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HUMBOLDT, Calif. — Humboldt County announced Thursday a new project to improve their public safety radio system as they said communication is critical during an emergency and the project is long overdue.

The project focuses on the system linking first responders and other agencies, the county said.

While work has already begun on radio towers in the outlying parts of the county, a significant portion of the project occurred Wednesday evening, when crews installed three microwave drum receivers, two antennas and other equipment atop the Courthouse…