Washington

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Washingtons Critical Incident Planning Mapping
System
Presented by Bruce Kuennen, Manager Teri
Herold-Prayer, School Mapping Coordinator
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• BACKGROUND / HISTORY OF WASHINGTON MAPPING PROGRAM

• Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System
  (CIPMS) began in 2001
• Program authorized by statute, standards written,
  vendor chosen from nationwide RFP in 2003
• Software is called Rapid Responder
• Completed the mapping of every public K-12 school
  in the state in 2009
• 18 community colleges mapped last year, 7 more
  funded for this year
• Also mapped over 100 critical infrastructure
  sites, public buildings

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• MAPPING IS A PROGRAM, NOT JUST A PIECE OF SOFTWARE

• It succeeds because of collaboration
• Brings first responders and facility officials
  (e.g., school principals) together to plan before
  an incident occurs
• Pre-planning saves response time
• Saving response time saves lives

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• WHAT IS MAPPED IN WA?

• School Campuses
• K12 Public 2,100 schools (2,000 sites)
• Community Colleges 20 of 35, funding to do 7
  more)
• Higher Ed None (but Husky Stadium, Hec Ed)
• County Courthouses, Other Government Buildings
• Primarily in Thurston Spokane Counties
• SeaTac Airport
• Qwest SAFECO Fields
• Other Critical Infrastructure Key Resources
  (CIKR)
• One Hospital in Spokane County
• Public Schools on Tribal Lands

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• WHATS NOT MAPPED?

• School Campuses
• New or remodeled K12 Public Schools 50 - 100
• Community Colleges 8 of 35 remaining
• Higher Ed - (2008 WASPC Study)
• 11 State Campuses
• 10 Private Colleges
• Private K12 schools
• Tribal Schools
• Remaining Critical Infrastructure in 18 Sectors
• Dams, Bridges, Hospitals, Utilities

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•  STORIES

• Spokane Lewis and Clark HS, September 2003,
  school shooting incident resolved without loss
  of life.
• Vancouver Evergreen HS, December 2008, mapping
  system used by three schools, fire department,
  and law enforcement dispatch agency to address
  bomb threat / suspicious devices incident.
  Pre-planning effectively executedfor example,
  students at the HS were not allowed to use their
  cars to evacuate they were escorted to the
  pre-planned evacuation spot and bussed to safety
  from there.
• Flooding During January 2009 flooding, 22 police
  and other emergency response agencies accessed
  the mapping program at least 54 times. The
  program was used by emergency responders to
  assess school bus transportation needs and road
  closures.

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Demo

• RAPID RESPONDER DEMONSTRATION

• Live demonstration (Note these are secure sites,
  username and password required)
• http//prod.rapidresponder.com
• Administration is done by schools (98), police
  (1), and fire (1)
• http//prodadmin.rapidresponder.com
• Distributed client - Note (and demonstrate)
• Laptop
• Thumb drive, and/or
• External hard drive

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Congressional and Grant Strategy

• GRANT STRATEGIES

• System Costs
• May be covered by Government Grants, not the
  schools themselves
• Calculated by square footage, presently 12.5
  cents per square foot (in Washington State)
• Tribal - Department of Interior
• New School Construction
• School Safety Improvement and Repairs

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For

• Contact

• Bruce Kuennen, Manager
• Tactical Operations Support
•  P 360.486.2389
• C 360.561.0807
• F 360.486.2381
• bkuennen_at_waspc.org
• Teri Herold-Prayer, School Coordinator
• New Customer Service Line
• Toll-free 877.879.5187
• or mapping_at_waspc.org