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“EOC in-a-box”

Mobile Emergency Operations Center. “EOC in-a-box”. Presented by: Dr. Steven G. Sachs, VP of Instructional and Information Technology Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services. Northern Virginia community college.

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“EOC in-a-box”

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  1. Mobile Emergency Operations Center “EOC in-a-box” Presented by: Dr. Steven G. Sachs, VP of Instructional and Information Technology Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

  2. Northern Virginia community college 1,300 square mile service area 2 million residents 6 Campuses + 3 Centers Presented by: Dr. Steven G. Sachs, VP of Instructional and Information Technology

  3. A means to rapidly create an EOC anywhere or anytime without having to cannibalize or scavenge for equipment. (Targeted to anticipated events or disaster recovery operations.) Our need….. Presented by: Dr. Steven G. Sachs, VP of Instructional and Information Technology

  4. Portable or Permanent EOC How to Store EOC Equipment Where to Store EOC Cases How to Transport the EOC How to Keep Software Up To Date How to Test the EOC How to Keep the Equipment Current How to Insure Staff is Trained Issues Presented by: Dr. Steven G. Sachs, VP of Instructional and Information Technology

  5. Easy to move between campuses. Simple and quick to deploy. Can be setup on or off-campus. Why “EOC in-a-box” ? Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  6. 10 Laptops and 10 MacBooks What’s in the kit? Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  7. Network Switches and Routers What’s In the Kit? Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  8. A Printer, Projector, Flipchart and Elec Whiteboard What’s In The Kit? Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  9. Emergency Mobile Phones Cellular Repeater What’s In The Kit? Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  10. A Battery Backup for the Networking Equipment Other Accessories – From a Digital Video Camera to Paper for the Printer! What’s in the kit? Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  11. Last But Certainly Not Least – The Manual! Contains: Instructions, Checklists and Inventory What’s In The Kit Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  12. $29,800 each $16,600 without the Macbooks Cost Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  13. When the kit is not in use, every piece of equipment fits nicely in weather-resistant, shock-proof carrying cases. When Not In Use… Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  14. Satellite Phone • Limited windows of service and too many restrictions due to the satellite orbits. • Police Radio (or Scanner) • Most of your average users wouldn’t understand the majority of the radio traffic. • Generator • If there is no power at the site, it doesn’t make sense to use that site as an EOC. Storage and fuel also are an issue. • MacBooks Are Optional • We chose to include MacBooks as an alternative Operating System in the event of a malicious software attack. Not in the Boxes Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  15. The Kits Can be Wheeled Anywhere Easy to Deploy Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  16. We Test, Charge, Inventory and Update Each Kit On A Regular Basis Deployment Excercises Presented by: Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

  17. Connectivity • We use a Linksys Wireless router/firewall and a Linksys Switch to provide connectivity. • All Laptops MacBooks and Printer are set to pick up a 192.X.X.X IP from our Linksys router. • The Local printer is • configured with a static • address so all laptops • can see it. Presented by: Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

  18. WiPortCradlePoint wireless access point and a Sprint Novatel Wireless card provide 802.11 wireless connections to all laptops. Connectivity Presented by: Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

  19. Sprint Air Cards can be used on either of the laptops to allow free movement. A Sprint Air Card connected to the laptop labeled “Internet Connection Sharing” will allow all the other PC laptops to share its Internet connection using Microsoft’s “ICS”. Connectivity Presented by: Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

  20. Each kit has 5 Emergency Sprint Cell phones tagged with emergency classification to allow them priority access to the cell network Connectivity • We have a Sprint Cell phone signal boaster to allow all the phones in a given area additional signal Presented by: Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

  21. All the laptops and Mac books are preloaded with all the college software. • MS Office • Cisco VPN • Cisco SoftPhone • MS Terminal Server • IE or Safari preloaded with shortcuts of all related site • TCP3270 Software for Mainframe access Connectivity Presented by: Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

  22. www.nvcc.edu/technology/presentations More information Presented by: Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

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