FCC-NewsBytes - 08/28 DIRS Activation for Hurricane Dorian

Published: Aug. 29, 2019, 1:25 a.m.

The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) has announced the activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) in response to TROPICAL STORM DORIAN. DIRS is a voluntary, web-based system that communications providers, including wireless, wireline, broadcast, cable and Voice over Internet Protocol providers, can use to report communications infrastructure status and situational awareness information during times of crisis.