San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area Multi-Agency Radio Project

1. COPS 2007 Technology Program Advanced Training Workshops San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area Multi-Agency Radio Project Ahsan Baig Program Manager, Public Safety, Oakland Terry Betts Program Manager, Interoperability, SUASI, San Francisco

2. September 11, 2001 A Wakeup Call!

3. January 17, 1979:BART Tube Fire Bay Area Rapid Transit

4. April 7, 1982:Caldecott Tunnel Fire

5. October 17, 1989: Loma Prieta Earthquake

6. October 20, 1991:Oakland Hills Fire

7. November 19, 2007:Cosco Buscan Oil Spill

8. March 26, 2008:Golden Gate Bridge Accident

9. Disasters are local… and quite often require regional response!

10. Interoperability:The Urgent Need Not one agency uses the standards-based radio system, complicating communications 10

11. BayRICS:Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System Connecting the region’s first responders and emergency services community

12. Interoperability The radio they use every day will become the radio they use everywhere Ensures first responders can talk to who they need to, wherever they are, when they need it

13. BayRICS Overview Announced by Mayors Newsom, Dellums, and Reed on September 11, 2007 Collaboration with all 10 Bay Area Counties Multi-discipline participation, including Law Enforcement Fire Emergency Services Emergency Medical Services Public Health Transit Agencies Critical Infrastructure Entities (Schools, Ports, Bridges) Bay Area Super UASI Region Implementation Stages Planning Stages The interoperability goal is to connect the Bay Area region by 2012

14. San Francisco Interoperability Plan $8.6Million $6.2Million SFO System Upgrades for Interoperability CERS 700MHz System Expansion for Enhanced Mutual Aid $4Million $3.9Million Wireless Data Network Enhancement CERS 800MHz Site Enhancements $2.3Million CERS* P25 Core Network Implementation Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Mobile and Portable Radio Replacement $20-25Million *CERS = Citywide Emergency Radio System 14

15. Bay Area Radio System Frequency Use 15

16. Facts at a Glance • SFPD • SFFD and EMS • Sheriff • Dept. Emergency Mgt. • DTIS • Dept. of Public Works • PUC – Several Departments • SFO • Dept. of Public Health • Rec. and Park • Colleges of SFSU, UCSF, and City College • SF Unified School District • Dept. of Parking and Traffic • Port of San Francisco • Library and Fine Arts • State Patrol • Dept. of Building Inspection • District Attorney • Adult Probation • Animal Control • MUNI** *Defined as Safecom Level 5 Interoperability – Units operating on a standards-based shared system **MUNI currently defining requirements for their Radio System Replacement Project, proposed joining existing infrastructure Planned Interoperable* Agencies within San Francisco 16

17. Facts at a Glance Number of radios supported by San Francisco • 7,350 Emergency Radios • 1,970 • Public Service Radios • 2,000 • San Francisco Airport Radios 17

18. Facts at a Glance • Leveraging over $10 million in existing infrastructure, including sites’ development costs, power systems, tower structures, and dispatch equipment • Over $5 million saved by sharing network resources and equipment with San Francisco International Airport • Collaborating with MUNI to identify similar economies of scale for the Radio System Replacement Project Cost Savings 18

19. Oakland Footprint

20. Interoperability • Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) • Richmond area • Oakland

21. Oakland System Users • City of Piedmont • City of Alameda • Emeryville Fire Department • Berkeley Fire Department • Oakland Unified School District • California Dept. of Corrections • Alameda County (AC Transit, Peralta College and Probation)

22. Oakland – Voice System • Oakland radio system built 1993 • M/A-Com was selected as a result of the competitive bidding process • First 800MHz trunked system • Interoperations via a “System of Systems” • Built to exceed daily operations and tomorrow’s emergencies • Over $20 million in Oakland tax dollars invested in the system

23. Oakland – Voice System • Modern system – Upgraded in 1998, 2003 & 2008 • Built for P25 and 700/800MHz • No Federal or State dollars were used in the earlier stages of system deployment • Built for redundant operation of Police and Fire • Overlapping sites for disaster preparedness

24. Oakland V-System Overview Oakland Police Oakland Fire C3 Consoles MOM PC CEC SWITCH C3 Consoles CSD + MOM PC IMC SWITCH SENECA 5 CH APL 12 CH AREA INTEROP

25. Oakland V-System Overview Oakland Police BART NETWORK WEST CONTRA COSTA NETWORK REGIONAL STARGATE VIDA SWITCH Oakland Fire C3 Consoles MOM PC CEC SWITCH CSD + MOM PC IMC SWITCH C3 Consoles SENECA 4 CH GWIN 3 CH FS281 CH APL 9 CH AREA INTEROP

26. 2008-09 Oakland Plan • Deploy P25-compatible radios to all Oakland Public Safety units • Complete Stargate (seamless roaming) with BART • Gwin site – online • Station 28 site - online • Install VIDA select interoperable gateway

27. 2007 Grant Plans • Upgrade Gwin site to P25 • Enable Oakland Fire apparatus for P25 • Install ISSI interface computer • Test P25 interoperability

28. 2008 Grant Plans • Enable Oakland Police vehicles with P25 • Install additional VIDA select interoperability cards • Upgrade ACU1000 to ACU2000 P25 for SIP interface

29. Oakland – Data System • Oakland private data system built 2001 • Motorola Data-TAC/RDLAP system was selected • Works in 800MHz band • Built for Police and Fire operations • Provides low-speed ubiquitous coverage

30. Oakland Commitment • Committed to interoperability since it issued its first RFP in 1992 • Committed to Bay Area regional interoperability • Committed to P25 standards • Participated and tested radios to P25 standards (Phoenix) • Set P25 800/700 MHz as standard for Public Safety radios • Oakland continues to pursue interoperability and the highest quality of service Mayor Dellums

31. For questions, please contact Ahsan Baig abaig@oaklandnet.com Terry Betts terry.betts@sfgov.org