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MPSCS Partnership with City of Grand Rapids to Improve Public Safety Interoperability
MPSCS NewsletterIN THIS ISSUE:
Belknap Site in Grand Rapids is live
1
Words from our Director
2
Local Integrations and Project Updates
3
7.13 Upgrade 3Rebanding Update 4SOW Deployment 5Joe Zerlaut Retired 5New Employees 6MPSCS Regional Service Centers
7
MPSCS User Group Meetings
7
July 2013Volume 1, Issue 2
When the Grand Rapids S-Curve corridor and downtown areas near Van Andel Arena were identified as having inadequate coverage, Michigan’s Public Safety Communications System and the City of Grand Rapids developed a low cost partnership improving critical emergency communications in that region.
The MPSCS and the city co-located equipment and are sharing tower space, improving emergency communications near the US-131 S-curve and near the Van Andel Arena.
Planning started in 2009 and funds were leveraged through Homeland Security and Interoperable Emergency Communications Grants for some of the microwave and 800 MHz equipment. MPSCS moved their existing shelter to the City of Grand Rapids Belknap tower site and the tower became part of the MPSCS backbone.
The site has eight 800 MHz trunked channels, an alarm control system, and microwave connectivity. The MPSCS performed or contracted all the of work required for the move.
Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk said that the coverage in downtown Grand Rapids has improved significantly.
“This is the perfect example of how the state and local units of government can work together to better serve
residents of the great state of Michigan,” said MPSCS Director Brad Stoddard.
“This development increases coverage and interoperability for public safety first responders and resolves officer safety concerns.”
MSP Rockford Post Commander F/Lt. Christopher McIntire said “We greatly appreciate the cooperative efforts of the MPSCS and city of Grand Rapids on this accomplishment.”
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Eric Holmer hooks up consoles and radio equipment in the Belknap shelter.
Photo Credit: Brian Aprill
Shelter being lowered onto new foundation.
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It’s ironic that we have been speaking to one another long before technology carried our voice conversations over wired or wireless mediums, yet we are still as challenged with our communication skills today despite this advanced technology.
Advancements have been made with technology that has replaced the simple ways of being in close proximity of one another, creating new ways to miscommunicate our thoughts. The term “noise” can fulfill both technical and non-technical definitions to describe content we just don’t want or need to hear. That was true a century ago and stands true today.
At times, we simply need to look in the rearview mirror to d e t e r m i n e the parallels we face on
the road in front of us; from the miles of cables that stretched across the nation to form a delivery network for non-verbal data messages of the telegraph, to the radio frequency and the challenge of use across different bands without some “black box patch” device.
The world doesn’t drastically change; it gradually improves on what we have learned through history. Those simple lessons of years ago should be the capitalized interest of our future and even as we have grand advancements with technology for both voice and data standards; it’s the basics we must remember
- simple communications.
Without standards, a vision, a strategic direction, and of course funding, a successful communication solution will not succeed. This can be viewed in economies of scale where a build once, share often, and excel always will maximize the return over the long run. Grand visions can be had that carefully define a strategy that is solid as a mason’s home, and is strongly supported by the community as the preferred choice, yet lack sustainment. This can quickly park the vision and strategy along with derailing future opportunities and partnerships due to lack of simple talking and listening.
Just like “video killed the radio star”, technology evolution is “killing” basic communications. Keeping
an eye carefully on the horizon while also fixating on the rearview mirror will provide the balance of taking the appropriate steps of learning
from past hurdles and turning the future into a greater number of total successes.This can be had by using the basic communication skills we have, by talking and listening.
Across the state and across the country, many public safety communications initiatives are underway, including rebanding efforts, land mobile radio system construction, and public safety broadband. The fundamentals of listening and talking will be the enabler for success in any of these communications efforts.
Words From Our Director: Brad StoddardSimple Communication = Success
“... it’s the basics we must remember - simple communications”
Brad Stoddard, Director, MPSCS
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Local Integrations and Project Updates
Cheboygan-Charlevoix-Emmet Co. (CCE) - T1’s are installed and site will go live at end of September. Wayne Co. - replaced
T1’s with a microwave.
Wayne Co. Airport - will be migrating in early winter.
Conference of Eastern Wayne (CEW) - Integration complete.
Montcalm Co., - law enforcement and EMS are using MPSCS as primary communications and are adding console positions.
