Sample Language for use in a Countywide Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Plan

Sample Language for use in a Countywide Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Plan

Drafted by Shawn S. Smith (Public Utilities Commission of Ohio) in consultation with Ohio NENA, utilizing elements of several proposed county plans

Introduction

The following is an example of an amended final plan for the provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1. This document addresses only wireless implementation, as a wireline plan must encompass a broader scope. This draft includes base language that a county could use to include in their wireless plan. Please be advised that this is only an example and is by no means comprehensive.

Each county is unique in their provision of 9-1-1 service and will need to customize their own language and subject matter. This document does not serve as a requirement for what must be in a plan; it is merely a tool to foster ideas and offer suggestions in the drafting of your county’s own amendment. The decision for what must be included in the amended portion of the final plan lies at the county level.

The sample wireless plan presented here discusses the following subject matter:

Overall statement regarding establishment of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 in the county
Participating wireless companies
Identification of all PSAPs in a county which will receive wireless enhanced 9-1-1 calls
How each PSAP will be connected to the wireless network
What geographic location each PSAP will handle
Routing of calls
If each PSAP taking wireless enhanced calls will respond to calls directly by dispatching an emergency responder, by relaying a message to the appropriate provider, or by transferring the call to the appropriate provider
A projection of the initial cost of establishing, equipping, and furnishing each PSAP to take wireless enhanced 9-1-1 calls
A projection of the annual cost of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 for the first five years of service for each PSAP
Procedures for the allocation and disbursement of the funding source identified in ORC 4931.61

Addendum A to the John Doe County 9-1-1 Plan

for the

Provision of Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1

ESTABLISHMENT OF WIRELESS 9-1-1 SERVICE

JOHN DOE COUNTY WILL IMPLEMENT WIRELESS ENHANCED 9‑1‑1 UTILIZING CURRENT FCC, PUCO, AND/OR THE OHIO 9-1-1 COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS. ENHANCED WIRELESS SERVICE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO (2) PHASES:

PHASE I – ALL WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AT LEAST SIX (6) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DESIRED ACTIVATION DATE THAT JOHN DOE COUNTY IS REQUESTING PHASE I WIRELESS Enhanced 9‑1‑1 EMERGENCY SERVICE. ALL WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS OPERATING IN THE COUNTY WILL BE IDENTIFIED, THEIR TOWERS LOCATED AND ADDRESSED, AND ROUTING TO THE PROPER PSAP BASED ON TOWER LOCATION AND/OR SECTOR WILL BE ESTABLISHED. WITH PHASE I, THE 9‑1‑1 PSAP WILL RECEIVE THE WIRELESS CALLERS CALLBACK NUMBER, AND THE TOWER ADDRESS AND/OR SECTOR LOCATION.

PHASE II – ALL WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AT LEAST SIX (6) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DESIRED ACTIVATION DATE THAT JOHN DOE COUNTY IS REQUESTING PHASE II WIRELESS ENHANCED 9‑1‑1 EMERGENCY SERVICE. WITH PHASE II, THE 9‑1‑1 PSAP WILL RECEIVE THE WIRELESS CALLERS CALLBACK NUMBER, THE TOWER ADDRESS AND/OR SECTOR LOCATION, AND THE CALLER’S LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE COORDINATES (WITH AN ACCURACY LEVEL CONSISTENT WITH FCC REGULATIONS).

WIRELESS CARRIERS OPERATING IN JOHN DOE COUNTY

As of December 31, 2005, the following wireless carriers were operating in john doe county:

JOHN DOE COUNTY PSAPS TAKING WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1 CALLS

There will be two Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) taking wireless enhanced 9-1-1 calls. As of the effective date of this Final Plan, they are:

PSAP A

Operated by the john doe county sheriff

111west broad street, anywhere, ohio

PSAP B

Operated by the anywhere municipal police department

112 west broad street, anywhere, ohio

The PSAP may be relocated if other space is available and if relocation is deemed necessary.

Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Networking

EACH PRIMARY PSAP WILL OBTAIN SEPARATE TRUNKING FOR THE ROUTING OF WIRELESS CALLS FROM THE HOST LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY. ALL OTHER CONNECTIONS TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOHN DOE COUNTY FINAL 9-1-1 PLAN

EMERGENCY 9‑1‑1 CALLS ORIGINATING FROM CELLULAR TELEPHONES WILL BE ROUTED TO A PRIMARY PSAP ACCORDING TO THE CELLULAR SERVICE PROVIDER TOWER LOCATION.

AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE JOHN DOE COUNTY FINAL 9-1-1 PLAN, THE PRIMARY PSAP WILL RESPOND TO WIRELESS CALLS BY [DIRECTLY dispatching an emergency responder, by relaying a message to the appropriate JURISDICTIONAL EMERGENCY PROVIDER, or by transferring the call to the appropriate JURISDICTIONAL EMERGENCY provider]

ALL MISDIRECTED WIRELESS CALLS WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN THE MANNER IDENTIFIED IN THE JOHN DOE COUNTY FINAL 9-1-1 PLAN FOR WIRELINE CALLS

INITIAL WIRELESS 9-1-1 COSTS

upgrades TO EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING are required to provide enhanced 9-1-1 wireless services.

THE COSTS SHOWN ARE A COMPREHENSIVE ESTIMATE OF THE EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E9‑1‑1 WITH FUTURE COMPATIBILITY FOR W9‑1‑1 EQUIPMENT FOR A COUNTYWIDE 9‑1‑1 SYSTEM. THE COSTS WERE COMPILED BY THE 9-1-1 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

PSAP A
TRAINING	X,XXX.XX
NON-RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
UPGRADE 9-1-1 COMPUTER SYSTEM	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING COMPUTER SYSTEM	X,XXX.XX
UPGRADE RECORDS MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM	X,XXX.XX
UPGRADE CAD COMPUTER SYSTEM	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

PSAP B
TRAINING	X,XXX.XX
NON-RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
UPGRADE 9-1-1 COMPUTER SYSTEM	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING COMPUTER SYSTEM	X,XXX.XX
UPGRADE RECORDS MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM	X,XXX.XX
UPGRADE CAD COMPUTER SYSTEM	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

PROJECTED FUTURE WIRELESS 9-1-1 COSTS

tHE FOLLOWING IS THE PROJECTED Annual cost of operating and maintaining EACH PSAP for THE TAKING OF WIRELESS 9-1-1 CALLS FOR THE FIVE years AFTER IMPLEMENTATION:

YEAR 1

PSAP A
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

PSAP B
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

YEAR 2

PSAP A
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

PSAP B
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

YEAR 3

PSAP A
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

PSAP B
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

YEAR 4

PSAP A
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

PSAP B
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

YEAR 5

PSAP A
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

PSAP B
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL	X,XXX.XX
RECURRING ILEC FEES	X,XXX.XX
MAPPING MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	X,XXX.XX
TOTAL	X,XXX.XX

DISBURSEMENT OF THE WIRELESS 9-1-1 GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FUNDS

JOHN DOE COUNTY SHALL PROVID COUNTYWIDE WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 4931.40 THROUGH 4931.70 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE BEGINNING AS SOON AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE AFTER RECEIPT OF THE FIRST DISBURSEMENT FROM THE WIRELESS 9-1-1 GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FUND.

FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF OHIO FROM THE WIRELESS 9-1-1 GOVERNEMNT ASSISTANCE FUND SHALL BE PLACED IN A SEPARATE FUND AT THE JOHN DOE COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFCIE.

FUNDS SHALL BE DISBURSED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL PSAP BY THE COUNTY TREASURER ON A MONTHLY BASIS ACCOURDING TO THE FOLLOWING ALLOCATION FORMULA:

TOTAL NUMBER OF WIRELESS CALLS TAKEN BY THE PSAP FOR THE MONTH

TOTAL NUMBER OF WIRELESS CALLS TAKEN IN THE COUNTY FOR THE MONTH

SUCH FUNDS SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

A. Any costs of designing, upgrading, purchasing, leasing, programming, installing, testing, or maintaining the necessary data, hardware, software, and trunking required for the PSAP to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1. These costs may be incurred before, on, or after the effective date of Am. Sub. H.B. 361 as passed by the 125^th General Assembly in 2004 and consist of such additional costs of the 9-1-1 system over and above any costs incurred to provide wireline 9-1-1. On or after the provision of technical and operational standards pursuant to division (D)(1) of section 4931.68 of the Revised Code, a subdivision shall consider the standards before incurring any costs described in this division. (See Ohio Revised Code Section 4931.65(A)(1)).

B. Any costs of training the staff of the PSAP to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1, which costs are incurred before or on or after the effective date of Am. Sub. H.B. 361 as passed by the 125^th General Assembly in 2004 and consist of such additional costs of the 9-1-1 system over and above any costs incurred to provide wireline 9-1-1. (See Ohio Revised Code Section 4931.65(A)(2)).