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First Responder Network Authority and

State of Washington

Friday November 20, 2015

Briefing for:

House of Representatives

Public Safety Committee

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Bill Schrier

• Chair, Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee

• FirstNet “State Point of Contact” for Washington

• Former Police Officer• Presently also Chief

Information Officer, Seattle Police Department

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Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee

• Bill Benedict, Clallam County Sheriff

• Chief Al Compaan, Edmonds

• State Patrol Chief John Batiste

• Adjutant General Bret Daugherty

• Chuck Duffy, State Fire Marshal

• Emergency Management Director Robert Ezell

• Emergency Mgmt Director Stephanie Fritts

• Mayor Jennifer Gregerson, Mukilteo

• Randell Harris, Quileute Tribe

• Patti Kelly, Whitcom 911 Director

• Bob Johnson, Resource Division Director, DNR

• John Nisbett, State Traffic Engineer, WSDOT

• Bill Schrier, Office of the CIO

• Chief Jim Sharp, West Pierce Fire

• Open, Association of Counties Representative

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A nationwide, wireless

broadband, LTE data network

dedicated

to public safety

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• First Responder Network Authority

• Created by Congress in 2012

• Funded: $7 billion

• Has 700 MHz spectrum nationwide

• Will use LTE commercial network

technology (same as Verizon, AT&T etc.)

• Must produce a design for each State

• Governor must “opt in” or out of the design

• No agency required to use FirstNet

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Recommendation 13 SR530 Commission:

“Activate the First Responder Network Authority”

22 January 2015

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• Washington OneNet

• Part of WaTech Department (OCIO)

• Under authority of SIEC

• Funded: $2.6 million Federal Grant

• Goal: engage elected and public safety

officials in the effort to design and build

FirstNet

• 10,000 stakeholders engaged

• 100,000 contacts, documents

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SIEC Goal: Get the best possible FirstNet design for Washington