Chiefs & Sheriff's Association Meeting - May 2021

May 2021
Chiefs & Sheriff’s Association Meeting

P U B L I C SA F E T Y C O M M U N I C AT I O N S I N N D

230,000 Calls to 9-1-1 each year

                   9-1-1 Calls are received every 2 MINUTES
                   24 hours a day, 365 days a year

SIRN Today, Tomorrow
 and beyond
   Pre-2019              SIRN 2020 Today                 SIRN 2020 into the
                     ➢ Updating DOT sites 45                  future...
   Fragmented        ➢ Adding 95 more sites           ➢Interoperability with MN,
                        ➢ Working with City/County    SD, Manitoba, Verizon, AT&T,
     Systems              Government to use local
                          assets                      Federal Government
   Little to No                                       ➢ LTE Integration via Critical
                     ➢ Almost 50% of PSAPs on
Interoperability &    new MCC 7500 Consoles           Connect / Smart Connect
 Coverage Issues      with 18 of the 22 upgraded      ➢Centralized Logging
                      by end of 2021                  ➢Mission Critical PTT via LTE
                        ➢ Allowing for Direct
                          Communications with other
                          PSAPS

SIRN Today, Tomorrow
  and beyond
   SIRN 2020 into the            • LTE (Mission Critical Push to Talk
        future...                  (MCPTT))
➢Interoperability with MN,           • Not meant to replace LMR,
SD, Manitoba, Verizon, AT&T,           but augment
Federal Government                   • Cost Savings on Admin staff
                                       and benefits
➢ LTE Integration via Critical
                                 • Centralized Logging LMR
Connect / Smart Connect
                                     • Local recorder for 911/admin
                                       lines
➢Centralized Logging
                                 • Other Technologies

SIRN Today
Tra n s i t i o n i n g to t h e f u t u re

PSAPs Preparing to Transition to 800Mhz
• Fleetmaps
    • Final Naming, how do we communicate, breaking old thought
      processes
    • Working with your PSAP is key
    • Approval to program by every entity/department is needed
    • Preparing Williston PD, Grand Forks, Minot, Bismarck, Dickinson

SIRN Today Continued
Tra n s i t i o n i n g to t h e f u t u re

PSAPs Preparing to Transition to 800Mhz Continued
• Radio Talkgroup Layouts
    • State minimums on all radios
    • How, what types of events, patching to make interoperability
      happen

SIRN Today Continued
Tra n s i t i o n i n g to t h e f u t u re

• Radio Talkgroup Layouts
    • State minimums on all radios

SIRN HISTORY
 CO N V E N T I O N A L V S T R U N K I N G

Conventional Radio System:
                                               State 1     Frequency A
• User chooses a frequency
• Bound to a specific set of towers            State 2     Frequency B
• Assigned to a specific purpose
                                              Tower 3      Frequency C

Trunked Radio System:
• User chooses a specific talk group          LE Main      Frequency A
• Assigned to a specific purpose
• Not bound to a frequency                    Fire Main    Frequency B
• Not bound to a specific set of towers
     • System programmable                    EMS Main     Frequency C
• Can be local, county, regional, state,
                                                            Freq. A, B, C
   federal                                    Reg. Ops 5

Dispatcher at PSAP sends
                                message to responders      HOW SIRN
                                                          TG’s WORKS
                LTE Main

                                                                    Trauma 1

         LE Main - Encrypted                                EMS 1

                                                                        HP
FIRE 1

SIRN
        Project Status – Link on
        SIRN2020.nd.gov

800 Mhz only or Multi-
band / Dual Band?
•   When are your neighbors transitioning?
•   Do you neighbor State Radio Counties or
    Lake Region?
    •      Options to overcome challenges
           •    Side mount mobile, VHF
                portables, etc.
•   State will have Mobile Coverage first, then
    fill in portable

SIRN
P ROJ EC T T I M E L I N E

                             Estimated
                             that 80%
                             of radios
                             will be
                             purchased

SIRN
GOVERNANCE & POLICY

➢ Workgroups developing
 standards which are then
 reviewed/approved by
 Subcommittee / SIEC
  • SIRN Standards Page
  • Governance Page

SIRN2020.ND.GOV

                  SIRN2020.nd.gov

•   Darin Anderson
Contact        •
               •
                   NDIT
                   Public Safety Program Manager
Information:   •   darinanderson@nd.gov
               •   701-328-1104