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Fire chiefs seek county help to buy radios as Northampton expands P25 radio system; 9-1-1 staff outline grants and staffing
Summary
At the start of the hearing a county fire‑chiefs representative asked council to help departments buy radios for the recently completed countywide P25 radio infrastructure. He presented a countywide survey and cost estimates. Emergency-management and 9-1-1 staff explained the P25 buildout status, grant funding cycles, and current 9-1-1 staffing.
Joshua Peters, identifying himself as president of the county fire chiefs association, urged Northampton County Council to help fire departments acquire radios compatible with the new P25 countywide radio infrastructure the county funded last year.
Peters said he surveyed 39 fire departments and received 34 responses. The survey showed 426 radios have been purchased to date with combined funding from department budgets and grants, at a reported combined cost of about $5.1 million. Peters said an estimated 1,058 radios remain to outfit departments fully and that the additional cost to close the gap would be roughly $12.7 million based on Northampton County…
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