AUC 331...Cell phone sites Flashcards
Cellular phone sites are stored in ?
commercial, residential, public buildings
Primary electrical power for a cellular communications station is generally between ?
50 and 200 amps AC
SEPARATED from building service
Secondary back up power will consist of?
batteries
diesel generator
or combo of both of these
Coaxial cable is waterproof and carries a small amount of electrical current…?
3-4 watts
there are MULTIPLE transmitting and receiving antennas on the upper portion of the building
Roof mounted:
base station found in equipment closet or a separate room. the room is an ADDITION to the existing structure usually INSTALLED on “I” beams, which are implanted into the parapet or axially anchored to the top of the parapet
Interior:
Base station is in a room usually in the CELLAR OR BASEMENT….this may be found on any floor
Installation of cellular phone site require:
filing of an alteration app. and issuance of permit from DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS
ANTENNAS may not extend higher than?
6 feet above HEIGHT OF THE ROOF OR PARAPET , or 6 feet above any PENTHOUSE OR BULKHEAD, if placed on such penthouse or bulkhead
ADMIN COMPANY MUST ?
- NOTIFY BC, DC, AND ALL FIRST ALARM UNITS via TELEPHONE/followed by WRITTEN MEMO
- DO ON SITE INSPECTION and evaluate cell site
- SHOULD complete CIDS and forward to battalion fire prevention coordinator….
CIDS SHOULD SPECIFY?
- LOCATION of cell site ROOM
- BACK UP POWER SUPPLY Location
- SHUT OFFS
- EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER of CELLULAR COMPANY
Roof Mounted generator support system will add a ____load to the parapets?
DEAD LOAD
-roof mounted gas generator piping may extend via the exterior or interior vertical arteries….INTERIOR arteries create possible channels for smoke/and/or fire travel
DO NOT operated IN FRONT of ANTENNAS …
DISTANCE is safety
Coaxial cable and protective cable tray on ROOF create tripping hazard, especially at night and in smoke condition…
at TOP FLOOR FIRES, they may inhibit the PRIMARY ROOF CUT, TRENCH CUTS, or extension of primary vent hole
Cell site rooms have LIMITED VENTILATION….
operate from EXTERIOR , if possible
T or F….Do not cut or DISLODGE coaxial cable or antenna grounds.
TRUE
-antennas projecting above roof may inhibit laddering
When exposed to fire, ________could fail, causing collapse of both antenna and support system?
ANTENNA MOUNTING HARDWARE
Any unit becoming aware of cell site, must NOTIFY?
INCIDENT COMMANDER
-if address was not give on initial response ticket, verify it and request CIDS information from dispatcher
If cell site installation is INVOLVED ?
SPECIAL CALL ENGINE / TRUCK
For a fire REPORTED in these buildings?
ensure TOWER LADDER RESPONSE ON INITIAL ALARM
CONSIDER calling _____and ______through FD dispatcher?
UTILITY COMPANY
CELLULAR PHONE REP.
Consider stretching a HAND LINE to the roof at UPPER FLOOR FIRES, handline can be used to?
MAINTAIN EGRESS and cool supporting “I” beams
-restrict the use of water and metal tools
______should consider utilizing portable DRY CHEM extinguishers at INCIPIENT fires?
LADDER COMPANIES
AVOID cutting roof openings too close to installation equipment, coaxial cables, or supports system…
nighttime ops- assure sufficient lighting at ROOF LEVEL
Consider special calling TACTICAL SUPPORT UNIT
Establish collapse zone beneath parapets where antennas and installation equipment are located….
consider switching to exterior ops
avoid contact with antenna and refrain from prolonged activity in close proximity to antenna
