COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Law enforcement departments around Branch County are about ready to switch over to the new 800 megahertz emergency radio system.
It was reported during Wednesday’s Branch County 911 Communications Board meeting that training for law enforcement personal will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday.
That will be part of a three week process to switch police in the county over to the new system.
Hand held radios are scheduled to be ready on March 21.
Plans had called for the new 800 megahertz emergency radio system to be fully functional by the end of March.
Branch County fire departments switched to the 800 system on February 14.
The new system is designed to improve signals and communications for police, firefighters and rescue crews.
Branch County voters approved a phone surcharge in November of 2020 to help fund the $9.3 million project.
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