The FCC will be conducting a voluntary Disaster Information Reporting System exercise on June 10-12, 2024, to give those interested in doing so an opportunity to interact with the new DIRS software outside the context of a disaster (the old DIRS was decommissioned last December).
Per the release:
“The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) will conduct a voluntary Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) exercise on June 10th thru 12th, 2024. During times of crisis, such as hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes, the FCC may activate DIRS. Communications providers can use DIRS to quickly and efficiently report the operational status of their service and infrastructure to the FCC, as well as to request assistance. This is a voluntary exercise. The exercise will help ensure that communications providers, including broadcast, wireless, satellite, broadband, and wireline providers, can access and file reports in the DIRS system, train new employees to become familiar with the DIRS reporting process, and update DIRS contact information.”
