About six months ago, the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department got new radios, the first tangible part of a major upgrade to local emergency communications.
The new handsets took some getting used to, but minor problems were quickly addressed, said Sgt. Andy Tye, driver of Engine No. 2 at the Monroe Street fire station.
“It all went pretty smoothly,” he said.
Tye said he didn’t mind the old system but knew the need for a new one, which features clearer sound on the radios.
One feature is an emergency button that, once pressed by a firefighter in a dangerous spot, focuses all radio traffic on that person.
“That could be a very valuable function,” he said. “Hopefully, we’ll never have to use it, but if we do, it’s there.”
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