AT&T Deploys Cell site on Wheels ("COW") at BWCA Fire Command Center to Provide Wireless Communication to Emergency Responders
ISABELLA, Minn., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to bolster wireless communication for the Pagami Creek fire fighting effort in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness, AT&T has deployed and activated a COW ("Cell site on Wheels") at the Isabella Community Center, which is serving as the fire command center for the affected region.
"AT&T is working to help ensure residents, firefighters and other emergency responders facing danger in and around the fire zone, maintain essential lines of communication. The temporary cell site will help facilitate strategic communication between the emergency responders who are dedicated to seeing through this dangerous job," said Hardmon Williams, AT&T vice president and general manager for Minnesota and the Northern Plains.
The unit has more range, and replaces the ARMZ unit ("AT&T Remote Mobility Zone"), which AT&T originally deployed over a week ago, at the request of the Lake County Sheriff's office. The ARMZ unit allows for rapid deployment as a temporary solution until a COW with more range could be deployed.
"Part of the reason firefighters have been able to battle the fire so effectively is wireless communications. Fortunately, AT&T set up emergency equipment to aid communications during the disaster and help first responders coordinate their activities. When lives are at stake, we need to have the security that high-speed wireless technology provides. It can be a life-saver," said Dr. Thomas Clifford, 1st District Commissioner, Lake County Board.
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