EMERGENCY EMERGENCY

COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications technologiesTelecommunications technologies

to support FEMA’s all-hazards missionto support FEMA’s all-hazards mission

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Emergency CommunicationsEmergency Communications FEMA uses a variety of communications services FEMA uses a variety of communications services

and systems to support activity in several and systems to support activity in several interrelated but separate functional areas:interrelated but separate functional areas:

– Day-to-day information system requirements such as Day-to-day information system requirements such as voice, video, data, E-mail, Internet access, and National voice, video, data, E-mail, Internet access, and National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS)Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS)

– Pre-disaster communications capabilities for Federal, Pre-disaster communications capabilities for Federal, State, and local emergency management personnel in State, and local emergency management personnel in mitigation and preparation effortsmitigation and preparation efforts

– Telecommunications during and immediately following Telecommunications during and immediately following a disaster to perform preliminary damage assessment a disaster to perform preliminary damage assessment and resource requirements analysisand resource requirements analysis

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Emergency CommunicationsEmergency Communications– Telecommunications to support consequence Telecommunications to support consequence

management activities such as Disaster Field Office management activities such as Disaster Field Office (DFO) setup, restoration coordination, and resource (DFO) setup, restoration coordination, and resource prioritizationprioritization

– Emergency command and control functions for special Emergency command and control functions for special eventsevents

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Pre-Crisis SystemsPre-Crisis Systems

FEMA INTEGRATED NETWORKFEMA INTEGRATED NETWORK– facilities linked with high-speed terrestrial circuits that provide facilities linked with high-speed terrestrial circuits that provide

integrated voice, data, and video network serviceintegrated voice, data, and video network service

– Routers connect FEMA facilities and provide access to the Routers connect FEMA facilities and provide access to the internetinternet

– Private Branch Exchange (PBX) systems provide voice capability Private Branch Exchange (PBX) systems provide voice capability through FEMA’s Integrated Network, Public Network, and through FEMA’s Integrated Network, Public Network, and Federal Telephone System (FTS)Federal Telephone System (FTS)

– Disaster Field Offices are quickly added to architecture to provide Disaster Field Offices are quickly added to architecture to provide a robust field operating environmenta robust field operating environment

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FEMA Integrated NetworkFEMA Integrated Network

Jessup, MD

Frankfort,KY

Emmitsburg,MD

Chicago, IL

Bothell, WA

Kansas City,MO

Maynard, MA

Thomasville,GA

Presidio

Denver, CO

Boston, MA Lanham, MD

Philadelphia,PA

New York, NY

Atlanta, Ga

Albany, NY

HyattsvilleNPSC

Region 6(+NTC)

Mt. WeatherHeadquarters

Elkridge, MD

Olney, MD

FIA

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Pre-Crisis SystemsPre-Crisis Systems

FEMA NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM (NAWAS)FEMA NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM (NAWAS)– NAWAS is a civil defense and day-to-day emergency warning NAWAS is a civil defense and day-to-day emergency warning

response and coordination system response and coordination system

– 24-hour voice only hotline system that provides capability to 24-hour voice only hotline system that provides capability to warn Federal, State, and local governments of impending warn Federal, State, and local governments of impending disastersdisasters

– NAWAS circuits are controlled by two warning centers; a NAWAS circuits are controlled by two warning centers; a primary and an alternateprimary and an alternate

– Warning points (nodes) are interconnected with leased, non-Warning points (nodes) are interconnected with leased, non-switched terrestrial voice circuitsswitched terrestrial voice circuits

– Approximately 2,200 warning pointsApproximately 2,200 warning points

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NAWASNAWAS

State/Local WP Lines

ANWC

THOMASVILLE, GA

ALASKA

HAWAII

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FEMA Regional Centers

State Warning Points

Main Lines - WC’s /Regions

Region to State WP Lines

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Pre-Crisis SystemsPre-Crisis Systems

FEMA NATIONAL RADIO SYSTEM (FNARS)FEMA NATIONAL RADIO SYSTEM (FNARS)– Voice and data High Frequency (HF) radio systemVoice and data High Frequency (HF) radio system

