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Orange County approves $869,000 state communications grant and $5 million EOC upgrade for real-time public-safety intelligence
Summary
The Legislature approved acceptance of a 2024 State Interoperable Communications Grant and a $5 million capital appropriation to overhaul Orange County's 911/EOC center into a real-time intelligence operation.
Orange County legislators voted to accept a 2024 State Interoperable Communications Grant (SICG) and approved a $5,000,000 capital appropriation to upgrade the county's emergency operations center into a real-time intelligence center, the Legislature's public safety committee heard.
The SICG funds, described in the meeting as $869,000.38, cover fiber connectivity between the county Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system and remote locations, maintenance and proactive monitoring of the county's P25 radio tower system, and replacement/upgrade of radio console equipment. Deputy Commissioner Schmid described the grant purpose: "Just to, elaborate on the grant, fiber…
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