FCC Activates DIRS, Emergency Communication Procedures for Iowa Derecho
The FCC activated the disaster information reporting system and issued three public notices Wednesday on emergency communication procedures and contacting the agency in response to Monday’s “Midwest Derecho” in Iowa. Communications licensees in 24 Iowa counties are requested to report…
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at 10 a.m. Thursday and every day after that until DIRS is deactivated, said the DIRS PN. The FCC “will be available to address emergency communications needs twenty-four hours a day throughout the weekend,” said a second notice, and the third provided bureau contact information for entities seeking emergency special temporary authority and other assistance to maintain or recover communications affected by the storm.