ALMR Build Out Status

Build Out

The ALMR Communications System is a digital, trunked WAN system shared between the DOD, FEA (excluding DOD), State of Alaska, and local government. The communications transport network, supporting sites, and site support equipment are components of the System. The fundamental objective is to provide reliable and secure interoperable communications for first responders especially during emergencies, critical situations, and multiple agency responses. The System is a Motorola^TM ASTRO 25^© Digital Trunking WAN SmartZone^© solution that consists of the System infrastructure and multiple subsystems. It was designed to provide 95% mobile coverage at the sites along the major roadway system, and portions of Kodiak and the Southeast.

ALMR was originally designed at 105 sites; this included a combination of 90 Department of Defense (DOD) and State of Alaska (SOA) sites, and an additional 15 Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) sites. One 800MHz site was added, as well as the two transportable communications systems, bringing the total number of operational sites to 108 at final build out, if realized.

Current DOD and SOA operational sites: 82

Zone 1 - South Zone (58 sites)	Zone 2 - North Zone (24 sites)
Alcantra	Beaver Creek
Anchor River	Birch Hill
Atwood 800MHz	Black Rapids
Atwood VHF	Canyon Creek
Auke Lake	Cathedral Rapids
Bailey Hill	Clear AFS
Blueberry Hill	Donnelly Dome
Byers Creek	Dot Lake
Chulitna	Ester Dome
Cooper Mountain	Ft Greely
Cottonwood Creek	Garner
Diamond Ridge	Harding Lake
Dimond Courthouse	Hill 3265
Divide	Independent Ridge
Ernestine Mountain	Money Knob
Fire Station 12	Nenana
Girdwood	Paxson
Glennallen	Peger Road
Haines	Pole Hill
Heney Range	Quarry Hill
High Mountain	Reindeer Hills
Honolulu	Tok
Hope	Trims
Hurricane	Yanert
Kasilof
Kenai
Lena Point
Lion Head
Moose Pass
Mt Sunny Hay (Hae)
Nikiski
Ninilchik
Pillar Mountain
Pipeline Hills
Portage
R1 North
Rabbit Creek
Saddle Mountain
Sawmill
Seldovia
Seward
Silvertip
Site Summit
Skagway
Ski Hill
Sourdough
Sterling
Summit Lake
Tahneta Pass
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Tolsona
Tsina
Valdez
Whittier
Willow Creek
Willow Mountain
Wolcott Mountain
Womans Bay

NOTE: St Paul Island (Zone 1) is currently in site trunking and not included in the above count. However, it is a licensed ALMR site under the control of NLETC.

Transportable Communications System (2 sites)

Transportable Area North (TAN) - warehoused on Eilson Air Force Base

Transportable Area South (TAS) - warehoused on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

NOTE: TAN and TAS are available for emergency activation, but not included in the DOD operational site numbers above
in Zone 1 or 2.

Remaining site buildout SOA

Unknown: (8 sites)

Goose Creek Correctional Center (700MHz) - Unplanned site not on original build out

Curry

Gilmore Creek

Grandview Tunnel

Houston

Hunter

Petersburg

Sitka

Wrangell

Current MOA (800MHz) operational sites: (6 sites)

Phase 1 (Complete)	Phase 2 (Complete)
Atwood Building	Dispatch Center Upgrades
Elmore Road & 48^th (Tudor & 4800)
Fire Station 12
ML&P Plant Two
Kincaid Park
Rabbit Creek

Remaining site build out MOA

Phase 3 (Under Construction)
Unknown:

Anchorage Regional Landfill
Asplund Water Treatment Plant (TSAIA/Point Woronzof)

Blueberry Hill
Eklutna Water Treatment Facility

Latimer Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department
Girdwood

Hope

Mat-Su Borough Fire Station 62 (Knik FS)

Portage

Current Coverage Area

NOTE: Due to security reasons, this map represents general overall coverage in the vicinity of the on-line sites. Some gaps may occur in areas between sites, or as terrain dictates.

Coverage Area Map (pdf, 97Mb)

Alaska Land Mobile Radio 5900 E. Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
907-334-2567

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