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Interoperable Communications in Schools

Interoperable Communications in Schools. Welcome and thank you for your time. Guy Grace Patrick Hobby. Guy Grace. Littleton Public Schools Director of Security and Emergency Planning 22 years with Littleton Public Schools and 26 years total experience in the security field. Patrick Hobby.

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Interoperable Communications in Schools

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  1. Interoperable Communications in Schools

  2. Welcomeand thank you for your time • Guy Grace • Patrick Hobby

  3. Guy Grace • Littleton Public Schools Director of Security and Emergency Planning • 22 years with Littleton Public Schools and 26 years total experience in the security field

  4. Patrick Hobby • President and CEO, QDS and SchoolSAFE Communications Inc. • Co-inventor and sole manufacturer of SchoolSAFE remote controlled two-way radio bridging systems • 25 years Motorola two-way radio product sales, service and system integration

  5. Introduction • School Emergencies • Operability and Interoperability • Two-Way Radio • Training • Community Partners • The SchoolSafe Network

  6. Littleton Public Schools

  7. Littleton Public Schools

  8. Callbox with camera and remote control door locks

  9. Site Surveys • Local-area school-based systems • District wide-area system coverage and capacity • Public Safety wide-area systems, coverage and capacity • Sharing lessons learned working towards operability and interoperability.

  10. Operability • School safety teams • Establishing command on the radio • Establishing control zones • Setting up staging areas

  11. Two-Way Radios • One-to-many • Kinds of two-way radios • Categories of two-way radios • Site surveys for coverage and capacity

  12. Interoperability • Full understanding of plans and procedures • The ability to work together on a common communications platform in real time • The ability to exchange real time critical lifesaving information by two-way radio

  13. Incident Command • Without effective communications it is nearly impossible to have command and control of any situation. • Two-way radio communications helps multiple logistical and jurisdictional teams coordinate response to complex incidents.

  14. Training and Exercising • Regular testing of communications capability • Conducting tabletop exercises • Conducting functional exercises • 3D simulations and communications exercises

  15. SchoolSAFE Technology Mission Enable on-demand seamless two-way radio communications interoperability.

  16. SchoolSAFE Block Diagram 1 PSAP Antenna School Antenna School Network Server SchoolSAFE located at each School Location Internet PSAP Network PSAP 911 Dispatch

  17. SchoolSAFE Block Diagram 2 PSAP Antenna School Antenna District Antenna School Network Server SchoolSAFE located at each School Location District Security PSAP Network Internet PSAP 911 Dispatch

  18. SchoolSAFE Block Diagram 3 PSAP Antenna District Antenna School Antenna Local Coverage PSAP 911 Dispatch Wide-Area Radio Coverage SchoolSAFE at each School Location District Services Wide- Area Radio Coverage

  19. Thank You! • Guy Grace • 303-347-3416 • ggrace@lps.k12.co.us • Patrick Hobby 303-598-1555 path@qdscorp.com www.schoolsafecom.org

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