Verizon Frontline supporting wildfire response efforts nationwide
July 22 2021 - 1:00PM
Verizon Frontline continues to deploy its advanced public safety
platforms and technology, via the Verizon Response Team (VRT), to
support first responders battling wildfires throughout the country.
With 80 large wildfires in 13 states currently active and having
burned nearly 1.3 million acres of land, the VRT is distributing
Verizon Frontline technology, including Satellite Pico-cells on
Trailers (SPOT), to numerous locations to provide mission-critical
voice and data service to incident managers and firefighters
operating in remote areas. Verizon Frontline technology has also
been distributed to interagency command posts nationwide, to help
enable coordination efforts as first responders battle wildfires.
This technology includes repeaters, routers, mobile hotspots,
smartphones and more.
To date, the VRT has delivered Verizon Frontline technology to
15 states, more than 70 locations, and has loaned more than 700
devices to those on the frontlines of fire mitigation efforts.
This support, provided at the request of public safety officials
across the country, from California to Florida, is a continuation
of Verizon Public Sector’s commitment to working alongside our
partners in public safety and government.
Verizon Frontline is the advanced network and technology built
for first responders – developed over nearly three decades of
partnership with public safety officials and agencies – to meet
their unique needs. From network priority and preemption and a
commitment to real interoperability, to developing and delivering
the most innovative product roadmap, Verizon Frontline is built on
America’s most reliable network1, and will be able to harness the
transformative power of 5G.
The VRT provides on-demand, emergency assistance during crisis
situations to government agencies, emergency responders, nonprofits
and communities on a 24/7/365 basis. VRT members set up portable
cell sites, WiFi hotspots, free charging stations and other devices
and solutions that enable communications and/or boost network
performance.
1 Rankings based on the RootMetrics® US, state, and metro
RootScore® Reports: 2H 2013-1H 2021. Tested with best commercially
available smartphones on 4 national mobile networks across all
available network types. Your experiences may vary. The RootMetrics
award is not an endorsement of Verizon.
Media contact: Eric
Durieeric.durie@verizon.com (516) 382-8219
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