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Annual Report to the Idaho Legislature by THE IDAHO STATEWIDE INTEROPERABILITY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (SIEC) CHIEF R. MARK LOCKWOOD, SIEC CHAIR February 7 2011 Boise, Idaho. 2011 PROGRESS.
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Annual Report to the Idaho Legislatureby THE IDAHO STATEWIDE INTEROPERABILITY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL(SIEC)CHIEF R. MARK LOCKWOOD, SIEC CHAIRFebruary 7 2011Boise, Idaho
2011 PROGRESS • The SIEC continued the implementation of District Interoperability Governance Boards (DIGBs) whose purpose is to address the challenges facing its local interdisciplinary partners concerning communications. • Development of joint Strategic, Business and Operational planning.
2011 PROGRESS • SIEC Statewide Strategic Plan • SIEC Business Plan • Statewide Emergency Communications Operational Plan
2011 PROGRESS • Continued build out of the statewide shared public safety communications system. • Application and receipt of federal funding for interoperable communications. • Addition of DIGB Members to the SIEC.
STATEWIDE SYSTEM • 35 tower sites currently being utilized • 260 channels • 6,280 subscribers • Predominate coverage in 22 counties; with 12 counties in various stages of transition. • System currently offers Public Safety Communications covering over 1.2M Idahoans
STATEWIDE SYSTEM • Through console patches in many parts of the state different frequencies are linked / bridged to the system allowing for interoperability. • The eastern side of the state in particular utilizes this ability as well as the Canyon / Ada County systems.
SYSTEM FACTS FOR 2010 • Twenty-one million “Push-to-Talk” actions by emergency response personnel on the system • Thirty-seven thousand hours of voice air time • Ten thousand hours of over-the-air programming was completed; this process was traditionally accomplished by hand at a cost of approximately $20 a radio • An average of eighteen percent of the system has been used to date
CONTACT THE SIECIdaho Statewide Interoperability Executive Council (SIEC) c/o The Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security4040 Guard St Bldg 600 Room 308Boise, ID 83705-5004, Desk - 208.422.6477, Fax - 208.422.3044http://www.bhs.idaho.gov/