Verizon partners with U.S. military in extreme training to prepare for natural disaster response
29 Fevereiro 2024 - 11:30AM
With hurricane season just months away, Verizon recently teamed
with the U.S. military in a training exercise to ensure its people
and assets are prepared for rapid recovery efforts when critical
communications need to be restored during natural disasters. For
the first time, Verizon’s Response Team worked alongside the Air
Force, Mississippi National Guard and Mississippi Emergency
Management Agency (MEMA) in a six-day training that took place in
and around Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Miss.
The exercise, PATRIOT 24, consisted of multiple
realistic, high-intensity simulated crisis scenarios which included
a Category Four hurricane damaging critical communications at a
hospital and a tornado causing a nuclear radiation release with
network restoration needed in a hot zone. Watch the team in action
here.
“Our network is built with industry leading
resiliency and reliability because we know our customers,
government agencies and first responders rely on us to keep them
connected in times of crisis,” said Julie Slattery, Senior Vice
President of Core Engineering & Operations at Verizon. “When
natural disasters strike, our team is always ready because we've
invested heavily and train relentlessly to be deployed at a
moment’s notice to assist with rapid recovery efforts of critical
communications infrastructure.”
Verizon’s Response Team trained alongside the
National Guard in areas including major debris removal, flooding
and erosion response, search and rescue (SAR) operations, chemical
and radiological response operations, air medical evacuations, K9
activity, drone support and security operations.
Verizon’s Response Team is made up of various
groups of specialized engineers and technicians which include
former first responders and military personnel who are trained to
run to a crisis. The Verizon Response Teams participating in the
drills included:
- Verizon’s Major Emergency Response Incident Team
(MERIT), a specialized team of hazardous
material-certified Verizon technicians and engineers.
- Verizon’s Dedicated Impact Response Team
(DIRT), technicians and engineers with specialty training
in mobile satellite asset deployment, basic generator repair, and
cable/connector making.
- Verizon’s Emergency Response Team (ERT),
technicians and engineers supporting wireline operations
specialized in restoring fiber connections.
- Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team
dedicated to providing on-demand, emergency communication
assistance during crisis situations to government agencies and
emergency responders, on a 24/7 basis. During PATRIOT 24, the team
set up portable cell sites, WiFi hotspots, and other Verizon
Frontline solutions, including the Verizon Rapid Response
Connectivity Unit, to help enable communications and/or boost
network performance.
To prepare for natural disasters, Verizon maintains
a fleet of over 550 portable assets, including fully functional,
generator-powered cell sites that can replace or enhance network
coverage and capacity in a given area as well as drones and a fixed
wing aircraft that can provide service and situational awareness
from the sky above. Additionally, Verizon boasts an
industry-leading 200 satellite-based portable network assets.
Verizon Frontline is the advanced network and
technology built for first responders – developed over three
decades of partnership with public safety officials and agencies on
the front lines – to meet their unique and evolving needs.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was
formed on June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers
of technology and communications services. Headquartered in New
York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated
revenues of $134.0 billion in 2023. The company offers data, video
and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and
platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable
network connectivity, security and control..
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