VeriDAS Installs Fire Code Compliant Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) in Omaha Nebraska Google Data Center

A new Google data center campus near Omaha, Nebraska required an IFC 510 fire code compliant Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) - also called a Public Safety Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) or First Responder Radio Coverage System. VeriDAS Technologies was selected to design & install the code-required in-building BDA signal enhancement system to extend, amplify and optimize the public safety radio system frequencies inside all the new high tech buildings.

Baseline RF (radio frequency) signal coverage testing demonstrated the newly constructed Google data center buildings in Papillion, Nebraska in Sarpy County (near Omaha) needed an Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) installed to allow first responders’ radios to operate inside the server dense buildings. VeriDAS Technologies worked closely with the AHJ/ Fire Marshal and public safety radio system administrator to design a signal amplification solution that would meet fire code requirements, the General Contractor’s construction timeline and Google’s grand opening deadline. Thanks to impressive coordination and support from the City of Papillion and Sarpy County, VeriDAS was able to quickly design, install, certify and secure AHJ approval on the IFC 510 compliant ERRCS. The new data center campus was able to complete construction and begin operations without delay.

The new data center in Papillion, Nebraska (near Omaha) required an Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) in order to comply with fire code / IFC 510. VeriDAS was selected for the project that included:

• Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) Engineering & Design
• Coordination with the AHJ and Public Safety Radio Administrator
• Coordination with the General Contractor, Electrical Contractor & Fire Alarm Contractor
• Public Safety 700/800 MHz Bi-Directional Amplifiers (BDA signal boosters) in NEMA4 Enclosures
• Public Safety 24-Hour Battery Back-Up Units (BBU) in NEMA4 Enclosures
• Public Safety Distributed Antenna System Annunciator Monitoring Systems in NEMA4 Enclosures
• Rooftop Directional Donor Antenna & Infrastructure
• Omnidirectional In-Building Distributed Antennas System (DAS)
• System Installation, Commissioning, Start Up and Validation
• AHJ Inspection & Acceptance Testing
• Certificate of Compliance
• Complete System Documentation
• Warranty

VeriDAS worked with the General Contractor of the Google data centers in Papillion, Nebraska (near Omaha) to install an IFC 510 fire code compliant Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) on the new high-tech campus. The ERRCS/ public safety DAS system successfully met all technical, regulatory and project requirements:

1. ERRCS Installation: Installed & certified by VeriDAS
2. 20 Grid RF Signal Coverage Test: Acceptable per IFC 510 Fire Code, AHJ & Public Safety Radio System
3. ERRCS: Inspected & Approved by the AHJ
4. BDA: Commissioned for the AHJ’s public safety radio frequencies
5. Donor Signal Strength: Acceptable per Fire Code, AHJ & Public Safety Radio System
6. Measured Isolation: Acceptable per Fire Code, AHJ & Public Safety Radio System
7. Battery Backup System: Tested & validated
8. ERRCS Alarm Panel: Tested & validated
9. Closeout Documents: Delivered

Contact us today for a quote on an IFC 510 fire code compliant Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS).