San Diego Wildfires—October 26-29, 2003

NDR technology trailers staged outside San Diego, California on
Monday, October 27, 2003.

In the last week of October 2003, wildfires swept through northeastern San Diego County destroying over 2000 homes. On Sunday evening October 26, AT&T deployed a small group of NDR technology trailers and part of the NDR Team to San Diego as a precaution in case the fires damaged any network facilities.

The team and equipment were assembled at a staging location in Poway, California by midday on Monday, October 27. The team was positioned to provide a rapid recovery if any AT&T Network facilities were damaged or destroyed by the wildfires. Smoke and ash clouds continued to blanket the northern San Diego area on Monday and Tuesday.

The trailers remained in San Diego until Wednesday, October 29, 2003, after the risk from the fires had passed. The Emergency Communications Vehicle (ECV) that was deployed with the trailers remained in San Diego, along with a small team, to provide telephone service for a local assistance center.

Smoke blowing across the highway as the NDR trailers
passed near San Bernardino, California on Monday
morning, October 27, 2003.

Downtown San Diego on Monday morning,
October 27, 2003. The yellow cast was caused by
the smoke and ash from the wildfires.

The NDR recovery equipment arriving at the
staging location in Poway, California midday on
Monday, October 27.

Overview of the recovery trailers staged in Poway,
California on October 27, 2003.

An NDR Command Center at the Poway staging location.
October 28, 2003.