The 7.13 software upgrade will be installed in August. The actual impact to our users will be very minimal and be observed when they do the Zone Controller switches. These switches typically take 30 to 45 seconds and the sites drop into Site Trunking during that time.
The multicast sites will also be upgraded but only one at a time and never two adjacent sites. Most radios will jump to adjacent sites during the site upgrade reboot. Portable radios typically are the ones that notice the rebooting of the site controller. Again this is only a short time while the site controller reboots.
The simulcast systems will be upgraded but due to redundant controllers, their impact will be less noticed in those areas.
The system connected consoles will continue to work and software upgraded in September with several improvements and features:
• System connected MCC7500 IP Dispatch Consoles will be upgraded as required during September.
• More stations can now be connected to an Enhanced Conventional Channel Gateway (ECCGW).
• IP Console Aliasing option available for the current MCC7500 Consoles
• Interzone Conventional station control
• Several software enhancements to improve programming and system management.
Software Upgrade to 7.13
Congratulations to Dennis Fountain as the new Rockford Shop Supervisor, and to Ralph Liddle as the new Network Communications Center (NCC) Supervisor.
Marquette/MSP Dispatch - upgrading to MCC7500’s.
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The Rebanding effort is on the last lap of a year-long journey. From the Ohio/Indiana border to Copper Harbor in the UP; from Detroit to Manistee and Sault Ste. Marie to Ironwood, the Rebanding Teams have rebanded over 48,800 radios from over 1,700 separate agencies and organizations. Yet the job is not done. There are over 7,500 radios and control stations that still have not been rebanded – maybe you have one (or more) that still doesn’t have a PINK dot on the battery side of the radio.
The next phase of the Rebanding Project is the rebanding of the Fixed Network Equipment (the radio transmission towers) to install the new frequencies that have been also installed in the 48,800 Rebanded radios. This will begin September 23, 2013. This is a critical date for radios that have not been Rebanded! Radios that have not been rebanded by September 23, 2013 will not work effectively! They will not be able to perform all functions and may not perform in an emergency as expected.
Beginning July 16 through the end of August, a final Rebanding Sweep will be conducted for all of the counties south of Clare to the Ohio/Indiana border. There will be over a dozen sites; each will be opened up for a day or more on various dates. These sites will be centered in areas that are central to the agencies
or organizations with the most number of radios that remain un-rebanded. Agencies can go to any site that is open – no appointment necessary!
Agencies with radios still to be rebanded will be notified by e-mail of the overall schedule and site locations. Each agency will also receive a list by serial number of the radios that have not been rebanded. The MPSCS has determined that many of the remaining radios have not been transmitted by “Push-To-Talk” or PTT in the past 17 months – since January 1, 2012. Often these may be spares, stored as a “cache” for emergencies, out of service for repairs or simply lost. Radios that are lost, destroyed
or no longer work should be reported to MPSCS so that they can be removed from your inventory. This will also remove them from the MPSCS yearly system usage fee.
The project is moving towards completion of the subscriber Rebanding phase. Radios that are not rebanded by MPSCS by September 23 will not work effectively! If one of them is yours, it will have to be taken to your service provider and rebanded at your cost! And it will not be eligible for the $50 Reward paid by Sprint.
LAST CALL – GET REBANDED NOW!
800 MHz Rebanding Update - Last Call
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Ely
Laird L'Anse
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Marenisco
Hiawatha
Spurr
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Hillman
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Freeman
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McKinley
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Henrietta
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Millbrook
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Marion
Romulus
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Marengo
Inverness
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Owosso
Cohoctah
Lexington
Portland
Sherman
Sherman
Cheshire
Hamilton
Litchfield
Thomas
Hamilton
Sherman
Ellsworth
Chandler
Freedom
Burr Oak
Cascade
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Leonidas
Oshtemo
Schoolcraft
Paw Paw
Denmark
Arlington
Elmwood
Blumfield
Newberg
Reynolds
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Taylor
Whitney
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Matteson
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Goodwell
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Summit
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Jefferson
Douglass
Monterey Wayland
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Florence
Oronoko
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Tompkins Northfield
Bridgeton
Campbell
Sherman
Argentine
Cumming
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Montcalm
Fairgrove
Clarence
Castleton
Filer
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FlushingCrockery
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Sheridan
Presque Isle
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Pennfield
Meridian
Richmond
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Tekonsha
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Greenleaf
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Stephenson
Walker
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Taymouth
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Marathon
Garfield
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Lawrence
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Bedford
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Marion
Bear Lake
Blue Lake
Holland
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Kenockee
Boardman
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Clay
Marcellus
Noble
Waterford
Coldwater
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Madison
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Burton
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Woodland
Burlington
Fillmore
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Sherwood
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Richmond
Springville
Frenchtown
Beaverton
Enterprise
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Sheridan
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Milton
Comstock
Livingston
Bloomfield
Metamora
Bloomfield
Lockport
Springport
Chapin
Greendale
Buchanan
Groveland
Allendale
Hastings
Gun Plain
White Oak
Evergreen
Blaine
Cleveland
Onondaga
Leland
Springfield
Springfield
Pinconning
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Evergreen
Wheatland
Osceola
Clarendon
Springdale
LaGrange
Resort
North Star
Bridgeport
Johnstown
Broomfield
St. Charles
Henderson
Secord
Wheatland
Helena
Green Oak
Summerfield
Galien
Sandstone
Watertown
Genesee
Lincoln
Rose Lake
Billings
Big Rapids
Watertown
Vergennes
White Lake
Wheatland
Grand Rapids
Flowerfield
ManchesterBainbridge
La Salle
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Gilead
Bennington
Pleasanton
Chesaning
Napoleon
Homer
Deep River
Tallmadge
Westphalia
Trowbridge
Clearwater
Blackman
Greenbush
Standish
Kawkawlin
Green Lake
Cambridge
Wakeshma
Ontwa
Pittsfield
Schoolcraft
Woodstock
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Thornapple
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Friendship
Greenwood
Orangeville
Greenwood
Jamestown
Greenwood
Greenwood
Washington
Rapid River
Sweetwater
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New Haven
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Sullivan
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Fayette
Lincoln
Hampton
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Sand Beach
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Washington
Stockbridge
Hagar
Mason
Sebewaing
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Centerville
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Readmond
North Plains
Grand Blanc
Rubicon
Constantine
Woodhull
Saginaw
James
Summerfield
Clam Lake
Littlefield
Otsego Lake
Maple Grove
Pine River
Ridgeway
Cedar Creek
Maple Grove West Branch
Maple Valley
North Shade
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Spring Arbor
Pleasantview
Wisner
Maple Forest
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Wheatfield
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California
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Chikaming
White Pigeon
Frankenlust
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Kinderhook
Portsmouth
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Little Traverse
Alma
Gilmore
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Forester
Buena Vista
Ann Arbor
Peninsula
Forest Home
Wyoming
Clay
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Jonesfield
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Baroda
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Au Sable
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Onekama
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Laketown Williamstown
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Norwood
Hancock
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Lapeer
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Mason
Marshall
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Ironwood
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Houghton
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Lowell
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Menominee
Wyandotte
Grand Haven
Lincoln Park
Riverview
Flushing
DeWitt
Chelsea
Evart
Brighton
Ferndale
DowagiacThree Rivers
Manistee
Newaygo
Madison Heights
Big Rapids
St. Johns
WhitehallSt. Louis
Milan
Rogers City
Birmingham
St. James
Coopersville
Petoskey
Ludington
Gibraltar
Ecorse
Corunna
Rochester
Zeeland
Rockford
St. Clair
Brownstown
Gladwin
Hancock
Carrollton
St. James
Linden
Hudsonville
Fairbanks
Wayland
Springfield
Utica
Portland
Kalamazoo
South Lyon
Hillsdale
Ferrysburg
Montague
Manistique
Bloomfield Hills
East Jordan
Lansing
Yale
St. Joseph
Vassar
Benton Harbor
New Baltimore
Crystal Falls
Swartz Creek
Bridgman
Otsego
Clio
Grand Blanc
Au Gres
Durand
Litchfield
Croswell
Hudson
St. Ignace
Stanton
East Lansing
Bad Axe
Mount Clemens
South Haven
Richmond
Bangor
Morenci
Eaton Rapids
Hazel Park
Melvindale
Clawson
Grand Ledge
East Tawas
Grayling
Standish
Buchanan
Mackinac Island
North Muskegon
Rockwood
DavisonImlay City
Douglas
Plymouth
FarmingtonPlainwell
River Rouge
Fairbanks
Williamston
Manton
Frankenmuth
Sandusky
Milan
Reed City
Gaastra
Charlevoix
Lansing
Omer
Highland Park
Marlette
New Buffalo
Marine City
Petoskey Onaway
Orchard Lake Village
Leslie
Walled Lake
Potterville
Caspian
Midland
Frankfort
Hamtramck
East Grand Rapids
Harper WoodsOlivet
Algonac
Muskegon Heights
McBain
Scottville
White Cloud
Tawas City
Hartford
Bronson
Luna Pier
Laingsburg
Grosse Pointe Woods
Auburn
Gobles
Coleman
Essexville
Cedar Springs
Galesburg
Saugatuck
Belleville
Beaverton
Grosse Pointe Farms
Harbor Beach
Fennville
Watervliet
Lansing
Lake Angelus
Grant
Reading
West Branch
Lake City
Rose City
Coloma
Northville
Grosse Pointe Park
Northville
Grand Island
Montrose
Clare
Lansing
Brown City
Niles
Stephenson
Mount Morris
Carson City
Lansing
Harbor Springs
Whittemore
Parchment
Pinconning
Midland
Memphis
Pointe Aux Barques
Sylvan Lake
Ithaca
Harrisville
Midland
Royal Oak
Lansing
Gaylord
St. James
Coldwater
Petersburg
Mackinac Island
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
Niles
Traverse City
Village of ClarkstonLansing
Grand Ledge
East Jordan
Lansing
Fenton
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
South Haven
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Delta
LuceMarquette
Kent
AlgerChippewa
Gogebic
Huron
BaragaOntonagon
Lake
Ionia
Schoolcraft
Houghton
Mackinac
Allegan
Clare
Iosco
Barry
Alcona
Cass
Lapeer
Menominee
Alpena
Dickinson
Lenawee
Mason
Oscoda
Otsego
Cheboygan
Branch Monroe
Osceola
Oceana Mecosta
Ogemaw
Crawford
Manistee
Presque Isle
Missaukee
Roscommon
Montmorency
Sanilac
Bay
Oakland
Tuscola
Eaton
Saginaw
Newaygo
St. Clair
Jackson
Wayne
Gratiot
Calhoun
Antrim
ClintonOttawa
Berrien
Isabella
Montcalm
Ingham
Genesee
Wexford
Emmet
Hillsdale
Midland
Gladwin
Kalkaska
Washtenaw
Van Buren
Livingston
Macomb
Arenac
Benzie
Muskegon
Kalamazoo
St. Joseph
Shiawassee
Leelanau
Charlevoix
Keweenaw
Grand Traverse
Keweenaw
Chippewa
Charlevoix
Leelanau
Motorola: To Be Rebanded (TBR) Radios - Post 2nd Pass
