Cell tower on an elementary school

I just spoke to a mother today whose school (in Colorado) allowed a
cell tower to be placed on top of the building. She pulled her son
from the school and it is under litigation, but I am amazed at how
easily the District would jeopardize children for a measly $1200 a
month.

Any resources, websites, research I can send her way?

Shawn

The Wireless Consumers Alliance might be able to help. Have her visit
www.wirelessconsumers.org and go to the Contact Us link. Or she can
call them at 858.509.2938. The WCA is located in Del Mar, CA.

Another resource she can use is the fact that the International
Association of Firefighters (IAFF) has passed a resolution opposing
the use of fire stations for cellular antenna site locations until
such installations are proven not to be hazardous. The IAFF called for
an initial study to determine if the health of firefighters who work
in stations with cell towers on the station property has been
adversely affected. Have her check out the recent resolution at
http://tinyurl.com/5hs9f

Also, here's an excerpt from a recent press release which indicates
the type of ES symptoms some firefighters are experiencing after
having cell towers located on their stations:

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (IAFF) VOTES TO STUDY HEALTH
EFFECTS OF CELL TOWERS ON FIRE STATIONS

Call for Moratorium on New Cell Towers on Fire Stations Until Health
Effects Can Be Studied

Boston, MA – August 24, 2004 – Firefighters returned to their
home stations throughout the United States and Canada following last
week's IAFF convention after passing a resolution to study the
health
effects of cell towers placed on the fire stations where they work and
live. Added to the resolution was an amendment calling for the IAFF to
support a moratorium on the placement of new cell towers on fire
stations until the completion of the study.

....

A recent pilot study of six California firefighters, first publicly
revealed at the IAFF convention by medical writer and study organizer
Susan Foster Ambrose of San Diego, CA, raises concern about the safety
of fire fighters working and sleeping in stations with towers.

The study, conducted by Dr. Gunnar Heuser of Agoura Hills, CA, focused
on neurological symptoms of six firefighters who had been working for
up to five years in stations with cell towers. Those symptoms included
slowed reaction time, lack of focus, lack of impulse control, severe
headaches, anesthesia-like sleep, sleep deprivation, depression, and
tremors.

Dr. Heuser, along with Dr. J. Michael Uszler of Santa Monica, CA, used
functional brain scans - SPECT scans - to assess any changes in the
brains of the six firefighters as compared to healthy brains of men of
the same age. Computerized psychological testing known as TOVA was
used to study reaction time, impulse control, and attention span.

Disturbingly, the SPECT scans revealed a pattern of abnormal change
which was concentrated over a wider area than would normally be seen
in brains of individuals exposed to toxic inhalation, as might be
expected from fighting fires. Dr. Heuser indicated the only plausible
explanation at this time would be RF radiation exposure. Additionally,
the TOVA testing revealed among the six firefighters delayed reaction
time, lack of impulse control, and difficulty in maintaining mental
focus.

Because of increasing complaints among firefighters with cellular
antennas on their stations coupled with the California study showing
damage among the six firefighters tested, a group of five individuals
spread across two provinces and three states worked with Southern
California firefighters to draft the resolution put before the IAFF
membership last week. Lt. Ron Cronin and Acting Lt. Joe Foster were
joined by Dr. Magda Havas of Trent University in Peterborough,
Ontario, Vermont-based Janet Newton - president of the EMR Policy
Institute, and Susan Foster Ambrose.

....

A copy of the complete press release can be found at:

http://www.emrpolicy.org/news/press/pr_iaff_vote.pdf


Beau

--- In [hidden email], "nyapshawn" <shawnhorn@m...> wrote:

There are a number of resources in the back of the book "Your Community
Guide to Cellular Phone Towers" published by Communications Workers of
America and the EMR Alliance.
A couple of them are:
The EMR Alliance
http://www.emrnetwork.org/schools/schools.htm

Parents for the Elimination of the Schoolyard Towers
Catherine Rowe 714.499.5641

This is a professional that helps draft legislation.
Susan Kreines, Vice President
Kreines & Kreines, Inc.
58 Paseo Mirasol
Tiburon, CA 94920
Phone: 415 435-9214
Fax: 415 435-1522
web site: www.planwireless.com
e-mail: [hidden email]

Good luck and let me know how it turns out.

Andrew

On Oct 28, 2004, at 8:08 PM, nyapshawn wrote: