EMP Safe 9-1-1 Center & Fiber Optic Network Pilot Project
IAN project leaders will work with various mission critical facilities managers to ascertain the types of facilities and capabilities that need to be protected from EMP. These systems requirements will then be placed into initial designs for several commercial-off-the-shelf systems that will be sized for power, cooling, communications and other essential needs that will be evaluated for possible inclusion into mass-produced systems.
EMP Protected Data Center in a Mobile Room: The EMP protected system will include mobile and fixed data center modules of approximately 8x24 feet. The mobile units can be light enough to be driven with a pick up truck by a driver with an ordinary driver's license.
Local Government Funding Assistance: IAN staff will assist public safety organizations apply for grants and funds to build out EMP protected facilities. This project is funded in part by the Maryland Technology Development Corporation ( see www.marylandtedco.org ).
Information about the pilot will be available at the national conference of PTI in Denver, CO from May 6-8, 2007 (see www.pti.org). If you represent a local government public safety organization and wish to explore participation in the pilot project, contact Ronda Mosley at rmosley(at)pti.org.
If you would like your institution to join the pilot project, please outline your interest in an email to cmanto(at)stop-EMP.com.