General News
15 November, 2020
Radios bolster disaster response
THE Cooktown Rural Fire Brigade has recently received six new radios courtesy of the Cook Shire Council and the Queensland Government’s Get Ready Queensland program.
THE Cooktown Rural Fire Brigade has recently received sixnew radios courtesy of the CookShire Council and the Queensland Government’s Get ReadyQueensland program.
The six new waterproof, hand-held UHF radios and an emergency dedicated tablet willbe used to improve communications between all agencies, contractors and volunteers duringan emergency.
The radios will also be providing failsafe communicationsfor emergency crews in blackspot areas where there is no mobile service, the tablet will beuse to provide offline access to maps to help teams identify blocks of land.
Cook Shire Mayor and Chairof the Local Disaster Management Group Peter Scott said thatthese new radios will improve efficiency during a disaster.
“By enhancing the way our emergency teams communicate with each other during an event, we are improving efficiency and building resiliency,” he said.
“This ensures we’re better prepared for the next inevitable disasters which can potentiallysave lives, property and live- stock.”
