New satellite radios to aid communications during major disasters

Satellite radios

Satellite radios

A Homeland Security grant is providing four satellite radios for local law enforcement and the St. Francis County Office of Emergency Management. The radios are designed to also work as phones.

Communications can suffer during natural disasters, delaying needed help to victims. The St. Francis County Office of Emergency  Management has applied for and received a grant for four satellite radios that are expected to help local law...

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