Verizon Minnesota Data Center Gets Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System to Boost Public Safety Radio Communication

A Verizon data center in Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota needed a fire code compliant Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) - also called a Public Safety Distributed Antenna Systems (PS-DAS) or First Responder Radio Coverage System to amplify in-building radio signal strength and coverage. VeriDAS Technologies was selected to design & install the code-required (bi-directional amplifier) BDA signal enhancement system to extend, amplify and optimize the public safety radio system frequencies inside the mission critical data center building.

Baseline RF (radio frequency) signal coverage testing demonstrated the Verizon data center in Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota needed an Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) installed to allow first responders’ radios to operate inside the server dense building. 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 Verizon’s schedule. Thanks to impressive coordination and support from the entire team, VeriDAS was able to quickly design, install and certify the IFC 510 compliant ERRCS. The renovated data center building was able to complete construction and begin operations without delay.

Verizon’s data center in Minnesota gets Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS) to improve public safety radio communications. 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 Verizon data center construction team to install a fire code compliant Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS). 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 a fire code compliant Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System (ERRCS).