PAYETTE — At its regular meeting on Aug. 21, the Payette City Council approved an independent contract agreement between the Payette City Fire Department and Tyler Starr of St. Luke’s
PAYETTE â In an emergency situation, communication is key to saving precious seconds in saving lives. According to Payette County Sheriff Andy Creech, the countyâs emergency radio system often presents challenges to emergency respondersâ ability to act quickly when they get the call.
As he has previously reported to the Payette County Board of Commissioners, Creech has stated that grants to help the county pay for upgrades to equipment with interagency compatibility are scarce. But during its April 19 regular meeting, Creech brought the board a rare grant opportunity: The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program.
âPayette County Emergency Responders continue to use an aging radio system that is prone to interference which can and has prevented emergency responders from transmitting over our radio infrastructure,â wrote Creech in an email Friday. âThis interference can last from seconds up to hours and impacts emergency responders as they cont