# Presentation: 549554

## Disaster Information Reporting System

*Public Safety & Homeland Security* Bureau – *Communications Systems Analysis Division*

- Jeff Goldthorp
- November 6, 2008:

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## Outline

- Background
- Why develop the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)
- Process Flows
- Information in DIRS
- DIRS Products
- Tables
- Charts
- Maps

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## Why Develop the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)

- Need information on communications situational awareness during emergencies
- Need daily updates
- Need process to be automated
- Need consistent data
- Need the right single-points-of-contact

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## Disaster Reporting Process

**Disaster Reporting Process**

**Company Activity**

**FCC Activity**

**Disaster Data Collection **

**Activated by NCS**

**Send daily report to NCS and authorized ESF-2 responders**

**Disaster Data Collection **

**NCS Activity**

**Done Daily**

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## What Information Does/Will DIRS Have?

- Contact Information
- Information on Communications Status in a Disaster Area

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## Contact Information

- Name
- Company
- Phone Number
- Cell Phone Number
- Blackberry Number
- E-mail Address
- Usually NOC People

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## Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)

- Information on System Status in a Disaster Area
**Wireline Switch**
- Wireline Digital Loop Carrier (DLC)
- Interoffice Facilities – Point to Point
- Interoffice Facilities – Rings** **
- Wireline PSAP – ALI Provider
- IXC Blocking
- Wireless MSC/STP
- Wireless Cell Site by County
- Broadcast – AM, FM, TV Stations
- CATV

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## Wireline Switch

- Host** Switch, Remote, Tandem, STP**

- On commercial, No power, On generator, On battery, Unknown

- Yes, No, Not applicable, Unknown

- Up, Down, Part down, SS7 Isolated,
- Switch up but outside plant down

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## Process Data

**Generate tables**
- Generate charts
- Generate maps
- Coverage maps

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## Generate Tables

- List reports in DIRS
- Generate data for SitRep tables

- (-326,220)

- 214,019

**Daily Blocked Calls**

- (0)

- 540

**Interoffice Facilities Out of Service DS-3**

- (0)

- (0)

- (0)

- 0

- 0

- 0

**Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) Out of Service**

- (2,577)

- (2,577)

- (0)

- 147,532

- 143,172

- 4,360

**Consumers Out of Service**

**TOTAL**

**TEXAS**

**LOUISIANA**

**Network Status Information**

**Hurricane Ike – September 21, 2008**

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## Process Data

- Generate tables
**Generate charts**
- Generate maps
- Coverage maps

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## Example Chart – Wireline Status Hurricane Ike – September 21, 2008

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## Example Chart – Consumers Out of Service (continued)

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## Process Data

- Generate tables
- Generate charts
**Generate maps**
**Coverage maps**

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## Example Map – Wireline Consumers Out Hurricane Ike – September 16, 2008

**Hurricane Ike – Totals**

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## Example Map - Switches Down or On-Backup Power -  Hurricane Ike

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## Example Map – Percent Cell Sites Out Hurricane Ike

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## Questions???

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