[californiadisasters] High-tech Boost For Public Safety (Bay Area)

High-tech boost for public safety

By: Erin Sherbert
San Francisco Examiner Staff Writer
August 18, 2010

Communication among public safety workers in the Bay Area is about to go high tech. 

On Wednesday, it was announced that the Bay Area received a $50 million grant from the federal government to embark on a new broadband communications system — the most-cutting-edge technology for public safety in the event of major disasters. 

The new system, which will take three years to build, uses the 700MHz spectrum, recently vacated by television stations, according to the Mayor's Office. 

The system will allow fire, police and other public safety officials to transmit information more quickly and efficiently, during both day-to-day operations and major emergencies.

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