INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE COMMUNICATIONS CACHE VIRGINIA TACTICAL INTEROPERABILITY: AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATOR’S PERSPECTIVE

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE 1.Define the Virginia Communications Cache. 2.Identify Cache Assets and Applicability. 3.Determine Cache Benefits. 4.Prepare for Cache Assistance. 5.Identify Cache Request Procedures. Objectives

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE The success of any event or incident is effective communications. Communications can be hampered by inadequate communications equipment, systems failures and lack of resources. The Virginia Communications Cache can provide portable radios and tactical equipment to supplement radio systems and create a communications plan for an incident.

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Cache Resources  Portable Radios.  Portable Repeaters.  Infrastructure Repeaters.  Deployable Towers.  System/Radio Interconnection (Gateways).  Satellite Voice & Internet Communications.  Local Wi-Fi Network.  Point–to–Point Networking.

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Portable Radios  VHF High Band  UHF  700/800 MHz  Analog/Digital Conventional  P25 Conventional and Trunked  Motorola & M/A-COM Analog/Digital Trunking. RADIO CACHE

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Repeaters  Portable VHF High Band UHF 700/800 MHz  Infrastructure VHF High Band UHF 700/800 MHz Analog and P25 Conventional.

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Deployable Towers & Masts Aluma Towers

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Radio Gateways SyTech Rios Tactical 8 Port System 16 Port

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Automated Asset Tracking

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Satellite Communications Satellite Voice PTT Talkgroups Satellite Internet VOIP ROIP

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Self-Contained, Self-Supporting

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE A Communications Cache Close to You Lunenburg Type IV Chesapeake-Hampton Type II Montgomery Type IV Fairfax Type II Harrisonburg-Rockingham Type II

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE Cache Benefits  Additional Portable Radios on Locality System.  Radio Gateways (Tactical Patching). Ex: State Forest Service to Local Fire. College Police to Local Fire and Rescue  Additional Coverage Area tactical repeaters.  Trained Tactical Personnel (COML). Communications Unit Leaders and Technicians  Satellite IP Networking.

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE How to Request a Cache Emergency Incidents: Contact the Virginia EOC. Initial point of contact. VDEM will determine closest team/resource. Coordinate Planning and Response. Planned Events: Contact Virginia EOC. Can make direct contact to local cache if known. Assist and source out best resource determination. Forward to local contact. Contact should be made days prior.

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE The Virginia Communications Cache Teams Locally Owned/Managed, State Coordinated Wes Rogers Fairfax Team Manager John Gibson Chesapeake-Hampton Team Manager Jim Junkins Harrisonburg-Rockingham Team Manager Neal Turner Montgomery Team Manager Mike Cocker Lunenburg Team Manager Vic Buisset VA EOC Liaison

INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CACHE COMMUNICATIONS CACHE VIRGINIA TACTICAL INTEROPERABILITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS