Our Work
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KEY RESULT:
MCP has been able to meet tight deadlines and provide innovative, cost-effective solutions to upgrade mission critical systems to support the FEMA CSEPP Program. FEMA has come to rely on MCP as its primary provider of mission critical communication services to support this program.
Services Provided:
- Communication System Planning, Design and Implementation
Collaborative: Integrating Systems for Joint Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/FEMA
Challenge:
DHS/FEMA is in charge of the planning, design and implementation of an integrated emergency communication system to support the joint FEMA/Department of Defense Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP). FEMA has been mandated by Congress to plan, design and implement a program that provides maximum protection to the public located in the emergency planning zones surrounding the eight chemical weapons depot sites located in the United States. As part of this program, integrated emergency communication systems must be planned, designed and implemented.
Solution:
MCP, as a sub-consultant to IEM, provides communication system planning, design and implementation oversight in support of the CSEPP program throughout the eight U.S. chemical weapons stockpile locations. Services provided to integrate the federal, state and local emergency communication system include:
- 9-1-1 system planning and design
- Emergency operations center and 9-1-1 facility planning, design and implementation services
- Wireless voice and data communication systems to include UHF, 800MHz and IP broadband communications systems
- Public alert and notification systems to include EAS, sirens, PA systems and reverse 9-1-1 emergency notification systems
- Microwave, radio and fiber optic communication design services
