AUC 331 CELL PHONE SITES

Question 0

The antennas of cell phone sites may not extend higher than

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6 feet above the height of the roof or parapet on the roof, or six feet above any penthouse or bulkhead if placed on such penthouse or bulkhead

Question 1

Installation of cell phone sites require

Answer 1

Filing an alteration application and the issuance of a permit from DOB

Question 2

Administrative company should complete a CIDS card and forward it to the Battalion Fire prevention coordinator with the following information

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• Location of cell site room
• Backup power supply location
• All shut offs
• Emergency telephone number of cell phone company

Question 3

What does the administrative BC need to do when notified of a cell site in their administrative area

Answer 3

• BC should make an on site inspection
• BC should schedule company drills/Mud
• These familiarization drills should be set up with a cell phone company representative

Question 4

Roof mounted gas generator piping may extend via the

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Exterior or interior vertical arteries. The interior arteries may create possible channels for smoke and/or fire

Question 5

Do not operate

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Directly in front of antennas

Question 6

If a Cell Site installation is involved you should special call

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Extra engine and truck

Question 7

A reported fire in a building with a cell site we must insure a

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Tower Ladder is on the initial alarm

Question 8

Special call an additional BC above the 10-75 to

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Supervise roof operations

Question 9

Consider calling

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Utility company and cell phone representative through the FD dispatcher

Question 10

Consider stretching a handling to the roof at

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Upper floor fires this handling can be used to maintain egress routes and cool supporting “I” beams

Question 11

Restrict the use of

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Water and metal tools at these operations

Question 12

Ladder companies should consider utilizing

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Portable dry chemical extinguishers at incipient fires

Question 13

At nighttime operations insure

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Sufficient lighting at roof level. Considers special calling the tactical support unit

Question 14

Establish a collapse zone

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Beneath parapets where antennas and installation equipment are located

Question 15

If address was not given on initial response ticket

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Verify it and request CIDS from the dispatcher

Question 16

Do not cut or dislodge

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Coaxial cable or antenna grounds

Question 17

Cell phone sites consist of the following

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• Base station
• Primary electrical power (50-200 amps AC) This will be separate from the building service
• Secondary backup power (batteries, diesel generator or natural gas generator or a combination of battery & generator)
• Coaxial cable (3-4 watts)

Question 18

Most common cell site installations

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• Roof mounted (base station is found in an equipment closet or separate room. The room is an addition to the existing structure usually installed on I beams)
• Interior (the base station is in a room usually in the cellar or basement. This room can be found on any floor)

Question 19

There may be multiple cell phone companies using

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The same cell site

Question 20

The CIDS should include the emergency telephone number of the

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Cell phone company