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Centre County wins $1M federal allotment to start multi‑million-dollar emergency radio replacement
Summary
Centre County commissioners announced a $1 million congressional-directed award toward a roughly $4.5 million project to replace aging emergency portable and mobile radios that serve volunteer fire, EMS and police agencies; county staff said additional local, state and federal funding will be needed to complete the full upgrade.
Centre County commissioners on Tuesday announced the county has secured $1 million in congressional-directed spending toward an estimated $4.5 million project to replace emergency service radios used by local fire, EMS and police agencies.
County staff and commissioners said the grant application was routed through federal offices and was approved in January. Norm, the county radio system lead, said the system had about 1,031 portable radios and 331 mobile units on file when the grant application was submitted. “These are the emergency service radios, the portables and mobiles that are provided…
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