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FoxComm Initiative Presentation
Calumet County Board of Supervisors
June 19, 2007
Karen Carlson, ENP
FoxComm Management Information Coordinator
(920) 639-6714
[email protected]
Howard Mezera
Calumet County Information Systems Director
(920) 849-1456
[email protected]
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FoxComm
FoxComm - a regional initiative
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Brown, Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago
Counties
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over 33 law enforcement agencies
72 fire departments
33 Emergency Medical districts
4 emergency 9-1-1 dispatch centers
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Our Mission Statement
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The mission of FOXCOMM is to provide to
all municipalities within the four counties a
reliable and responsive communications link
between fire, police, rescue, emergency
medical and emergency government services.
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The FoxComm Initiative
FoxComm Initiatives
Draft Project Objectives and Description
January 1997
The long term objective of the FoxComm Initiative is:
FoxComm will facilitate the development of a common radio and data communications network for the member Public
Safety agencies, again utilizing existing resources, examining the addition of necessary resources, or possibly developing a
new common system, whenever possible using emerging technologies.
The related issues of financing, acquisition, shared ownership, and on-going management require additional research and
development.
FoxComm will facilitate the standardization of the region’s operating practices and protocols within the Public Safety
telecommunications functions, with the goals of increasing interagency operating effectiveness, increasing safety of Public
Safety personnel, increasing the dissemination of critical and timely 9-1-1 information, and increasing the fiscal efficiency
of providing dispatch services. This objective will largely be driven by Operations personnel in the agencies within the
region, with the input from administrators and technical expertise by project management.
As FoxComm evolves, it should move from a conceptual model to a defined entity; this process will require support from
both operational and political levels within the region.
FoxComm Project Objectives
The objective of the first phase of the FoxComm initiative is to create a set of standards for information systems,
information sharing and data communications for the various public safety organizations in the Fox Valley area. The
standards would allow participating organizations to share information and resources, resulting in higher levels of service
and lower costs than possible if each organization operates autonomously. In addition to the development of standards,
plans for putting in place shared communications architectures – to be phased in over a period – are also to be developed.
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County Boards/Administration (4)
Local Issues
FoxComm Fiscal
Advisory Board
County
All Financial Issues &
Communications
Inter-jurisdictional
FoxComm User
Policies
Committees
Technical
Committee
UTC Workgroups
Reporting Path
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Communications Path
FoxComm Fiscal Advisory Board
3 Members from each county Appointed by County Executive or Administrator
Members:
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Sheriff and/or Department Head responsible for Emergency Communications
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Administration or their designee from each County
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County Board Member
Responsibilities:
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Outlined in Intergovernmental Agreement
FoxComm User Technical Committee
4 members from each county
Members:
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MIS Director or Designee
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Sheriff’s Department/Communications Center or designee
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Local Law Enforcement Representative
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Fire Protection/Emergency Medical Services
Responsibilities
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Outlined in Intergovernmental Agreement
County Communications Committees
Membership determined by individual counties. May also have work-groups or sub-committees
Responsibilities:
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Primary communication link between FoxComm and Public Safety Agencies
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Intra-county policy and protocol development aligned with FoxComm
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Intra-county budget, research and implementation recommendations
Work Groups
Appointed by the FoxComm User Technical and Fiscal Advisory Committees
Members - Staff supplied by each Member County and/or the agencies within each county
Responsibilities: Accomplish the tasks necessary to meet the needs, goals and objectives of FoxComm
Examples: CAD Code Group, Mapping/GIS Group, IS Group, Fire Work Group, LE work Group, others as needed
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Cost Savings - $$
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The cost of the CAD system including equipment was approx. $725,000.
The Calumet County portion was approx. $ 50,500 giving a savings of
$674,500 if we had done this project without the other FoxComm
Counties.
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The on-going maintenance is approx. $90,000 with a cost to Calumet
County of $ 6,300. Again an annual savings of $83,700.
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All upgrades and improvements to the system or the shared network are
split between the counties.
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The cost sharing is based on the population. Calumet’s percentage is
6.94%.
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There are similar cost savings for the other counties.
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FoxComm
(Summary Overview)
April 12, 2006
KEY
LRMS PMDC F-PMDC
LRMS CAD
CMS
Computer Aided Dispatch
Police Records
Jail Records
Visionaire Abbey Group
RMS
Jail
Mobile Data
CAD
PMDC
F-PMDC
Fire Mobile Data
PMDC
Notes:
CAD is shared with all four counties
All other systems are singular to that county.
Exception: Out/Cal share MDT system
Fire RMS
- Outagamie County -ETI
-GB uses SunPro, Other BC Fire use Firehouse
- Oshkosh use SunPro; other WI use Firehouse
Offdrtrak
LRMS
CAD
CAD
F-PMDC
PMDC
F-PMDC
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Which pieces are FoxComm and which
are Calumet County?
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FoxComm provides the inter-county network
FoxComm provides the Computer Aided Dispatch
infrastructure – servers, routers, etc.
FoxComm network allows agencies to view data from county
owned Record Management Systems (RMS) and WIJIS
Calumet County owns the computer workstations at dispatch
and law enforcement Offices
Calumet County owns and provides the intra-county network
and devices
Calumet County provides a Law RMS through an agreement
with Outagamie County
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What have we done…
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Strong Governance in place
Computer Aided Dispatch
Application Support-Training & Procedures
Wireless E911 – 4Q 2005 & 1Q 2006
CAD Upgrades & Feature Enhancement
WIJIS & Inter-county RMS Sharing Information
(Agreements & Policies)
Mobile Data Computer Enhancements
Shared Connectivity & Connectivity Encryption
Dispatch Backup/Support
RMS & FRMS Interface Issues
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Where can we go together…
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Invest in a key component for voice and data
communications - the network
Radio Communication & Interoperability
Data Communication & Interoperability
Additional consolidation of services
Regional planning to gain Federal Funding
Purchasing power of many
Continue momentum of gained efficiencies
Invitation to additional Counties
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The cooperative and collaborative effort of the
staffs of each member county, including
Information Services, Communications, Law
Enforcement, Fire/EMS and Administration,
is the basis for the continued success of
FoxComm!
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