Verizon remains ready amid the Mountain and Broad Fires
November 08 2024 - 10:00AM
The Mountain and Broad Fires are the latest wildfires to ignite in
California, and Verizon remains committed to maintaining the safety
and connectivity of communities, businesses, and first responders
throughout affected areas in Ventura County and Malibu. As
wildfires this year have increased in both number and severity,
Verizon teams have employed advanced technology and readiness
strategies to help our customers stay connected.
Steven Keller, Pacific Market President at Verizon
said: “Our hearts go out to those impacted by the Mountain and
Broad Fires. These wildfires have the power to disrupt and
devastate communities, and our focus is on ensuring our network
stands strong to support first responders and keep Ventura County
and Malibu connected and safe.”
Verizon’s cell sites remain operational across
Ventura County and Malibu, California. The organization has
deployed extensive redundancy measures and backup power solutions
across critical sites to ensure seamless service. Its fleet of over
550 mobile assets, including drone and aerial technologies, is
ready to rapidly deploy and deliver essential connectivity. This
capability is complemented by Verizon’s pioneering use of nearly
300 satellite-based assets, ensuring reliable communication even
when traditional infrastructures are compromised.
The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team
continues its support of first responders on the front lines of
fire response and containment operations in California and across
the nation. This year alone, the team has delivered nearly 2,000
Verizon Frontline solutions to fire camps in 14 states to help
provide federal, state and local public safety agencies with
mission-critical voice and data service as they battled
wildfires.
These solutions have been
provided in response to more than 230 requests for support from
more than 60 different agencies as they dealt with nearly 100
different named wildfires. In California alone, the Verizon
Frontline Crisis Response Team has delivered more than 700
mission-critical communications solutions directly to the first
responders - representing nearly 20 different agencies - battling
these devastating fires.
Overall in 2024, the
Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team has responded to more than
1,300 such requests from nearly 800 different agencies in 46
states.
The Verizon Frontline
Crisis Response Team provides on-demand, emergency assistance
during crisis situations to government agencies and emergency
responders on a 24/7 basis at no cost to the supported agencies.
Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team members set up portable cell
sites, Wi-Fi hotspots, charging stations and other Verizon
Frontline devices and solutions that enable communications and/or
boost network performance.
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