Emergency Telecommunications Programs

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Emergency Telecommunications Programs

• Michel Milot
• Manager Emergency Telecommunications
• Industry Canada
• CDC-2001
• The Second Tampere Conference on Disaster
  Communications
• Tampere, Finland 28 - 30 May 2001

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- Emergency Preparedness Act- Emergencies Act

-Minister of Industry has lead role for
Emergency Telecommunications-National Support
Plan
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Emergency Telecommunication planning process
Knowledge of the environment
Basic information
Identify the partnerships
Study the risk vulnerabilities

Emerg. Telecom. programs
Mitigation/ Contingencies
Radio Frequency Management
Implementation of prevention measure
programs (Action plan)
Emergency response
Training
Recovery
Update and revision
Exercises
Extract of (Civil Security Planning) document
published by the Government of the province of
Québec, Canada
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Emergency Telecommunication planning process
Knowledge of the environment
Basic information
Identify the partnerships
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Emergency Telecommunication planning process
Knowledge of the environment
Basic information
Identify the partnerships
Study the risk vulnerabilities

Emerg. Telecom. programs
Mitigation/Contingencies
Implementation of prevention measure programs
Radio Frequency Mmanagement
Emergency response
Exercises
Update and revision
Recovery
Training
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Emergency Telecommunication planning process
Knowledge of the environment
Basic information
Identify the partnerships
Study the vulnerabilities
Implementation of prevention measure
programs (Action plan)

Emerg. Telecom. programs
Mitigation/ Contingencies
Emergency response
Radio Frequency Management
Recovery
Training
Exercises
Update and revision
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Critical Infrastructure Protection

• Vital Government Operations
• Federal, Provincial, Municipal
• National Defense
• Pensions, El, Pay
• Weather and Seismic Monitoring

• Energy
• Electric Power
• Gas Oil
• (Production, distribution storage)

Telecommunications

• Transportation
• Air
• Rail
• Pipelines
• Highways
• Maritime

• Essential Services
• Emergency Services
• (Fire, Police, Medical)
• Water
• Food

• Banking Finance
• Bank of Canada Financial
• Transactions
• Stocks and Securities Markets

• International Environment
• Foreign Markets
• Major Crises in Other Countries

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National Emergency Telecommunications Forum
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Chair Regional Emergency Telecommunications
Committees
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Participate inTelecommunications Committees

• Canadian Telecommunications Emergency
  Preparedness Association

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Develop and Exercise Emergency Plans
CANATEX
Federal Nuclear Emergency Plan
TESTIC 2001
Thunderbird
National Support Plan
Counter-Terrorism Consequence Management
Arrangements
National Earthquake Support Plan for British
Columbia
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Increasing variety and complexity of
telecommunicationservices
2001
Telex Broadband Data Packet switch
Data Telemetry Text color Facsimile Electronic
mail Internet Tele-newspaper Telephony SS-7
Sonet networks Hi fi Stereo (FM) Video
conferences Imaging Satellite Spread
Spectrum CDMA, TDMA High Definition TV Global
positioning Mobile Facsimile Wireless
Data Paging Wireless Local Loop GEO - LEO - MEO
Satellites. Cellular, PCS
Telex Medium speed data Photo facsimile Telephone
Telegraphy Stereo Hi-Fi (FM) Color
Television Mobile telephony Pagers
Telex Data Photo-facsimile Telephony Telegraphy St
ereo Hi fi (FM) Color Television Mobile telephony
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Sound Telex Photo Facsimile Telephony Telegraphy T
elevision
Telegraphy Telephony
Telegraphy
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Priority Access for Dialing
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Emergency Broadcasting
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Radio Spectrum ManagementEmergency Support
Functions
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References

• Emergency Telecommunications
• http//spectrum.ic.gc.ca/urgent
• Emergencies Act Emergency Preparedness Act
• http//www.epc-pcc.gc.ca/home/index.html