On December 23, 2022, we received the balance of our hand-held radio order which was backordered. We now have all 5 hand-held radio packages, which allows us to request the $6,652.03 from the Volunteer Fire Assistance grant that we were awarded. 

With a portion of leftover grant funding from the California Fire Foundation, we were able to purchase new Big Boost 18 Antennas for our handheld radios. This antenna has 2.15 (db) gain over the OEM antennas. The increased gain provides improved performance with transmitting and receiving.