PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20554
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DA 17-905
Released September 18, 2017
THE FCC’S PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES 
DEACTIVATION OF THE DISASTER INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM FOR 
HURRICANE IRMA
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) has deactivated its Disaster Information Reporting 
System (DIRS) for Hurricane Irma.1 Communications providers do not need to provide 
any additional reporting in DIRS in connection with this event.  The FCC will, however, 
continue to monitor the status of communications services and work with providers and 
government partners as needed to support remaining restoration efforts.  
The FCC anticipates that, within the next couple of days, FEMA will likely request 
activation of DIRS for Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and if that 
occurs, the FCC will issue a separate activation public notice specific to that event.
The FCC appreciates the cooperation of all the communications providers that voluntarily 
submitted data to DIRS in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.  In disaster situations, information on 
the operational status of communications services provides critical situational awareness and 
supports effective emergency response and restoration efforts.  The FCC published its final daily 
communications status report for Hurricane Irma today, September 18. 
For further information, please contact John Healy of the PSHSB’s Cybersecurity and 
Communications Reliability Division at (215) 847-8094 or John.Healy@fcc.gov.  
  
1 DIRS is a voluntary, web-based system that communications providers, including wireless, wireline, broadcast, cable and Voice 
over Internet Protocol providers, can use to report communications infrastructure status and situational awareness information 
during times of crisis.