– Links State Emergency Operations Centers and FEMA SitesLinks State Emergency Operations Centers and FEMA Sites

– Interfaces with a wide variety of other Federal and civilian HF Interfaces with a wide variety of other Federal and civilian HF radio systemsradio systems

– Common radio frequencies used to support emergency situationsCommon radio frequencies used to support emergency situations

– Consists of more than 120 fixed, mobile, and transportable HF Consists of more than 120 fixed, mobile, and transportable HF radio stationsradio stations

– Supports Emergency Alerting System (EAS) primary entry pointsSupports Emergency Alerting System (EAS) primary entry points

– Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) provides Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) provides emergency communications at State and local facilitiesemergency communications at State and local facilities

– Currently more than 500,000 Amateur Radio operators in the Currently more than 500,000 Amateur Radio operators in the U.S.U.S.

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Pre-Crisis SystemsPre-Crisis Systems

KuBAND SATELLITEKuBAND SATELLITE– FEMA maintains two (2) KuBand satellite earth stations for use FEMA maintains two (2) KuBand satellite earth stations for use

as entry points for mobile KuBand satellite elementsas entry points for mobile KuBand satellite elements

– Provides access to FEMA Integrated Network via satelliteProvides access to FEMA Integrated Network via satellite

– Provides backup to FEMA terrestrial circuitsProvides backup to FEMA terrestrial circuits

SkyCell SYSTEMSkyCell SYSTEM– Provides backup voice dial-tone and radio dispatch capability to Provides backup voice dial-tone and radio dispatch capability to

key facilitieskey facilities

– Provides satellite-based emergency command and control for Provides satellite-based emergency command and control for special eventsspecial events

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Crisis SystemsCrisis Systems

Emergency Response Teams deploy to affected Emergency Response Teams deploy to affected area to coordinate Federal consequence area to coordinate Federal consequence management effortmanagement effort– Cellular, Paging, & PCSCellular, Paging, & PCS

– KuBand Satellite - 6 Mobile ElementsKuBand Satellite - 6 Mobile Elements

– MSAT Technology (SkyCell) with Radio DispatchMSAT Technology (SkyCell) with Radio Dispatch

– INMARSATINMARSAT

– Land Mobile RadioLand Mobile Radio

– Low Earth Orbit (ORBCOMM)Low Earth Orbit (ORBCOMM)

– High Frequency RadioHigh Frequency Radio

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Crisis SystemsCrisis Systems Disaster Field Office (DFO) is setup as a temporary Disaster Field Office (DFO) is setup as a temporary

facility to support field aspects of consequence facility to support field aspects of consequence management (communications, logistics, mass care, management (communications, logistics, mass care, food, energy, transportation, energy, etc.).food, energy, transportation, energy, etc.).– Temporary nodes of FEMA Integrated Voice and Data Temporary nodes of FEMA Integrated Voice and Data

NetworkNetwork

– Interface to FEMA Network provided by terrestrial circuits Interface to FEMA Network provided by terrestrial circuits or KuBand satelliteor KuBand satellite

– Wireless Office ConceptWireless Office Concept• Micro-Cellular Phone SystemMicro-Cellular Phone System

• Wireless LANWireless LAN

– LOS and Laser systems for campus environmentLOS and Laser systems for campus environment

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SkyCell SystemSkyCell System

Satellite Radio Dispatch to M ultipleSatellite Radio Dispatch

Satellite Phone to PSTN Phone

Satellite Phone to Satellite Phone

AMSC Satellite HUB

AMSC Satellite

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PSTN Telephone

Satellite Telephone withRadio Dispatch

Satellite Telephone withRadio Dispatch

AMSC PBX

Satellite Telephone withRadio Dispatch

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Low Earth Orbit Satellite SystemLow Earth Orbit Satellite System

Internet

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SatelliteSatellite

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ExternalAntenna

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HandheldCommunicator

HandheldCommunicator

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Mobile KuBand Satellite SystemMobile KuBand Satellite System

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Emergency Operating VehicleEmergency Operating Vehicle

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Emergency Operating VehicleEmergency Operating Vehicle

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Emergency Operating VehicleEmergency Operating Vehicle

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Emergency Operating VehicleEmergency Operating Vehicle