For the fourth year running, record high temperatures and extremely dry conditions have created the perfect setup for wildfires to ravage the western United States. For those who live with the threat of mandatory evacuations, we know how important it is to stay connected when disaster strikes and we’ve got your back.
In the interest of transparency, Verizon will begin making available—on a public and non-confidential basis—information about the percentage of Verizon’s cell sites in service during disaster situations so that the California Public Utilities Commission, Cal OES, local first responders and the public at large can compare Verizon’s performance against aggregate industry data that is made available through the FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting (DIRS) reports.