Federal Communications Commission DA 26-371 DA 26-371 Released: April 15, 2026 THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES THE EXPANSION OF THE DISASTER INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM AND THE MANDATORY DISASTER RESPONSE INTITIATIVE IN RESPONSE TO SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is expanding its disaster data collection to include the U.S. Territory of Guam (Guam) in its entirety. On April 13, 2026, PSHSB, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announced the activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative (MDRI) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that was impacted by Super Typhoon Sinlaku. The Federal Communications Commission Activates the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative (MDRI) in Response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku, Public Notice, DA 26-359 (PSHSB) (rel. April 13, 2026). With this Public Notice, PSHSB expands the activation area of the DIRS and the MDRI for Guam in response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku. DIRS is a web-based system that communications providers, including wireless, wireline, broadcast, cable, and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers use to report communications infrastructure status and situational awareness information during times of crisis. PSHSB requests communications providers that provide service to any areas listed below expeditiously submit and update information through DIRS regarding, inter alia, the status of their communications equipment, restoration efforts, and power (i.e., whether they are using commercial power or back-up power). Communications providers can accomplish this by accessing DIRS at https://www.dirs.fcc.gov. Providers that have not previously done so will be asked to first provide contact information and obtain a User ID when they access DIRS. There is a link on the login page that will allow a new user to obtain a User ID and a password. If a user does not remember their password, they should use the forgotten password link on the login page. If a user has any problems accessing DIRS, please reach out to any of the contact numbers listed below. In DIRS, this activation has the following name: SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU. DIRS Reports are due by 6:00 a.m. (EDT) / 8:00 p.m. (ChST) on Thursday, April 16, 2026 and every day thereafter by 6:00 a.m. (EDT) / 8:00 p.m. (ChST) until DIRS is deactivated. Cable communications providers, wireless service providers, wireline communications providers, and interconnected VoIP providers are not required to make submissions in the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) pertaining to any incidents that arise during the DIRS activation that are timely reported in DIRS. See 47 CFR § 4.18(b). To promote a comprehensive and effective disaster response, PSHSB encourages other communications providers to voluntarily report in DIRS using forms applicable to their infrastructure. MDRI EXPANDED TO INCLUDE GUAM: As a result of PSHSB’s expansion of the DIRS activation area, the MDRI has also been expanded to include Guam in response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Upon the release of this Public Notice, all facilities-based mobile wireless providers operating in such areas are required to: (1) provide for reasonable roaming under disaster arrangements when technically feasible; (2) activate mutual aid arrangements with other facilities-based mobile wireless providers; (3) take reasonable measures to enhance municipal preparedness and restoration; (4) take reasonable measures to increase consumer readiness and preparation; and (5) take reasonable measures to improve public awareness and stakeholder communications on service and restoration status. 47 CFR § 4.17(a)(3)(i)-(v); see also FCC, Wireless Network Resiliency During Disasters (June 4, 2024), https://www.fcc.gov/wireless-network-resiliency-during-disasters. Facilities-based mobile wireless providers that serve the above-referenced areas and that have provided contact information in DIRS will be individually notified that the MDRI has been activated in their area. PSHSB will announce when the MDRI has been deactivated by subsequent Public Notice. Providers should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s MDRI requirements. 47 CFR § 4.17. Details on the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative can be found on the Commission’s website at https://www.fcc.gov/wireless-network-resiliency-during-disasters. DIRS AND THE MDRI REMAIN ACTIVATED IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI): CNMI: Rota, Saipan, and Tinian Please continue to provide information to the Commission for the impacted geographic areas that are already located in the disaster area. The Commission continues to monitor this event and may amend the DIRS or the MDRI activation area in the coming days. For further information on this DIRS activation, please contact: Michael Caiafa, (202) 418-1311, michael.caiafa@fcc.gov Juan Chapa, (202) 418-0431, juan.chapa@fcc.gov John Healy, (215) 847-8094, john.healy@fcc.gov FCC 24/7 Operations Center, (202) 418-1122, FCCOPS@fcc.gov For further information concerning this MDRI activation, please contact: Justin Cain, (202) 853-7365, (202) 418-2924, justin.cain@fcc.gov Logan Bennett, (202) 418-7790, logan.bennett@fcc.gov FCC 24/7 Operations Center, (202) 418-1122, FCCOPS@fcc.gov For more information on the Commission’s response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/Sinlaku. 2