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FAIRFIELD — Emergency calls with other emergency departments often have to be relayed through dispatch, rather than letting the first responders speak directly to each other.
It’s a challenge exacerbated by aging radio equipment and dead zones in town, but also one a $3.49 million grant officials say should help fix.
The grant to upgrade the town’s emergency radio system recognizes the importance of the work police and fire officials do, U.S. Sen Ricahrd Blumenthal (D, Conn.) said in a press conference at the Fairfield Police Department Thursday. He and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D, 4) helped secure the funding…
