TICP Preparation & CASM Data Entry Projects OverviewInteroperable Communications Conference September 28, 2010
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
Project Team Introduction• Crowe Horwath: John Hurlburt, Kathy Koehler, Mark Warner
• Crowe brings extensive experience in data management and optimization; experience working with the Homeland Security districts and counties in Indiana; facilitation of planning initiatives in the justice and public safety arena; trained professionals in NIMS; and project management expertise.
• Peter Beering, Esq.• Internationally recognized expert in emergency preparedness, planning,
response, counter terrorism, arson, and bombings. He has extensive local public safety experience with voice, alerting and data communications systems. Mr. Beering was among the architects of the National Preparedness Strategy and an advocate for interoperable communications.
• John Apolzan• Former Motorola executive with extensive experience working with voice,
data, and wireless solutions. Identifies deficiencies and provides long-term communications solutions and interoperable planning for state and local entities.
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
Agenda• Goals & Objectives• Guiding Principles• TICP Preparation• CASM Data Entry• The Big Picture• Next Steps• Questions & Answers
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
Goals & Objectives• Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan (TICP) Preparation
• Assist and support Districts in District-level TICP preparation• Document communications governance structures within each
District• Create a document that is informative and educational that doesn’t
just collect dust on a shelf• Enhance the TICP by integrating useful features and shortcuts that
allow for easier updates
• CASM Data Entry Project• Validate CASM Data already in the system• Data Entry of CASM Data that needs to be in the system
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
Guiding Principles
Workload for
Agencies
Usability of Tools
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
TICP Preparation• The TICP is designed to help you:
• Establish and maintain routine communications interoperability• Maintain emergency communications in the event of a catastrophic
situation
• Base Plan• Administrative and technical aspects of
routine and emergency interoperability• Contents common to all Districts
• District Plan (Appendix)• Data needed to achieve emergency
interoperability and backup• Majority of data will be taken from CASM
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
TICP Preparation (cont.)
• Base Plan• Statewide resources and governance information• Definitions of various interoperable equipment• Policies and procedures for the use of this equipment• Potential use of tools such as netPlanner, WebEOC, CASM• Standard templates and forms for communications and assets• Less district impact with a separate Base Plan
• IPSC/SIEC updates only the Base Plan instead of ten District Plans whenever statewide changes are needed
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
TICP Preparation (cont.)
• District Plans• The District Plans are stand-alone appendices of the larger Base
Plan • Contain district-specific information that may change more
frequently than Base Plan content• Overview of district including transportation, major facilities,
events, and geographical composition• District and communications points of contact (POC)• Listing and description of shared channels, systems, frequencies,
and talk groups• Data tables of various communications assets including Radio
Caches, Gateway Systems, and other interoperable equipment
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
CASM Data Entry• CAS – Database to store
all assets across the state that links user agencies with those assets
• CAM – Mapping tool that places information from CAS into a state view. Interoperability can be mapped between agencies or geographies.
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
CASM Data Entry (cont.)
Data Analysis
Data Validation & Collection
Ongoing Data Integrity Strategy
CASM Webinars
FAQ’s & Refresher Webinar
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
The Big Picture
Oct Nov Dec JanCASM Data
Analysis
Document Governance
CASM Data Entry
CASM Webinars
Prepare Draft District TICPs
Update Draft TICPs
Finalize TICPs
CASM
FAQ
PLEASE NOTE: Timeline is preliminary and subject to change
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
Next Steps• October/November
• Contact SIEC members for District-level communications governance structure
• Contact Agency Points of Contact to validate CASM data• Produce draft TICPs for Districts
• December/January• CASM webinars for each District• Finalize TICPs with Districts
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
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Crowe Horwath LLP is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss association. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath International is a separate and independent legal entity. Crowe Horwath LLP and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other member of Crowe Horwath International and specifically disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for acts or omissions of Crowe Horwath International or any other Crowe Horwath International member. Accountancy services in Kansas and North Carolina are rendered by Crowe Chizek LLP, which is not a member of Crowe Horwath International. © 2010 Crowe Horwath LLP
Project Team
• John Apolzan: [email protected], 317.432.7055
• Peter Beering: [email protected], 317.513.4341
• John Hurlburt: [email protected], 317.706.2707
• Kathy Koehler: [email protected], 317.706.2694
• Mark Warner: [email protected], 317.208.2592