The project was paid for through a grant from Homeland Security and includes hard-wired antennas that provide radio signals 10 times stronger than what they had been using for the last decade.
Communication during emergencies is crucial, especially in a place like Nevada County that's already lacking in signal.
"Our solution is the good old-fashioned handheld radio," Fletcher said. "It has withstood the test of time for a reason. It's simple to use, easy to maintain and resilient during multiple emergency scenarios."
"The signal that was essentially 5 watts would have to fight through the LED lighting, roof, wood, metal insulation. Then, outside, it would have to fight past anything in the air like smoke, snow, rain and plentiful and tall trees," Fletcher said.
"She was standing outside in the cold. One of the firefighters gave them her jacket because she couldn't use the radio inside and was trying to coordinate resources," Elliott said. "We don't have to go outside and try to get a signal. Now, we can be inside. We can be in our boardroom, in our command center and still be able to communicate."
Next, the county will upgrade communications in the east part of the county, like Truckee.
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