Tag: ERCES

Why Buildings Pass Their Public Safety Radio Test One Year and Fail the Next

By Amanda Schomisch, Airtower Networks Jul 7, 2026 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Jul 7, 2026

A building’s public safety communication system passes inspection. The certificate of occupancy stays intact, the fire marshal signs off, and the facilities team moves on. Twelve months later, the same system fails recertification. Nothing was touched. Nothing was changed. And yet, somewhere between last year’s pass and this year’s test, the building quietly lost coverage. […]

How to Improve Cellular and Public Safety Radio Signals in Buildings

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Jun 6, 2024 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Jun 13, 2024

If you have an emergency in your facility and can’t call anyone, you have a big problem. Charles Schulz, director of public safety and in-building distributed antenna systems (DAS) at Alliance Corporation, addressed this issue and potential solutions during Facilities Management Advisor’s virtual session “Improving Cellular and Public Safety Radio Signals in Buildings” on May […]