Well, its becoming abundantly obvious that winter is on its way. It’s only the middle of November and 3/4’s of the nation is already in a deep freeze. Nothing brings back worse memories than those 2 words….”Polar Vortex.”
With this kind of weather, communications systems are always in peril. Both land lines and cell towers take quite a beating during this season. The follow story was posted on a Massachusetts state webpage:
Recently, NORTH ADAMS, Mass. is without much cellular service and communication due to the collapse of two main towers on Florida Mountain.
The North Adams Department of Public Safety released an emergency message stating, “Due to high winds and heavy rain throughout the night, the radio towers on top of Florida Mountain have collapsed. This has resulted in the loss or significant interruption of cell and internet services in the North Adams area.”
Tom Grady of the Berkshire County Sherriff’s has stated that Verizon, Nextel and Sprint are down but AT&T is working.
According to emergency service crews one tower fell on top of the other due to the weather system Saturday night, but a full investigation was ongoing.
According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, North Adams has activated its Emergency Operations Center to manage this incident. Agencies and organizations, as well as Mayor Dick Alcombright and Senator Downing are at the EOC.
Road signs are going to be put up around the city, notifying drivers that there is no cell service.
North Adams is notifying residents through a reverse 911 system.
Short term solutions are being discussed.
EventTone Wireless has just the equipment needed to manage this situation. No matter what the weather conditions, 2 way radio communications are unaffected. Whether you are a private business or a municipality, EventTone is here for you.
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