Since 2004, two plans have been developed, updated, and implemented to increase the availability of interoperability information, establish governance, create standard operating procedures, and improve the technological capabilities of Virginia’s practitioners.

The FY 2008 Strategic Plan for Statewide Communications Interoperability marks the third installment of the plan. It focuses on new initiatives to maximize how equipment is used, improve how responders talk with one another, and address how the Commonwealth’s responders prepare and practice for major emergencies. Stakeholder participation plays a crucial role in the planning, implementation, and revision of the Statewide Plan. In the effort to achieve interoperability we collaborate with practitioners from multiple agencies and disciplines throughout the Commonwealth.

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Our Mission

Improve public safety communications in the Commonwealth of Virginia through enhanced data and voice communications interoperability.

2015 Vision

By 2015, agencies and their representatives at the local, regional, state, and federal levels will be able to communicate using compatible systems, in real time, across disciplines and jurisdictions, to respond more effectively during day-to-day operations and major emergency situations.

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