Cities Awarded Funds for Regional Communication
System
Six east suburban communities have been
granted nearly $1 million by FEMA’s Assistance
to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program for an
emergency responder communications
system.
The recipients are the cities of Cleveland Heights,
Lyndhurst, Mayfield Heights, Shaker Heights,
South Euclid and University Heights. The system
will enable first responders from each of these
cities to communicate with each other on a
common bandwidth during an emergency,
something they have been unable to do
previously. The mayors and fire chiefs of the six
cities came together in the spirit of regionalization
to support this effort that will provide for the
increased safety of the citizens of all the
cities.
The AFG award of $992,117 represents 80
percent of the cost to provide the
communications system. The remaining 20
percent is provided by Cuyahoga
County.
The communications capability is expected to be
operational within the next six to eight months.
For additional information, contact Cleveland
Heights Fire Chief Kevin Mohr at 216-291-2673.
