The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team recently deployed in support of more than 6,800 first responders battling 15 wildfires in Oregon and Washington.
This deployment is the latest response to a request for support from public safety agencies engaged in emergency response operations.
As reported by Verizon, in the first seven months of 2024, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team has responded to nearly 800 such requests from more than 400 different agencies in 44 states.
The team delivered a Satellite Picocell on a Trailer (SPOT) and multiple other Verizon Frontline solutions to the Morrow County Sheriff’s Department in Oregon.
These tools help provide critical voice and data service to first responders on the front lines of fire response and containment operations.
SPOTs were also deployed to wildfires in the Eugene, Oregon, and Spokane, Washington areas.
SPOTs are rapidly deployable units that can provide wireless network coverage in remote areas where connectivity is challenging.
This is particularly useful in the mountainous and densely wooded terrain of Oregon and Washington.
SPOTs have the capability to provide mission-critical cellular and Wi-Fi coverage with satellite backhaul.
In addition to SPOT trailers, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team provided on-scene public safety agencies across Oregon and Washington with nearly 200 additional Verizon Frontline solutions.
This includes setting up portable cell sites, Wi-Fi hotspots, and charging stations.
The team is also supporting first responders working to contain the Durkee Fire in Baker and Malheur Counties, Oregon.
This fire is currently the largest wildfire in the contiguous 48 states, covering over 288 thousand acres.
Chandler Martello, a senior manager with the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team, stated: “I’m proud of our team’s swift response to requests for support from the first responders battling these fires.
“As always, our team remains ready to provide our public safety partners the mission-critical communications support they need when and where it’s needed.”
The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team provides on-demand emergency assistance to government agencies and emergency responders on a 24/7 basis at no cost to the supported agencies.
Team members set up portable cell sites, Wi-Fi hotspots, charging stations, and other Verizon Frontline devices and solutions to enable communications and enhance network performance.
Verizon Frontline is a network and technology developed specifically for first responders.
It has been developed over three decades of partnership with public safety officials and agencies to meet their unique and evolving needs.
