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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMattituck F.D. Statement of A. Hintze, IWT, Gap and Propagation Maps IWT Integrated Wireless Technologies, LLC Connecting Systems 0-0 Connecting People 60H Corbin Avenue Bay Shore, NY 11706 631-595-2555 To:Whom it may concern From:Andrew T Hintze Date:4/28/2014 Subj: Mattituck Fire District Radio Communications 1. The Mattituck Fire District has submitted,to the FCC and the Town of Southold, plans to increase the height of their current communications system to 120'. The increase in height is required to provide a public safety quality of communications service in the areas frequented by the fire district. These areas include the fire district's main area of operation,the immediate mutual aid area as well as both of the local hospitals Peconic Bay Medical Center and Eastern LI Hospital. Each of these areas have proven difficult to cover with the Fire Districts current communications system at Head Quarters as well as the wide area system the fire district deployed. 2. The fire districts main area of operation is covered well by the current communications system but has several areas were communications is unacceptable. The north side of the fire district has several low lying areas especially along the north shore. These areas of poor coverage area especially noticeable during maritime fire and rescue operations when the commanding officer is typically on the beach directing the efforts of the crew. The business and residential areas of the north shore also suffer from poor coverage. The wide area system deployed in Noyac is equally susceptible to poor coverage areas on the north shore do to the distance of the tower from the service area and the angle at which the signal is traveling. The most significant increase in coverage from the planned system is in this area along the north shore. In many areas along the shore,the signal strength is increase by 10dBm or more. More than just the signal strength increase,the planned system and corresponding propagation map show consistent communications along the north shore making operations more straight forward without having to consider alternate communications. 3. The fire districts immediate mutual aid area communications is also enhanced by the planned communications system. This is significant as each fire district relies heavily on its neighbors for backup resources and specialized response teams. Often times these backup resources are kept on standby on their own channel until needed. Changes in Emergency Medical Services Protocols by the county also increase the likelihood that resources will travel out of district. 4. Coverage at the two local hospitals has long been a driving force in communication enhancements at the Mattituck Fire District. As response protocols for the districts EMS component became more defined and enforced,there became a need to be able to communicate with the ambulances while they were out at the hospital. This communications is crucial to determine crew status and to convey patient status if the crew is to respond back to the district. Communications at both hospitals prove difficult as they are a significant distance from the fire district and the two hospitals are in opposite directions from the fire district. The attempted solution at covering the fire district and both hospitals were the deployment of a wide area communications system from the tower in Noyac on the south fork. The resulted communications was acceptable at both hospitals but was poor in district on a portable radio. This poor communications in district resulted in limited use of the channel to relay information from the field to responding EMS crews as intended. The systems poor in district coverage also prevented it from being used during fire related calls. The planned communications system has been shown to provide communications at both hospitals and in district resolving many of these issues. 5. The planned communications system has been shown by both theoretical propagation maps as well as temporary suspension tests to resolve the majority of communication issues. By raising the height of the communications system at fire headquarters the fire district will be able to effectively communicate during all facets of operations. 6. Please feel free to contact me at 631-653-6650 if you have any questions with regards to the above information. Respectfully jndie-w T A��& JA Andrew Hintze Account Manager,Eastern Suffolk © MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS MaTos�oLA RADIO SOLUTIONS SBrVICB CHANNEL PARTNFR pfi(r!7&( IRT,LLC Mattituck FD Comstudy.or Output Coverage 04-11-2014.r$2 April,2014 Mattituck Fire District: Existing 84.5' Pole 1 Antenna M, 20 15 90 5 0 5 10 15 2D "Talk out"Transmitter Signal Strength M9 x.19 18.19 d&n State Borden Highways Lat/Lon Grid i Integrated Wireless Technologies,LLC October, 2013 Mattituck Fire District: Proposed 120' Pole I Antenna 1 10 i I i 10 rr, 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 2D "Tall;Out"Transmitter Signal Strength • +8.d9 tp5,19 IS." x,19 .?&19 .18.19dBm State Borders High%ays � Streets .....■ Lafton Grid Integrated Wireless Technologies,LLC MFD New Diff Plot.rs2 April, 2014 Mattituck Fire District: Signal Comparison 32 10 8 4 r 2 � 0 2- 4- 6- 10- 21 4 102 Mi 25 20 15 ID 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 Green=6 dB Difference,Red=3 dB Difference,Yellow=0 dB Difference