Planning for FirstNet: Perspective from the “Other” Washington Firstnet in California town hall Bill Schrier 20 November 2014

Video http://vimeo.com/103916627 20 November 2014

Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) Bill Schrier, Chair 20 November 2014

Bill Schrier Chair, Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) Retired Chief Technology Officer, City of Seattle – 10+ EOC activations Retired U.S. Army Corps Engineers Former police officer (Iowa) bill@schrier.org +01 360-902-3574 Twitter @billschrier Blog: schrier.wordpress.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/i/schrier 20 November 2014

Goal: The best possible design for FirstNet to meet the needs of Washington responders 20 November 2014

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 20 November 2014

What’s Wrong with … ? 20 November 2014

Nothing, really. 18 November 2014

23 May 2013. I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapsed at approximately 7:00 pm PDT. 52 minutes later, “emergency services advising that cell phones are no longer working.” I-5 is the main transportation link between Seattle and Vancouver over which 71,000 cars per day travel. The bridge is 60 miles north of Seattle and 40 miles south of the Canada border. Truck hauling a load of drilling equipment for Mullen Trucking in Alberta accidentally swiped a girder. Its driver was William Scott. REF: blog posting by “fightingsioux” (Sammamish) http://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1ey32g/i5_bridge_in_burlington_has_collapsed_infoupdate/ “1952 hrs: Emergency services advising that cell phones are no longer working.” 20 November 2014

State Route 530 (Oso) Landslide 20 November 2014

Carlton Complex Fire 20 November 2014

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But: How much will FirstNet cost? 20 November 2014

What parts of the State will it cover? 20 November 2014

Who gets to use it? 20 November 2014

Schrier Salute BTSOM 20 November 2014

So, what DO we know? 20 November 2014

FirstNet will spend over $100 million in Washington 20 November 2014

We have coverage holes: poor radio or cell phone coverage 20 November 2014

Smart Phone Apps can improve communications today. 20 November 2014

Public Safety Grade Burned fiber 10 May 2013. Image of ironworkers guiding sections 17 and 18 of the spire into place, completing erection of One World Trade Center (1WTC). At 1,776 feet tall (in reference to the year of the United States Declaration of Independence) and 104-stories, it is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. REF: http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/image-gallery.html 20 November 2014

We can direct FirstNet funds to help solve these problems and more, but only if … 20 November 2014

YOU get someone involved from your County, City or Department. 20 November 2014

Help Us Answer … Will FirstNet cover where we respond? How much will it cost per user? How to spend $100M+ to build? What devices can we use? Will it reach into buildings? Who gets to use it? What apps will it have? Who has priority? 20 November 2014

Operational Committee Stakeholder Committee SIEC Operational Committee Stakeholder Committee Technical Committee State Plans Staff Region X Staff 20 November 2014

Branding: OneNet, FirstNet Goal: Build, Operate a Network State Federal www.ocio.wa.gov/onenet www.firstnet.gov Goal: Best design for Washington Goal: Build, Operate a Network 20 November 2014

SIEC Goal: The best possible design for FirstNet to meet the needs of Washington responders 20 November 2014

What’s California’s Vision? 20 November 2014

Bill Schrier Chair, Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) bill.schrier@ocio.wa.gov http://onenet.wa.gov 360.902.3674 Twitter @billschrier http://schrier.wordpress.com bill@schrier.org +01 360-902-3574 Twitter @billschrier Blog: schrier.wordpress.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/i/schrier 20 November 2014