Verizon explains why it throttled a fire department's data during wildfire

Earlier this summer, the Santa Clara County Fire Department sent a team to fight the largest wildfire in the history of California. 

The problem? During the fire, Verizon throttled the department's "unlimited" data once it reached its limit. 

As part of its emergency services, the department "relies upon Internet-based systems to provide crucial and time sensitive public safety services," Fire Chief Anthony Bowden wrote in an addendum added this week to a lawsuit fighting to overturn the FCC's net neutrality repeal.