Discussing the rationale for the change, a spokesperson for the company said: “Currently, the fire agencies have several different manufacturers’ radios, operating on Colorado’s DTRS 7/800MHz P25 radio system for daily use.
“The BKR 9000 multiband radio was selected to standardise on a single radio platform that can operate on all P25 radios systems in any frequency band, plus the VHF band for wildland fire operations.”
CEO of BK Technologies, John Suzuki, said: “Boulder County has been a longstanding and valued customer of BK Technologies, and we’re pleased to expand this relationship.
“As a multiband radio, the BKR 9000 allows the county to standardise to a single radio platform to support their multiple fire missions, ultimately saving money by investing in and maintaining a single radio platform. The radios will initially be used for day-to-day fire, EMS, emergency services and SAR operations, as well as responses to wildland fire incidents.”
Boulder County is home to over 300,000 people, encompassing 740 square miles.
