Chairwoman Rosenworcel Update on Los Angeles Area Wildfires
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state officials, the Federal Communications Commission has boots on the ground through the deployment of spectrum survey teams to assess the impact to cellular communications in Los Angeles County. This data is used to identify communications gaps, which informs emergency response activities and identifies where communications assets are needed. Our staff is also helping to manage public safety spectrum use and coordinating with government and industry on response efforts, and we have issued grants of Special Temporary Authority to keep communications operational. While communications outages remain minimal, the FCC will continue to closely monitor developments and do whatever we can to help ensure that residents and first responders are able to communicate and stay informed during this crisis.
Chairwoman Rosenworcel Update on Los Angeles Area Wildfires