LegendTotal TBR
< 50
50-100
101-250
251-500
>500
Regions
REGION COUNTY NAME CTRLSTAT MOBILE PORTABLE Total TBR_CTRL TBR_MOB TBR_PORT TBR_TOTAL68 110 178 44 90 134
1 Allegan 12 86 88 186 5 11 11 271 Barry 18 80 155 253 1 6 71 Bay 26 209 544 779 3 2 1 61 Clinton 8 35 21 64 2 21 Eaton 9 114 230 353 1 3 10 141 Genesee 106 710 1634 2450 11 21 38 701 Gratiot 23 82 177 282 8 6 141 Huron 5 12 45 62 1 3 41 Ingham 89 1488 1419 2996 24 206 225 4551 Ionia 29 151 245 425 3 5 9 171 Isabella 10 66 94 170 1 4 6 111 Kent 44 158 304 506 7 26 45 781 Lapeer 5 118 247 370 1 4 51 Livingston 89 398 844 1331 2 11 29 421 Mecosta 4 2 35 41 1 11 Midland 4 9 47 60 2 21 Montcalm 25 31 229 285 2 3 51 Muskegon 17 50 132 199 5 2 8 151 Newaygo 15 75 181 271 2 11 131 Ottawa 22 39 98 159 2 3 4 91 Saginaw 32 187 840 1059 7 31 117 1551 Sanilac 3 9 26 38 1 2 31 Shiawassee 21 189 341 551 1 4 2 71 St. Clair 60 358 1027 1445 3 13 13 291 Tuscola 5 21 121 147 4 2 6
1 Total 681 4677 9124 14482 80 359 558 9972 Berrien 62 322 701 1085 8 11 15 342 Branch 7 16 107 130 1 2 18 212 Calhoun 41 257 730 1028 2 10 39 512 Cass 5 31 34 70 1 2 3 62 Hillsdale 7 11 42 60 1 1 4 62 Jackson 27 106 252 385 1 10 20 312 Kalamazoo 27 437 730 1194 8 15 37 602 Lenawee 15 26 87 128 3 6 92 Macomb 100 1531 3160 4791 9 34 50 932 Monroe 69 477 922 1468 2 15 19 362 Oakland 60 158 286 504 30 7 21 582 St. Joseph 8 16 47 71 1 1 3 52 Van Buren 32 179 381 592 6 9 27 422 Washtenaw 139 785 1600 2524 16 33 70 1192 Wayne 123 1705 3312 5140 36 431 844 1311
2 Total 722 6057 12391 19170 125 581 1176 18823 City of Detroit 98 3335 6846 10279 54 1185 1762 3001
3 Total 98 3335 6846 10279 54 1185 1762 30014 Alcona 9 15 95 119 3 34 Alpena 18 64 130 212 5 5 104 Antrim 6 44 69 119 4 44 Arenac 5 26 43 74 1 1 24 Benzie 5 19 19 43 1 14 Charlevoix 2 6 50 58 2 24 Cheboygan 8 31 81 120 1 5 4 104 Clare 20 82 78 180 2 24 Crawford 14 56 392 462 2 5 32 394 Emmet 15 24 81 120 2 1 5 84 Gladwin 3 16 43 62 3 8 114 Grand Traverse 11 45 154 210 8 20 284 Iosco 5 52 102 159 6 12 184 Kalkaska 4 25 45 74 1 14 Lake 10 16 76 102 1 8 94 Leelanau 2 42 232 276 1 20 214 Manistee 17 51 171 239 7 5 8 204 Mason 11 130 268 409 1 4 12 174 Missaukee 1 2 8 11 1 2 34 Montmorency 13 52 77 142 3 1 4 84 Oceana 17 105 235 357 2 15 174 Ogemaw 9 65 110 184 1 4 7 124 Osceola 9 45 53 107 2 1 34 Oscoda 6 22 46 74 2 1 34 Otsego 27 162 370 559 1 13 25 394 Presque Isle 4 9 38 51 1 14 Roscommon 20 128 237 385 2 4 5 114 Wexford 14 35 128 177 2 9 8 19
4 Total 285 1369 3431 5085 25 85 212 3225 Alger 21 60 200 281 2 4 5 115 Baraga 10 56 133 199 10 11 215 Chippewa 23 213 458 694 5 25 305 Delta 16 95 206 317 2 21 235 Dickinson 11 53 107 171 2 2 45 Gogebic 19 85 226 330 2 8 19 295 Houghton 17 127 204 348 3 14 23 405 Iron 10 46 125 181 2 2 4 85 Keweenaw 4 20 53 77 2 25 Luce 12 50 133 195 7 11 185 Mackinac 17 128 310 455 2 11 135 Marquette 45 256 666 967 3 16 30 495 Menominee 15 43 77 135 4 3 3 105 Ontonagon 5 22 85 112 1 5 65 Schoolcraft 8 56 86 150 3 2 5
5 Total 233 1310 3069 4612 17 78 174 269
Grand Total 2019 16816 34971 53806 301 2332 3972 6605
Kaitlyn Canary has been with the MPSCS since 2010 when she was hired as a student assistant for Communications and the Network Communications Center while attending Michigan State University. She was a vital member of the team writing articles for the newsletter and providing support throughout the office. Recently she went to study for her last semester in Ireland writing for a non-profit organization. We hope to hear of her adventures when she returns to the United States.
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Site-On-Wheels (SOW) Deployed for FestivalThe Site-On-Wheels (SOW) and Point-to-Point (PTP) capability were successfully deployed to provide portable coverage for the Michigan State Police and other public safety personnel at the Electric Forest Festival in late June. This deployment also served as an
opportunity to set up for training of the system. All divisions within the MPSCS had a part in making this successful.
M o b i l i z a t i o n and training
were scheduled from June 18th thru June 21st, and Engineering worked hard to prepare the SOW prior to the event. The latest software updates/configurations were loaded in all equipment and the zone core wiring pre-work was done. Pre-deployment configurations were designed with the NCC and the path design from the SOW deployment Site to Site 6606 and took care of the DACS cross connects.
Site Services towed the SOW while dispatching three deployment teams consisting of two radio technicians per team and steeplejacks.
