“EOC IN-A-BOX”Mobile Emergency Operations Center

Presented by:Dr. Steven G. Sachs, VP of Instructional and Information TechnologyAaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project ManagementAllen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

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

OUR NEED…..

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.)

Presented by:Dr. Steven G. Sachs, VP of Instructional and Information Technology

ISSUES

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

Presented by:Dr. Steven G. Sachs, VP of Instructional and Information Technology

WHY “EOC IN-A-BOX” ?

Easy to move between campuses. Simple and quick to deploy. Can be setup on or off-campus.

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

10 Laptops and 10 MacBooks

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

Network Switches and Routers

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

A Printer, Projector, Flipchart and Elec Whiteboard

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

Emergency Mobile Phones Cellular Repeater

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

A Battery Backup for the Networking Equipment

Other Accessories – From a Digital Video Camera to Paper for the Printer!

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

WHAT’S IN THE KIT

Last But Certainly Not Least – The Manual!

Contains: Instructions, Checklists and Inventory

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

COST

$29,800each

$16,600 without the Macbooks

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

WHEN NOT IN USE…

When the kit is not in use, every piece of equipment fits nicely in weather-resistant, shock-proof carrying cases.

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

NOT IN THE BOXES

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.

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

EASY TO DEPLOY

The Kits Can be Wheeled Anywhere

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

DEPLOYMENT EXCERCISES

We Test, Charge, Inventory and Update Each Kit On A Regular Basis

Presented by:Aaron M. Raffle, Director of IT Project Management

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

CONNECTIVITY

WiPort CradlePoint wireless access point and a Sprint Novatel Wireless card provide 802.11 wireless connections to all laptops.

Presented by:Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

CONNECTIVITY

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”.

Presented by:Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

CONNECTIVITY

Each kit has 5 Emergency Sprint Cell phones tagged with emergency classification to allow them priority access to the cell network

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

CONNECTIVITY

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

Presented by:Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services

MORE INFORMATION

www.nvcc.edu/technology/presentations

Presented by:Allen D. Sinner, Director of IT Support Services