Central Idaho Dispatch Center received power surge which caused radios and internet to go out while fire personnel and equipment were engaged in initial attack on a fire on the Salmon-Challis National Forest. There was a temporary lose of communication with the resources on the fire including aircraft. With the loss of network; ROSS, AFF and WildCAD went off line. Approximately 30 min later, the network came back on line. We also have thunderstorms moving through the area with no radar to reference and give warning to resources on the fire.
Multiple Safenets have been filed on this issue, including several last field season and at least two this spring. |