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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RADIO NETWORK (SAGRN) PINERY FIRE REVIEW 27th June 2016 P-160005_04 SA Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd Phone +61 3 8662 5800 Level 5 128 Exhibition St Fax +61 3 8662 5830 Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia ABN 11 079 636 623 www.mingara.net.au ACN 079 636 623 SAGRN Pinery Fire Review P-160005_04 Document Information Criteria Details Document ID: P-160005_04 SAGRN Pinery Fire Review South Australian Government Radio Network (SAGRN) Pinery Fire Review Client Name SA Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) Document Owner Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd Document Status Commercial and Project in Confidence Issue Date 27th June 2016 Version Control Version Date Description a-g 15/04/2016 Internal Draft h 05/05/2015 Draft Issued to AGD for Review i-j 06/05/2015 Final Draft k 09/05/2015 Final Issued to AGD for Review l 24/06/2016 Final m 27/06/2016 Final – Updated Figure 30 Caption Document Approval This document required the following approval: Name Title Organisation Gerard Cusick Managing Director Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd Mark Hanson Director, Public Safety Attorney-General’s Department Solutions Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd Commercial and Project in Confidence ii SAGRN Pinery Fire Review P-160005_04 Disclaimer Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd has prepared this report in accordance with the terms of its engagement under Simple Services Agreement dated 18th day of March 2016. 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Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd Commercial and Project in Confidence iii SAGRN Pinery Fire Review P-160005_04 Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................ vii Scope ................................................................................................................. 10 Consultation ...................................................................................................... 11 Coverage ........................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Analysis ...................................................................................................... 12 3.1.1 SAGRN Coverage ............................................................................ 12 3.1.2 SAGRN AS-Built Predicted Coverage ............................................... 13 3.1.3 Call Processing ................................................................................. 14 3.1.4 Agency Consultation – Coverage Matters ......................................... 14 3.2 Findings - Coverage ................................................................................... 15 3.3 Recommendations – Coverage .................................................................. 15 Agency Network Activity and Performance Modelling ................................... 16 4.1 Analysis ...................................................................................................... 16 4.1.1 Agency Communications Activity – Call Volume ............................... 17 4.1.2 Agency Communications Activity – Call Duration .............................. 21 4.1.3 Agency Call Types ............................................................................ 27 4.1.4 Talkgroup Analysis ........................................................................... 31 4.1.5 Emergency (Duress) Calls ................................................................ 42 4.1.6 Radio Terminal Analysis ................................................................... 43 4.1.7 Communications between IMT and Fireground ................................. 47 4.1.8 Mitigation Strategy Effectiveness ...................................................... 48 4.1.9 Correlation between User Experience and Network Performance ..... 49 4.2 Findings – Agency Network Activity and Performance Modelling ................ 50 4.2.1 Agency Communications – Call Volume ........................................... 50 4.2.2 Agency Communications – Call Duration .......................................... 50 4.2.3 Agency Call Types ............................................................................ 51 4.2.4 Talkgroup Analysis ........................................................................... 52 Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd Commercial and Project in Confidence iv SAGRN Pinery Fire Review P-160005_04 4.2.5 Emergency (Duress) Calls ................................................................ 52 4.2.6 Radio Terminal Analysis ................................................................... 53 4.2.7 Communication between IMT and Fireground .................................. 53 4.2.8 Mitigation Strategy Effectiveness ...................................................... 53 4.2.9 Correlation between User Experience and Network Performance ..... 54 4.3 Recommendations – Agency Network Activity and Performance Modelling 55 4.3.1 Agency Communications – Call Volume ........................................... 55 4.3.2 Agency Communications – Call Duration .......................................... 55 4.3.3 Agency Call Types ............................................................................ 55 4.3.4 Talkgroup Analysis ........................................................................... 55 4.3.5 Emergency (Duress) Calls ................................................................ 56 4.3.6 Radio Terminal Analysis ................................................................... 56 4.3.7 Communication between IMT and Fireground .................................. 56 4.3.8 Mitigation Strategy Effectiveness ...................................................... 56 4.3.9 Correlation between User Experience and Network Performance ..... 56 Network Activity and Performance Modelling ................................................. 57 5.1 Analysis ...................................................................................................... 57 5.1.1 Site Capacity .................................................................................... 57 5.1.2 Ingress / Egress Calls ....................................................................... 58 5.1.3 Air-Time ............................................................................................ 59 5.1.4 Busies ............................................................................................... 62 5.1.5 Grade of Service ............................................................................... 67 5.2 Findings – Network Activity and Performance Modelling ............................ 69 5.2.1 Site Capacity .................................................................................... 69 5.2.2 Ingress / Egress Calls ....................................................................... 69 5.2.3 Air-Time ............................................................................................ 70 5.2.4 Busies ............................................................................................... 70 5.2.5 Grade of Service ............................................................................... 71 5.3 Recommendations – Network Activity and Performance Modelling ............ 72 Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd Commercial and Project in Confidence v SAGRN Pinery Fire Review P-160005_04 5.3.1 Site Capacity .................................................................................... 72 5.3.2 Ingress / Egress Calls ....................................................................... 72 5.3.3 Air-Time ............................................................................................ 72 5.3.4 Busies ............................................................................................... 72 5.3.5 Grade of Service ............................................................................... 72 Appendix A: CALLS PER AGENCY PER SITE ............................................... A-1 Appendix B: CALL DURATION STATISTICS ................................................ B-1 Appendix C: AGENCY CALL TYPES ................................................................ C-1 Appendix D: INGRESS & EGRESS CALL DATA ............................................ D-1 Appendix E: INGRESS & EGRESS BUSIES DATA ........................................ E-1 Appendix F: SITE AIR-TIME DATA.................................................................. F-1 Mingara Australasia Pty Ltd Commercial and Project in Confidence vi SAGRN Pinery Fire Review P-160005_04 Executive Summary A review of the South Australian Government Radio Network (SAGRN) usage and performance during the Pinery Fire on the 25th November 2015 was undertaken by Mingara Australasia (Mingara),