Overnight there was a significant cable cut to fiber lines running in the Morgan Hill/Gilroy areas that has resulted in telephone service to the southern parts of Santa Clara County being down.
This is affecting 911, landline, cellphone and internet on both Verizon and AT&T. Some calls can be made inside Morgan Hill to other locations inside Morgan Hill, but not to 911.
Fire Channels are suggesting there are multiple cuts in multiple locations on the fiber line, which has police very concerned (to put it mildly).
Santa Clara County EOC is staffed, Morgan Hill EOC is staffed, Gilroy EOC is staffed.
Fire organizations (County Fire, South County Fire (operated by CalFire) and Gilroy Fire) kept their staff at morning shift changing doubling the crews in the area, and have sent crews to Police stations, as well as providing additional staffing to keep someone at the Station if the rigs go out so people looking for help can get it at the fire stations, police stations and hospitals. Fire is also sending staff to local high spots to act as fire spotters.
People are being advised to "flag down an emergency vehicle" if they need help, additional Police and Sheriff units are on patrol, AMR has 6 additional ambulances in the area (up from the usual 3 to now 9). In addition to the extra rigs and manpower above some of the fire departments are pulling in extra staff to drive around in utility vehicles.
The outage apparently also affects parts of Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
Their are more Chief level officers on the radio than I think I have ever heard before.
This is affecting 911, landline, cellphone and internet on both Verizon and AT&T. Some calls can be made inside Morgan Hill to other locations inside Morgan Hill, but not to 911.
Fire Channels are suggesting there are multiple cuts in multiple locations on the fiber line, which has police very concerned (to put it mildly).
Santa Clara County EOC is staffed, Morgan Hill EOC is staffed, Gilroy EOC is staffed.
Fire organizations (County Fire, South County Fire (operated by CalFire) and Gilroy Fire) kept their staff at morning shift changing doubling the crews in the area, and have sent crews to Police stations, as well as providing additional staffing to keep someone at the Station if the rigs go out so people looking for help can get it at the fire stations, police stations and hospitals. Fire is also sending staff to local high spots to act as fire spotters.
People are being advised to "flag down an emergency vehicle" if they need help, additional Police and Sheriff units are on patrol, AMR has 6 additional ambulances in the area (up from the usual 3 to now 9). In addition to the extra rigs and manpower above some of the fire departments are pulling in extra staff to drive around in utility vehicles.
The outage apparently also affects parts of Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
Their are more Chief level officers on the radio than I think I have ever heard before.
