ONGOING NORTH TONES AND BLM NET OUTAGE WITH UNCLEAR CAUSE AND UNKNOWN REPAIR DATE. THIS PROBLEM NEGATIVELY EFFECTS ALL RESOURCES ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE WITH OVCC VIA THE RADIO ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FOREST, AS WELL AS RELAYING INFORMATION ABOUT INITIAL RESPONSE FOR REPORTED FIRES ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOREST. THE TEMPORARY MITIGATION IS A MOBILE UNIT LOCATED IN THE OVCC OFFICE FOR TRAMISSION TO/FROM RESOURCES LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FOREST. HOWEVER, THIS SOLUTION IS INADEQUATE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DISPATCHER TO SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATE WITH RESOURCES AND TRANSCRIBE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF MOBILE UNIT. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE EVENT OF AN INITIAL ATTACK WHEN SIMULCASTING IS NECESSARY, INITIATING A RESPONSE REQUIRES THE DISPATCHER TO BROADCAST ON THE CATALYST RADIO SYSTEM AND AN ADDITIONAL DISPATCHER TO KEY THE MOBILE UNIT MIC. THEREFORE, THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS AN INEFFICIENT USE OF PERSONNEL AND TIME, AND IT CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL DELAY IN RELAYING PERTINENT AND TIME-SENSITIVE INFORMATION. |