During Hurricane Katrina, Sprint sent its ERT to New Orleans to help repair the damaged infrastructure. Additionally, "they helped out during the investigation of the Virginia Tech shootings. And they were deployed in the San Diego area to support those affected by the wildfires last year," Wireless Week reported. However, most of the time "you won't see the ERT members walking around with logos emblazoned on their jackets. The team members try to be discrete and look like the agencies with which they're working. Naturally, team members carry high-level security clearances to be able to go into most any situation," the wireless industry site reported.