For all the reasons listed in Deb Kopald's brilliant analysis of the disconnect between our current laws and public policy favoring the telecommunications industry over public health, this should be Public Citizen's number one focus. In 2003 I organized a brain study of six California firefighters who lived with a cell tower 9' from their fire station. They were experiencing profound neurological symptoms such as disorientation, memory loss, sleep disruption, cognitive impairment and severe mood swings. Gunnar Heuser, MD, PhD conducted the study using SPECT brain analysis and T.O.V.A. testing. We found brain abnormalities in all six firefighters, though one was significantly less affected than the others. This firefighter was a captain who had the ability to schedule his time away from the station as much as possible. We found delayed reaction time, lack of impulse control, and measurable cognitive impairment in all six men. Each one of these men had been through rigorous physical and cognitive testing before being hired. Even though the towers have been decommissioned, all the men still complain of memory loss. Considering firefighters are the "strongest of the strong" among us, this small pilot study may serve as a warning for what lies ahead for humanity if unchecked proliferation of microwaves under the creative advertising guise of "faster and therefore smarter" is not taken on as Public Health Threat #1. Sincerely, Susan Foster, MSW Adviser, EM Radiation Research Trust Author, Res. 15 passed by the IAFF - 2004 Honorary Firefighter, San Diego Fire Dept