It would require additional staffing in the emergency communications center to monitor an additional radio channel, she said.
East Palo Alto police Chief Al Pardini said his department is looking into encrypting its communications in 2023.
Currently, the San Jose, Morgan Hill and Sunnyvale police departments have made the switch to encrypted radio channels, Nelson said. Mountain View plans on making the transition in March. Every law enforcement agency within Santa Clara County will be switched over to encrypted transmissions by the end of this year, she said. Alternatives for access
Menlo Park police expects to redesign its radio system no later than December 2023. Embarcadero Media file photo.
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Engineer/paramedic Dave Magnan, one of six firefighters to volunteer to staff the Menlo Park Fire Protection District s Pandemic Medical Response Unit, was vaccinated against COVID-19 last week. Courtesy Menlo Park Fire Protection District.
Two firefighters were among the first in San Mateo County to receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines last week.
They were part of a group of six firefighters and paramedics who volunteered to staff a two-person Pandemic Emergency Response Unit for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, which serves Menlo Park, Atherton, East Palo Alto and surrounding unincorporated communities, according to a Dec. 24 district press release. The team was equipped with an upgraded level of personal protective equipment and protocols to respond to possible COVID-19 medical incidents.