FCC Cites '24/7' Emergency Availability and Activates DIRS for Hurricane Maria
The FCC can address emergency communications needs "24/7" as Hurricane Maria threatens and affects U.S. coastal areas, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, a public notice said Wednesday. The PN said communications industry providers, emergency response managers and…
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first responders can contact the FCC Operations Center at 202-418-1122 or by email at FCCOPCenter@fcc.gov. It said consumers should contact their service providers directly about any outages, but can file complaints here. The FCC activated the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) in response to Hurricane Maria for all counties in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Public Safety Bureau said in a public notice Wednesday. Reports are requested beginning 10 a.m. Thursday. DIRS was deactivated for Irma Tuesday (see Ref:1709190030]), and companies in the affected areas are expected to provide new reports for Maria, rather than updated reports on Irma, the report said. Companies can access DIRS at https://www.fcc.gov/nors/disaster. The bureau also released a PN listing updated emergency contact information for each bureau for licensees in affected areas seeking special temporary authority.