What is SIRN? - State of West Virginia

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WEST VIRGINIAFigure 1: SCIP Strategic Plan and Implementation ComponentsThe West Virginia SCIP is based on an understanding of the current and mid-rangeinteroperable and emergency communications environment. West Virginia has takensignificant steps towards enhancing interoperable and emergency communications,including:• Enhancing overall coverage and users within the Statewide Interoperable RadioNetwork (SIRN) by providing tower and microwave radios• Updating the Statewide Interoperable Executive Committee (SIEC) ExecutiveOrder to include Regional Interoperability Committees (RICs) to incorporate locallevel input and participation• Establishing a broadband committee within the SIEC to plan for emergingtechnologies• Strengthening inter- and intra-State planning through regular coordination withother States (e.g. Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Interoperable NationwideAdvanced Communications (MACINAC), FEMA’s Region-III Regional EmergencyCommunications Coordination Working Group (RECCWG) and other surroundingStates)WEST VIRGINIA STATEWIDE COMMUNICATION INTEROPERABILTY PLAN 5
WEST VIRGINIAHowever, more remains to be done to achieve West Virginia’s vision. It is also importantto note that this work is part of a continuous cycle as West Virginia will always need toadapt to evolving technologies, operational tactics, and changes to key individuals (e.g.Governor, project champions). In the next three to five years, West Virginia willencounter challenges relating to operability, interoperability, geography, agingequipment/systems, emerging technologies, changing project champions, andsustainable funding.Wireless voice and data technology is evolving rapidly and efforts are underway todetermine how to leverage these new technologies to meet the needs of public safety.For example, the enactment of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of2012 (the Act), specifically Title VI, related to Public Safety Communications, authorizesthe deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). TheNPSBN, now referred to as the FirstNet Nationwide Network (FNN), is intended to be awireless, interoperable nationwide communications network that will allow members ofthe public safety community to securely and reliably gain and share information withtheir counterparts in other locations and agencies. New policies and initiatives such asthe NPSBN present additional changes and considerations for future planning effortsand require an informed strategic vision to properly account for these changes. Figure 2illustrates a public safety communications evolution by describing the long-termtransition toward a desired converged future.Figure 2: Public Safety Communications EvolutionIntegrating capabilities such as broadband provides an unparalleled opportunity for thefuture of interoperable communications in West Virginia. It may result in a secure pathfor information-sharing initiatives, Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP), and NextGeneration 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) integration. Broadband will not replace existing LandWEST VIRGINIA STATEWIDE COMMUNICATION INTEROPERABILTY PLAN 6
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