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=== Network Emergency Response ===
[[File:Cisco 8851.JPG|thumb|right|A Cisco 8851 IP phone]]
As part of its Crisis Response initiative, Cisco maintains several Network Emergency Response Vehicles (NERV)s.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Cisco Tactical Operations (TacOps)|url=https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/supplier-sustainability/tactical-operations-tacops.html|website=Cisco|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> The vehicles are maintained and deployed by Cisco employees during natural disasters and other public crises. The vehicles are self-contained and provide wired and wireless services including voice and radio interoperability, voice over IP, network-based video surveillance and secured high-definition video-conferencing for [[leader]]s and first responders in crisis areas with up to 3-72&nbsp;Mbit/s of bandwidth (up and down) via a 1.8-meter satellite antenna.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pfRjWwyO8k | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4pfRjWwyO8k| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title= Cisco Network Emergency Response Vehicle | date=May 8, 2008|publisher= YouTube |access-date= July 24, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Satoms |date=2018-05-01 |title=What is Satellite Internet VSAT and How Does it Work? |url=https://satoms.com/satellite-internet/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Satoms |language=en-GB}}</ref>

NERVs are based at Cisco headquarters sites in [[San Jose, California]], and at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, allowing strategic deployment in North America. They can become fully operational within 15 minutes of arrival. High-capacity diesel fuel-tanks allow the largest vehicles to run for up to 72 hours continuously.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/34965637 |title= TACOPS&nbsp;— Emergency Response Vehicle Tour, learningatcisco on USTREAM. Conference |publisher= Ustream.tv |access-date= July 24, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204422/http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/34965637 |archive-date= January 4, 2014 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref> The NERV has been deployed to incidents such as the [[October 2007 California wildfires]]; hurricanes [[Hurricane Gustav|Gustav]], [[Hurricane Ike|Ike]] and [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]]; the [[2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion|2010 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion]], tornado outbreaks in [[Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011|North Carolina]] and [[2011 Super Outbreak|Alabama]] in 2011; and [[Hurricane Sandy]] in 2012.<ref>[http://blogs.cisco.com/csr/49-days-later-superstorm-sandy-relief-effort-is-still-running-on-cisco-technology/ 49 Days Later, Superstorm Sandy Relief Effort is Still Running on Cisco Technology]. Cisco.com Retrieved January 15, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/networking/cisco-nerv-the-ultimate-first-responder-vehicle/581 Cisco NERV: The ultimate first responder vehicle]. TechRepublic. Retrieved September 10, 2011.</ref>

The Crisis Response Operations team maintains and deploys smaller, more portable communication kits to emergencies outside of North America. In 2010, the team deployed to assist in earthquake recovery in Haiti and Christchurch (New Zealand). In 2011, they deployed to flooding in Brazil, as well as in response to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2B2v573Bvo | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Q2B2v573Bvo| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title= Cisco TacOps |publisher= YouTube |date= June 28, 2011 |access-date= July 24, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2011, Cisco received the Innovation Preparedness award from the [[American Red Cross]] Silicon Valley Chapter for its development and use of these vehicles in disasters.<ref>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1L7pgotdEo 2011 Innovative Preparedness—Cisco Tactical Operations]. Youtube.com. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
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