Attendee Brochure - APCO 2013

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20
Professional Development Sessions
Marine / Water Emergencies & Marine
Communications
James Fraser, Cape Elizabeth, NJ,
Fire-Rescue-WET
Survey of potential and actual coastal and
inland water emergencies, single victim and
up. Overview of water rescue techniques and
response, aspects of water safety. To cover
reporting of incidents, methods of distress
signaling, answering point questions, types of
traffic handled, and terminology. Overview of
marine communications will be given, including
AIS, GMDSS, DSC and very specifically VHF
Marine Band incident communications that
are applicable to mass casualty and SAR
operations.
Cooperate and Collaborate, From
Single Owner/Operator to Shared Systems,
a Case Study
Donald Denning, City of Boston
The City of Boston and several departments of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts joined
forces in 2012 to combine multiple single
owner operator trunked radios systems into a
single shared radio network. We will present a
case study of the project from its inception to
deployment to include requirements collection,
governance model development, technical
feasibility, implementation and cut over plans,
shared maintenance model, financial models,
legal documents, challenges, benefits and the
pitfalls. We will also present the realized cost
savings we achieved for the citizens of the city
and the commonwealth while we increased
capacity, coverage and reliability for our users.
Nationwide Public Safety Broadband
Network (NPSBN) Early Builder Roundtable
William Schrier, e.Republic/Center for
Digital Government; Todd Early, Texas
Department of Public Safety
This session presents the lessons learned (so
far) by the eight jurisdictions who are building
portions of the NPSBN. In May, 2010, the FCC
granted waivers to 21 jurisdictions to build
4G LTE networks in their geographies. Eight
of those jurisdictions obtained grant funds
for the construction and five have actually
embarked on building networks: Adams
County, BayRICS/Motorola, Charlotte, Harris
County Texas and Mississippi. This session will
feature representatives of those jurisdictions
presenting and discussing the lessons they’ve
learned, which will also help inform FirstNet in
its work to construct the nationwide network.
Preparing for a Natural Disaster —
Communication in a Crisis
Stephen Hill, New Zealand Police
Being adequately prepared and resourced
when a disaster strikes can make the difference
between success and failure, between survival
and loss of life. This presentation identifies
and makes recommendations regarding the
top priorities to prepare for and manage a
significant event. A first-hand perspective will
be presented by the New Zealand Police and
how they dealt with the aftermath of a fatal
earthquake in 2011.
Taking the Worry Out of Your Migration to
Next Gen 9-1-1
Mary Boyd, Intrado, Inc.
Are you worried? We know where we’re going.
Now, how do we get there safely? Ms. Boyd
will discuss ways to carefully migrate to a fully
managed, complete Next Gen 9-1-1 solution,
adhering to i3 standards. Learn the inherent
risks of implementation and deployment as
you travel from a legacy environment to current
and future systems. This session includes a
discussion of critical success factors such as a
reliable network; a fully integrated and secure
delivery platform; and the ability to support
existing E9-1-1 functions as well as emerging
non-voice technology features.
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Firefighting 101 for Dispatchers
Stephen Bunker, Franklin County Sheriffs
Office
Topic covers essential information necessary
for dispatchers to better understand &
communicate with firefighters & fire ground
command. Included will be common firefighter
terminology, fire ground tactics & strategies,
size-up, RIT, May-Day, PAR, time-checks,
offensive/defensive, ICS/NIMS applications,
barriers to good communications, use of
tactical dispatchers, pre-plans, run cards, use
of fire protocols, NFPA standards, and more.
Learn from a speaker who works both sides of
the mic!
Registered Public Safety Leader (RPL):
Your Path to Success
Sheila Hanna-Wiles, APCO International
Institute
This presentation provides an introduction to
APCO Institute’s Leadership Certificate Program,
a comprehensive 12-month online program
that leads to the professional designation of
Registered Public-Safety Leader. Learn how this
program can provide aspiring leaders within
public safety communications the knowledge
and skill sets to achieve excellence.
Radio 101 for IT and Communication
Center Managers (continuation of 1:15
p.m. session on page 13)
Mark Pallans, Pallans Associates
Communications Consultants
See session description on page 13.
Session and Description Coming Soon
Integrating Critical Public Safety Functions
Into a Single Facility/Campus
Steven Loomis, Thomas Woods and
Nathan McClure, AECOM
Designing mission critical public safety facilities
can be very expensive ventures considering
the protective and technological requirements
that are required to be built in the facility and
included in the selection of the appropriate
site. Taking operational advantage of these
unique requirements that also apply to other
public safety functions including Emergency
Operations Centers, Primary and Secondary
Data Centers and Traffic Management Centers,
localities are planning multi agency shared
facilities. These shared facilities are not only costeffective
but also improve situational awareness
and coordinated community response. This
panel discussion will explore the advantages/
disadvantages of this approach.
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