Arizona FirstNet
Program
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
Phoenix, AZ – August 21, 2014
This document was prepared by Arizona Department of Administration using funds under award
04-10-S13004 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA),
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations
are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NTIA, DOC, or FirstNet.
What is Arizona FirstNet?
• Funded by the State and Local Implementation Grant Program
(SLIGP) providing $118M nationally for states to perform
outreach and collect data for planning the NPSBN
• Program within the Broadband Planning & Public Safety
Communications office in ADOA-ASET along with 9-1-1 and
Broadband Planning
• Two main components of the SLIGP:
• Education and Outreach: to inform and educate public safety
stakeholders statewide; to determine how the new technology
may impact governance and operations
• Data Collection and Coverage: to collect agency data, coverage
requirements, budget considerations, to determine possible
participants and possible shared infrastructure
AZPSBN Workgroup - established Nov 2012
Arizona Public Safety Broadband Network Workgroup
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Alex Deshuk, Mesa IT
Bill Phillips, Phoenix IT
Bob Hollister, Cochise Comm
Eddie Carrera, Yuma Comm
Cathy Allen, Coconino Sheriff
Dale Shaw, Mesa Exec
Dave Collett, Peoria Comm
David Felix, Phoenix Exec
David Verley, Bullhead City Fire
Doug Mummert, Phoenix Fire
Harry Beck, Mesa Fire
Jay Vargo, Pinal IT
Jeremy Knoll, DPS SWIC
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Jerry Simpson, Phoenix Fire Comm
Jesse Cooper, Phoenix PD Comm
John Minick, Mesa Comm
Kevin Rogers, DPS Comm
Mark Schroeder, Phoenix Water
Mike Worrell, Phoenix Fire
Morgan Hoaglin, ADEM/Private
Pete Weaver, Maricopa EM
Richard Langevin, Maricopa EM
Ron Parks, Chandler PD
Scott Somers, Mesa City Council
Steven Campbell, El Mirage PD
Education and Outreach Elements
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Website – azfirstnet.az.gov
List-serv and mail manager
Surveys
County Level meetings
Local meetings
Tribal meetings
Association meetings
Federal reporting
Governor’s Office briefings
2014 AZ Education & Outreach
• County Kickoff meetings
• Regional Wireless Systems Boards (RWC, TRWC, PC-WIN, YRCS)
• Tribes, Associations, Elected Officials, State Agencies
– Tribal Telecom and Technology Summit
– National Tribal Assistance Coordination Group Workshop
– Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs
– Arizona Fire Districts Association
– Arizona Ambulance Association
– Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police
– League of Arizona Cities and Towns
– Department of Corrections
• Planning for more Tribal, Association, Elected and State Agency
outreach and many more localized meetings within each county
Local Agency Focus
• Arizona has about 800 public safety agencies
with about 1400 locations
• Regardless of jurisdiction, we’re looking at the
local agency level because that is where the
relationships are established
– DPS sub-stations
– Local federal agency representation
• Many of the tribal public safety agencies are
already members of Regional Wireless
Systems
Multi-State & Multi-County
Tribe
AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY
COCOPAH TRIBE
COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES
FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION
FORT MOJAVE TRIBE
FORT YUMA-QUECHAN TRIBE
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY
HAVASUPAI TRIBE
THE HOPI TRIBE
HUALAPAI TRIBE
KAIBAB-PAIUTE TRIBE
NAVAJO NATION
PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE
PUEBLO OF ZUNI
SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY
SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE
SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE
TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION
TONTO APACHE TRIBE
WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE
YAVAPAI-APACHE NATION
YAVAPAI-PRESCOTT INDIAN TRIBE
Multi-State
AZ, CA
AZ, CA, NV
AZ, CA
AZ, UT
AZ, CO, NM, UT
AZ, NM
AZ, Mexico
County (s)
Pinal
Yuma
La Paz
Maricopa
Mohave
Yuma
Maricopa, Pinal
Coconino, Mohave, Yavapai
Apache, Coconino, Navajo
Mohave, Coconino
Coconino, Mohave
Apache, Coconino, Navajo
Pima
Apache
Maricopa
Apache, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Navajo, Pinal
Coconino
Maricopa, Pima, Pinal
Gila
Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Navajo
Yavapai
Yavapai
State Consultation Process
Main Stages – Key meeting topics
• Initial Consultation
– Process, Users, Agencies, Coverage, Outreach
• Preliminary Design Review (PDR) & Data Collection
– Coverage, Data Collection, Public Safety Grade
• Intermediate Design Review (IDR)
– Assets, Coverage, Priority, Security, Training
• Draft State Plan Review
– Complete Draft Plan
• Final State Plan Review
– Governor’s Office
Eligible User Examples
• Primary or First Responders:
– Law Enforcement
– Fire Fighters
– Emergency Medical Service
• Secondary or Support (examples)
– Departments of Transportation*
– Public Works
– Search and Rescue teams
– Utilities
– Private Ambulances*
– ??? whoever you work with on a regular basis
Ruthless!!
LTE Network Preemption…
Agency Validation
• Agency List
– Multi-source list
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Metropolitan / Rural / Tribal POCs
State, County, Local and Tribal agencies
Federal agencies within the area
Points of contact from each agency (for later)
Multi-city, Multi-County, Multi-Tribal
Coverage Considerations
• Critical Infrastructure
– Power plants, Dams, Water Supply
• Heavy use areas although low in population
– Grand Canyon
• Seasonal Issues
– Fire season and then flooding
• Planned events
• Southern border
• Office of Emergency Communications
– AZ Coverage Workshop Video - azfirstnet.az.gov
Nothing, AZ
- T-Mobile
- SR-93
- 82 feet
There is hope
What does this mean to existing public
safety 2-way radio systems?
Nothing… for now
How To Get Involved
• Stay informed
– Monitor Arizona FirstNet activities and discuss the program
with the appropriate personnel within your city or town.
• Ask questions
– Some discussions may be very technical but your
understanding of the concepts is critical to ensuring the
practical, front-line needs of your first responders will be met.
• Enable the interaction
– Assure your public safety agencies are aware and have the
opportunity to engage.
– Host a local FirstNet meeting.
• Provide input about your needs – this is YOUR network.
Ways to get involved
How to get involved and stay informed:
• Track progress and join our Interest Parties
on our website: https://azfirstnet.az.gov
• Arizona FirstNet Team (azfirstnet@azdoa.gov)
– Michael Britt
Arizona FirstNet Program Manager
– Karen Allen and Gregory Sundie
Arizona FirstNet Project Managers
• Twitter
@azfirstnet
• LinkedIn
http://tinyurl.com/azfirstnet
• Hosting opportunities available – coming soon