DIRS Test Cancelled for Hurricane Florence, Postponed Till After Hurricane Season
The FCC Public Safety Bureau canceled the planned broadcaster test of the Disaster Information Reporting System due to Hurricane Florence’s projected arrival on the East Coast, a Monday public notice said. The test had been set for this Thursday and…
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Friday but it’s “likely” that DIRS will need to be activated for the storm, the PN said. The test was previously rescheduled because of Hurricane Lane (see 1809040062). The bureau will schedule a DIRS test for broadcasters “after the hurricane season is over,” the PN said. If DIRS is activated for Hurricane Florence, a separate notice will be issued, the bureau said.