Deschutes and Klamath Counties
Request: $216,945
La Pine Fire lacks sufficient number of portable radios. Portable radios are a fundamental piece of equipment for firefighters, essential for ensuring their safety, coordinating operations, and ultimately saving lives and property.
Solution: Obtain 33 multiband portable radios and 13 replacement radios for the Legacy VHF radios. The 13 Legacy radios will replace radios that cannot be serviced. The 33 radios cost $4,665 or $153,945. The 13 replacement radios cost $6,000 or $78,000.
Total cost for all radios is $216,945.
Outcome: The additional 33 portable radios will allow La Pine fire fighters and paramedics to communicate with the US Forest Service, the BLM, State Police and other Oregon emergency management staff.
