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SAFENET ID:
20231212-0001
Event Start Date:
12/12/2023 0830
Event Stop Date:
12/12/2023 0915 
Incident Name:
OVCC/USFS & BLM/INTERNET & VERIZON OUTAGE/REDS MEADOW PILE BURN
Fire Number:
WFSE44 0544 
State:
California
Jurisdiction:
USFS
Local Unit:
CA-OVCC, CA-INF, CA-BID, CA-MZP, CA-DPP
Incident Type:
Prescribed/Fuels Treatment, All Hazard
Incident Activity:
Line
Stage of Incident:
Other
Position Title:
ASST. BLM CENTER MANAGER 
Task:
COMMUNICATION FOR RX BURN OPS, COOPERATOR HELICOPTER OPS, AS WELL AS INITIAL ATTACK DAILY DUTIES 
Management Level:
N/A
Resources Involved:
LE/FIRE/ADMIN/COOPERATOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Equipment
Human Factors:
Decision Making, 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.
INTERNET OUTAGE AND VERIZON PHONE SERVICE OUTAGE FOR BOTH USFS AND BLM IN DISPATCH CENTER AND INF SUPERVISORS OFFICE/BLM BISHOP FIELD OFFICE. HAVE MULTIPLE UNITS IN THE FIELD. 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. COULDN'T NOT CONNECT TO LOCAL OFFICE MIFI'S SINCE THEY'RE ALL SERVICED THROUGH VERIZON WHICH WAS ALSO DOWN.

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.
NOTIFIED ALL UNITS VIA RADIO AND COMM LINK BETWEEN LOCAL LE OFFICES (HOTLINE). OTHER OFFICER PERSONNEL OPENED TICKETS W/ BOTH BLM AND USFS COMPUTER HELP DESKS.


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