The new FCC rules will require phone and Internet companies to deploy NG911 core services networks within six to 12 months of getting a request from a local call center.
Outages have hit at least eight states this year. They’re emblematic of problems plaguing emergency communications due in part to wide disparities in the systems’ age and capabilities, and in funding of 911 systems.
"This team has been aggressive, and the weather has been unforgiving," said Robert Bell, a retired Forest Service liaison officer. "The biggest problem is resources. We have to do the best we can with what we have."
“Students who have experienced trauma in a variety of ways, especially gun violence, for them to be involved in a highly sensorial armed assailant drill at school could be a very negative thing.”
This is not this fire season's first incident in Humboldt County. The Point Fire in southern Humboldt County is burning through 85 acres but is 90 percent contained and all evacuation orders have been rescinded.
The mapping techniques will create accurate floor plans of every building in the 573 schools, providing essential information to local first responders during a critical incident response.
There have been improvements in location accuracy in the next-generation environment that push data from the call center to the first responder, but complete NG911 deployments have been slow.
The town’s plan expired in 2023. The new hazard mitigation plan will be valid for five years following the Town Council’s adoption of it. The planning process is funded by a $18,000 grant and $2,000 by the town.
The Rapidan Dam used to generate electrical power but hasn't for several years since a previous flood damaged the power plant. An electrical substation at the dam was destroyed in the recent flood.
The Lake Fire is 20,300 acres and burning in the Los Padres National Forest and feeding on grass, brush and timber in rugged terrain. The fire was first reported Friday afternoon and as of Monday morning was 8 percent contained.
