Will your building pass the code-required public-safety radio test?
Imagine the danger if first responders are called to an emergency, enter a building to help, and the signal from their handheld radios doesn’t work. Those first responders would be stranded in radio silence, unable to communicate their status or location for backup.
Fire and building codes now require public safety radio coverage to avoid this jeopardy.
If a building fails the mandated radio-signal test, the owner may be required by local authorities to install an Emergency Responder Radio System (ERRS).
An ERRS is an enhanced public-safety radio system that ensures communication signals penetrate all areas of a building, especially dead spots like stairwells, basements, and mechanical rooms.
request your copy of the ERRS in 2024 report
To educate the design-build community about the latest ERRS requirements and enforcement in Central Ohio, Integrated Building Systems recently hosted a discussion with the following panelists:
Chip Chapman, President, Integrated Building Systems
Bill Ehrgood, Director of ERRS Services, Integrated Building Systems
Scott McClure, Director of Design and Construction, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Greg Glenn, Senior Director, Comba Telecom, Inc.
John Grembowski, Public Safety Electronics and Technology Manager, City of Columbus Department of Public Safety.
These panelists addressed specific questions on:
Changes to building and fire codes in 2024 and how they impact the design and implementation of ERRS.
Insight from recent projects, like Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
How the local authority having jurisdiction is involved in the radio-coverage testing and ERRS implementation process.
Find out what they had to say and gain insights for your building project by reading the ERRS in 2024 report. Use the form above to request your copy.