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SAFENET ID:
20190705-0001        [Corrective Actions]
Event Start Date:
05/16/2019 2031
Event Stop Date:
 
Incident Name:
White River NF - East Zone Repeater Issues
Fire Number:
 
State:
Colorado
Jurisdiction:
USFS
Local Unit:
Eagle/Holy Cross, Dillon RD's
Incident Type:
Wildland, Training
Incident Activity:
Readiness/Preparedness
Stage of Incident:
Non-incident
Position Title:
Zone Fire Management Officer  
Task:
Duty Officer  
Management Level:
N/A
Resources Involved:
 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Communications
Human Factors:
 
Other Factors:
 
Narrative
Describe in detail what happened including the concern or potential issue, the environment (weather, terrain, fire behavior, etc), and the resulting health issue.
Multiple issues have been ongoing with the Forest Repeaters on the East Zone of the White River National Forest. Starting in May 2019, Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch (GJC) has been keeping a log for all repeater issues occurring in the field. The Dispatch log is attached below.

Main Issues Identified:

Eagle/Holy Cross radio issues have been on-going since 5/17. The main problem is the network between the repeaters and the Supervisors Office in Glenwood Springs. The network is serviced by CenturyLink. CenturyLink is aware of the known issues with the network reliability and has not remedied the situation. WRF Radio Tech Jeff Scott has been working with CenturyLink on a solution. On the Eagle/Holy Cross RD, we have not had communication with GJC over FS repeaters since June 30th. Daily radio checks confirm the network is still down.

All Dillon RD Repeaters are down for all transmissions with GJC (7/5) for both transmit and receive. Known network issues are occurring at the Dillon District Office. Repeaters still transmit and receive local transmissions but have no communication with GJC.

Lake Hill Repeater is closing transmissions from GJC after approximately 10-15 seconds. Issue was first documented on 6/20 when dispatch was reading the daily weather and the issue is still on-going (7/5).
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
Repeaters are still working locally. Resources are in communication with supervisors who either have cell service with GJC or can reach GJC on the BLM Repeater.


Agency Response

20190705-0001-CA001

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