Alaska Land Mobile Radio ALMR Update

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Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR) Update
28 Nov 07

• Colonel Kristine Clifton
• ALCOM and JTF-AK J6

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What is ALMR?

• Interoperable, shared, secure radio
  communications system
• between federal, state and local agencies in
  Alaska.
• Shared spectrum
• Shared costs
• Shared governance
• Registered users 16,204
• voice calls in Oct 717,484
• data calls in Oct 342,693

CY03-07 79 Operational Sites
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Shared System TechnologyALMR Pillars
ALMR FIRST RESPONDER INTEROPERABILITY Day-to-Day,
Mutual Aid, Joint Task Force
Fixed Infrastructure Coverage
Gateway For Disparate Radio Systems
Transportable Systems 1. Increase capacity 2.
Extend range 3. Temp replacement 4.
Coverage outside fixed infrastructure
In Bldg Coverage For Critical Infrastructure
Note 98 of system
Standards Based Communications for First
Responders SECURE, ON DEMAND, IN REAL TIME
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ALMR Governance

• State of AlaskaCommissioner Walt Monegan
• Alaska Municipal LeagueMr. Tim Beck
• Federal Agencies Non - DoD Mr. Hans Neidig
• Department of Defense (DoD) Colonel Kristine
  Clifton

ALASKA LAND MOBILE RADIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (A
Federal, State and Municipal Partnership) GOVERNAN
CE
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User Council Members

• State of Alaska
• Department of Public Safety
• Major Matt Leveque, AST (Chair)
• Department Transportation
• Ocie Adams, MO ITS Coordinator
• Other State Agencies
• Bryan Fisher, DHS/EMS

• Municipalities
• Northern Region
• Brad Johnson, Deputy Chief, Fairbanks PD
• South Central Region
• Tod McGillivray, Sergeant, Soldotna PD
• Southeast Region
• Dave Hull, Chief Tongass VFD

• Federal Agencies Non - DOD
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Peter Murphy, Telecom Manager
• United States Department of the Interior
• Bev Fronterhouse, Branch Chief Technical Systems
• Department of Homeland Security (VACANT)

• Department of Defense
• Air Force
• Marlon Taylor, MSgt, Elmendorf AFB
• Air Force
• William Mitchell, Eielson AFB
• Army
• Natalie Newman, Contracting Officer, USARAK

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Federal Agencies On ALMR

• Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) 23
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 19
• Counter Drug Support Program (CDSP) 20
• DoD (including Alaska National Guard) 7,689
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) 59
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 61
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 1
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 20
• Natl Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) 68
• Transportation Security Agency (TSA) 31
• US Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) 38
• US Marshals Service (USMS) 55
• TOTAL Federal Users 7,984

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Update on Major Projects

• Developed Incident Command (IC) communications
  protocols and Tactical Interoperability
  Communications Plans (TICP)
• 6 regional plans and 1 statewide
• Exercising the TICPs is critical
• Completed network security certification and
  accreditation
• Complex and first of its kind
• ALMR Cooperative Agreement, dated 21 Nov 07, has
  been released for final signatures goal 5 Dec
  07

The most significant impediment to
interoperability is no longer the
technology--its processes, procedures and
training. Recommend senior leaders ask their
communications chief if their conventional LMR
radios have been programmed with the ALMR IC
protocol.
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Way Ahead

• Install 31 gateway systems by Jun 08 to enable
  communications with disparate radio system
  (air-to-ground, maritime, conventional land
  mobile radios)
• Total Cost of Ownership Study by Apr 08 for
  shared infrastructure
• Used as basis for future cost-share
  determinations
• ALMR operations and maintenance contract for
  shared system
• Funded thru May 08
• Expect full funding for Jun 08 May 09 with
  first State OM contribution

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Infrastructure and Project Funding Through FY2007
SOA Sources (16)
Federal sources Local funds (5)
Local sources (1)
Department of Defense (64)
Federal sources SOA funds (14)
NOTE ALMR rides over 70 of the States 200M
microwave system
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Questions?
After each major catastrophic event in recent
history, the most glaring indication of success
or failure by responding agencies has been their
ability to effectively communicate with each
other.
International Association of Chiefs of
Police Leading from the Front pg 9