Adjustments were made with location during set up due to shadowing, which turned into an excellent training opportunity for staff. The site was in wide trunking with six channels and video surveillance was set up for the duration of the event through the MESH network with a live camera feed back to the NCC via the Interoperability Gateway Network (IGN).
Michigan State Police Sergeant Orville Theaker said the deployment was a huge success. The SOW was demobilized on July 1, 2013.
Joe Zerlaut began his career on October 1989 as a Michigan State Police Communications Division Employee to support their 90 communications towers. He was one of two steeplejacks that supported all of the
MSP towers through the State.
In the mid 1990’s he not only continued to support Michigan State Police’s now legacy system, but was instrumental in the build-out and construction of the current Michigan’s Public
Safety Communications System (MPSCS) that numbered 180 towers. Joe climbed every tower up to 500 feet inspecting all components on the towers, as
well as the equipment shelters, emergency generator systems and HAVC units.
Joe supervised eight Site Maintenance personnel that support the entire infrastructure of 244 tower sites of the MPSCS. Joe has been a model employee forever smiling and mentoring the younger staff.
When asked what he will do when he retires, Joe says he will be spending summers at Lake Michigan c a m p g r o u n d s , biking, riding the Harley, golfing and spending the winter months in P h o e n i x , A r i z o n a . Joe said he will miss his f r i e n d s at the M P S C S and we wish him the best.
Joe Zerlaut Retired
Photo Credit: David Barnett
After 22 years of military experience with the US Coast Guard as an Electronics Technician, Chris Shanks has joined the MPSCS as a Radio Technician at the Northville Radio Shop.
Chris says he and his wife Mara are coming up on “20 years of crazy adventures together”. They have lived in New York, Alaska, North Carolina, Nevada and Michigan. In fact, they loved Michigan so much they moved back here to raise their family. They have two daughters;
Kaitlin, 17, who will be attending CMU this fall and Corinne who is 11.
Michael has a Master Degree of Business
Administration and a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI.
Daniel Witgen comes to us after four years in the US Army as a Special Electronics Technician and one and
a half years as a Radio Support Te c h n i c i a n for the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (OSC-1). He had special e l e c t r o n i c s
training at the U.S. Army Ordnance, Munitions and Electronics Maintenance School (OMEMS) in Fort Gordon, Georgia. He is excited about the opportunity to provide Land Mobile Radio support to public safety personnel out of the Rockford Radio Shop.
Mr. Zinski spent almost 10 years in the United States Navy as a Cryptologic Technician. He graduated from Northern Michigan University in Marquette in 2012 with a BS in Business Computer Information Systems.
He came to the MPSCS after an IT Internship in 2012 at the Marquette Board of Light and Power, and is glad to work at the Gwinn Radio Shop so he can stay close to his hometown of Marquette, MI. He enjoys working on electronics which made this position a great fit. He has been married 7 years and has traveled all over the world while in the Navy.
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New MPSCS StaffChris Shanks
Michael White
Jeffrey Zinski
Michael is a soldier in the Michigan Army National Guard as a computer and detection systems repairer. He came to the MPSCS because of the diverse range of long term opportunities and it fit his new position as a Radio Technician at the St. Ignace Radio Shop.
Daniel Witgen
Kevin Davis is a new Radio Communications Technician at the Bay City Radio Shop. Kevin received his training from the United States Air Force in Ground Radio Maintenance. He is also attending Baker College currently studying Computer Networking Technologies. Prior to coming here, he worked for the wireless industry and construction. He has a “lovely wife and 2 wonderful children.”
Kevin Davis
MICHIGAN’S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
Director: Brad Stoddard [email protected]
Deputy Director: Theron [email protected]: David Hayhurst
[email protected] Services: Pat Kenealy
[email protected] Services: Toney Casey
[email protected] Safety Integrated Applications:
Randy [email protected]
Co-Locations: Buzz Leach
NCC PHONE: 1-888-554-4622517-333-5050
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MPSCS MEETINGS
Check out our websiteand let us know what you
would like to see. www.michigan.gov/mpscs
For newsletter questions and concerns: Kim Miller, Outreach Analyst
Gaylord, MI September
Allegan CountyMonday, August 1210:00 am - 12:00 pm
2233 33rd St.Allegan, MI
Zimmerman Room @ Human Services Building
Locations and Dates for 2013
Effective June 10th, our radio shops have a new naming convention that more accurately describes our section and should not change in the future based on a physical location of a building.
NOTICE:
