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During times of emergency, time is of the essence and keeping communication lines open is critical.
In the event of a car accident, major injury, fire or other serious event, a reliable cellular signal can make
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes
During times of emergency, time is of the essence and keeping communication lines open is critical.
In the event of a car accident, major injury, fire or other serious event, a reliable cellular signal can make a measurable impact on response time and increase the odds of a positive outcome. A boosted cellular signal could also be the difference between getting through to loved ones or struggling to connect during a larger scale emergency, when cell phone networks might be overloaded.
Emergency services, the Enhanced 911 (E911) system and cell phone alerts represent just a few of the public safety elements that might require reliable cell phone signal to deliver timely medical or security attention. Let’s take a closer look at three ways a boosted cell phone signal can enhance public safety.
Two-way Radio might be the most common form of communication for first responders like police officers, emergency medical technicians and firefighters, but what happens when emergencies occur in areas with poor two-way radio signal? It’s happened before.
In January 2015, Washington D.C. first responders entered a D.C. Metro tunnel to evacuate passengers who became trapped on a disabled train in the middle of a smoke-filled tunnel only to find their radios wouldn’t work in the subterranean environment. Unable to communicate over radio inside the tunnel, responders were forced to use their cell phones to connect with each other and organize rescuers.
The D.C. event wasn’t an isolated case. Similar radio “dark spots” plague firefighters responding to emergencies in basements and thick-walled buildings.
In the event of two-way radio blackout, buildings and other infrastructure equipped with cell phone signal boosters would ensure emergency responders could communicate and organize logistics using their cellular devices.
North America’s E911 system links emergency callers with a public safety call center, where operators dispatch the appropriate emergency services in response. A key component of the E911 system is it’s location capabilities, which can pinpoint the origin of the call and be used to accurately direct first responders.
A building equipped with a cell phone signal booster ensures the accurate display of location data. Regardless of building materials or locat