lowest
Highest
Local Agency-Specific
Regional Inter-Agency &
Inter-Disciplinary
State and
Federal
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SAFECOM Resources
Grant Guidance
Statewide Communications Interoperability Planning (SCIP) Methodology
Interoperability Continuum
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Statewide Communications Interoperability Planning (SCIP) Methodology
Using SAFECOM’s bottom-up approach, the Virginia planning process was driven by local and state public safety officials
• Regional Focus Groups• Strategic Planning Session
Result: A collaborative, actionable plan that addresses the needs and challenges of Virginia’s public safety community as identified by Virginia’s public safety community.