Tornado severely damages KOMA tower
It may not be a cell tower, but the legendary KOMA communications towers looms large in the minds of those in the industry. A tornado wreaked havoc last last month on the Oklahoma-located KOMA tower, causing massive structural damage. Engineers investigated the situation and decided that it was too dangerous to climb in order to repair and earlier this month was severed and allowed to hit the ground. Since 1947, the KOMA towers carried a 50,000 watt signal to 23 states and five continents. Watch the incredible drone footage surveying the damage below.
Sacramento Fire Dept. practice tower rescue
The Sacramento Fire Department posted footage on their Facebook page of practicing a 100-foot rescue from a tower. Two people pretended to be stuck at the top of tower as the fire department stepped in to lend a hand. This tower is not live and is used solely for training purposes. The video is uploaded to Facebook so sorry, no embed here. But it’s an entertaining video and worth a watch. Let’s just hope it’s not ever a protester, because this one commenter probably shares many people’s feelings:
Tower news quickies
• NTIA suspends FirstNet early build funding for LA-RICS.
• IHeartMedia closes sale on towers.
• TSC Tower Specialists expand in Michigan
• Asleep at the wheel, driver takes out tower.
Regional/local tower news
- Court supports Bernardsville’s cell tower denial in N.J.
- Cell tower at EcoTarium gets Worcester, N.Y., zoning OK.
- New cell tower planned for Claverack, N.Y.
- Springfield, Mass., City Council approves cell tower in Forest Park outside Sinai Temple.
- Cell tower proposed next to River Park in Hamilton, Mont.
- Lake Park fights town on potential cell tower in West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Cell tower disguised like giant evergreen in Lower Macungie, Penn., not very stealthy.
- CAC rejects Verizon Wireless cell tower variances in Clintonville, Ohio.
- Branford, Conn., residents gather signatures, worry about cell tower location.
- Cell tower coming to Waterbury, Conn., park
- Acadia superintendent seeks activation of cell tower in Prospect Harbor, Maine.
Featured image courtesy of QRZnow.com. Video courtesy of KentJonesProductions
