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SAFENET ID:
20240108-0001        [Corrective Actions]
Event Start Date:
12/26/2023 1000
Event Stop Date:
 
Incident Name:
OVCC/USFS & BLM/NORTH TONES & BLM NET/OUTAGE
Fire Number:
N/A 
State:
California
Jurisdiction:
USFS
Local Unit:
CA-OVCC, CA-INF, CA-BID, CA-MZP, CA-DPP
Incident Type:
All Hazard
Incident Activity:
Readiness/Preparedness
Stage of Incident:
Non-incident
Position Title:
IA DISPATCHER 
Task:
COMMUNICATIONS FOR INFORMATION RELAY, RESOURCE TRACKING, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COOPERATOR HELICOPTER OPS, IA RESPONSE, EXTENDED ATTACK, RX BURNS, ETC. 
Management Level:
N/A
Resources Involved:
LE/FIRE/ADMIN/COOPERATOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Communications, Environmental, Human Factors
Human Factors:
Decision Making, Leadership, Risk Assessment, Situational Awareness  
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.
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.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
A MOBILE UNIT IS USED FOR COMMUNICATION COVERAGE ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FOREST. THE COMMUNCATION TECHNICTIANS ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE A THE SITE OF THE REPEATERS.


Agency Response

20240108-0001-CA001

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