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SAFENET ID:
20231122-0001
Event Start Date:
11/22/2023 1030
Event Stop Date:
 
Incident Name:
OVCC/USFS & BLM/INTERNET OUTAGE
Fire Number:
 
State:
California
Jurisdiction:
Other
Local Unit:
INYO NATIONAL FOREST & BLM BISHOP FIELD OFFICE
Incident Type:
All Hazard
Incident Activity:
Line
Stage of Incident:
Other
Position Title:
CENTER MANAGER 
Task:
MANAGING DISPATCH CENTER 
Management Level:
N/A
Resources Involved:
LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, ADMIN RESOURCES 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Equipment
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.
INTERNET OUTAGE FOR BOTH USFS AND BLM IN DISPATCH CENTER AND INF SUPERVISORS OFFICE/BLM BISHOP FIELD OFFICE. HAVE MULTIPLE UNITS IN THE FIELD INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT. CANNOT RUN LICENSE PLATES OR INDIVIDUALS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR OFFICER SAFETY. CANNOT ACCESS WILDCAD-E FOR INCIDENT LOGGING. INTERNET OUTAGE ALSO MEANS PHONES ARE DOWN, MAKING US AVAILABLE ONLY VIA RADIO. POTENTIAL FOR DELAY IN RECEIVING FIRE REPORTS.

THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES PER MONTH.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
HAVE OPENED A TICKET WITH CUSTOMER HELP DESK. WAS ABLE TO GET SOME COMPUTERS ON THE WIFI, BUT LAW ENFORCEMNT COMPUTERS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE CONNECTED.


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