1. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project:

2. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project (Phase 1)
This project made possible by:
$3.5 Million from New York State Interoperable Communications Grant
$5 Million Oneida County Capital Project Bonding

3. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project (Phase 1)
Project Objectives:

4. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project (Phase 1)
Project Objectives:
Achieve true interoperability between all public safety agencies within Oneida County and beyond

5. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project (Phase 1)
Project Objectives:
Achieve true interoperability between all public safety agencies within Oneida County and beyond
Enhance radio & pager coverage across the county

6. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project Current Communications Environment:

7. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Current Communications Environment:
County Fire/EMS/Law – VHF Conventional Analog (1950’s radio technology)

8. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Current Communications Environment:
County Fire/EMS/Law – VHF Conventional Analog (1950’s radio technology)
Utica Public Safety – Leased 800 MHz Harris EDACS P16 analog voice trunking system

9. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Current Communications Environment:
County Fire/EMS/Law – VHF Conventional Analog (1950’s radio technology)
Utica Public Safety – Leased 800 MHz Harris EDACS P16 analog voice trunking system
Rome Public Safety – UHF Kenwood NexEdge digital voice trunking system*

10. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
(Phase 1)
2-Part Enhancement Project

11. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
(Phase 1)
2-Part Enhancement Project
Re-locate the non-interoperable Rome & Utica FD & PD systems and Town of New Hartford PD to VHF P25 phase II Digital Voice Trunking

13. Current Oneida County pricing
APX-4500
Current Oneida County pricing
$2,995 with 5 year warranty = 31% less than retail (NYS pricing is 25% of retail)

14. Current Oneida County pricing
APX-4000
Current Oneida County pricing
$2,997 with a 5 year warranty = 31% less than retail (NYS pricing is 25% of retail)

15. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project (Phase 1)
2-Part Enhancement Project
Re-locate Rome, Utica Public Safety and Town of New Hartford PD to VHF P25 Digital Voice Trunking
Upgrade County Fire Dispatch (Fire Control) and County Law Dispatch (MRD) to simulcast systems

16. How we operate our radios makes a difference
Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project (Phase 1) Simulcasting:
How we operate our radios makes a difference

17. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
How we operate our radios makes a difference

18. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
How we operate our radios makes a difference

19. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project (Phase 1)
By Comparison

20. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project (Phase 1)
By Comparison

22. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
(Phase 1)
Project Completion

23. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
(Phase 1)
Project Completion
Expected – Fourth Quarter 2017

24. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Another Enhancement
Unit Identifiers

25. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Another Enhancement
Unit Identifiers

26. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Benefits of Unit Identifiers:

27. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Benefits of Unit Identifiers:
Allows Dispatchers (and others) to see which radio is transmitting

28. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Benefits of Unit Identifiers:
Allows Dispatchers (and others) to see which radio is transmitting
Identifies radios with “open mic”

29. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Benefits of Unit Identifiers:
Allows Dispatchers (and others) to see which radio is transmitting
Identifies radios with “open mic”
Allows for EMERGENCY distress signaling (in capable radios)

30. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Also on the horizon…
(Phase 2)

32. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Also on the horizon…
Radio Procedure updates

33. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Looking to add additional fireground channels
APCO, Canada approval

34. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Encourage use of Countywide Common Operating Channels
i.e. Approach; Fireground channels
for intra-county mutual aid operations (more than one department)

35. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Dispatchers will assign fireground channels upon dispatch

36. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Addition of 2 new fireground channels

37. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Addition of 2 new fireground channels
Re-assign Approach channel to COMMAND Channel

38. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Addition of 2 new fireground channels
Re-assign Approach channel to COMMAND Channel
Addition of COUNTYWIDE 16 Interop channels (Police/Fire/EMS/DPW’s)

39. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Home Alert channels to be assigned for single department responses/operations ONLY

40. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
Notice effecting radio communications:
Week of September 18th and September 25th Simulcast Radio System Coverage testing will occur – multiple radio tests occurring on County Fire Dispatch Channel

41. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
In summary,
This project is a major
public safety undertaking …
But the end results will be worth it

42. Oneida County Public Safety Communications Upgrade Project
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