State of Maryland National Capital Region Interoperability Forum
Frederick County, MD Emergency Management Mission: Connect people – Needs and resources – Workflow across agency boundaries Solve problems – For residents, visitors, and mission partners – Before, during, after events Work as a team – Success require unity of effort – Outcome focused Be nice
Interoperability People matter Fundamentals matter Technology is a means to an end Technology affects human behavior Interoperability can save money and lives Outcome driven, not ownership driven
People Emergency Communications 44 Operations staff 5 Supervisory and Administrative Emergency Management 6 Supervisory and Administrative
Process Single point answering with no transfers inside the county Joint operations model in the Emergency Communications Center Integrated event and emergency planning After-action review and improvement planning
Technology 12-channel, digital trunked, Project 25 Phase 1, Motorola 7.13 – 6.1 million calls – Subscribers (XTS/XTL primarily) 4,000 native 8,000 regular ???,??? Potential Programming for direct interop with 11 jurisdictions – Directly supports all municipal, county, state, federal public safety agencies in Frederick County – Daily operational mutual aid with 8 counties in 4 states Intergraph CAD with Mobile for Public Safety AirBus DS VESTA 4.x (being deployed)
Projects Completing relocation and enhancement of Emergency Operations Center and Back-Up Center Reintegrate Maryland State Police CAD operations with County CAD Integrate County CAD with CHART Integrate MD FiRST radio system overlay and wide area capabilities Integrate all Fort Detrick campus emergency services into County dispatch Interoperable encryption Engaging bordering counties in Maryland and in adjacent states regarding enhanced coordination for law enforcement pursuits Planning for subscriber fleet upgrade and P25 Phase 2 Planning for adjacent county CAD-to-CAD Regional GIS in preparation for Next Generation 9-1-1