A communications upgrade for Eddy County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) from the State of New Mexico allowed greater and extended emergency radio coverage across the county and state, said Chief Joshua Mack.
The Eddy County Board of County Commissioner’s approved a $6.9 million agreement between the County and the New Mexico Department of Information Technology (DoIT) to join the Statewide Digital Trunked Radio (DTRS).
Renee Narvaiz, DoIT spokesperson said DTRS is a consolidated state-wide public safety radio communications system, hosted by DoIT and its partners that is currently being deployed. "DTRS is a $170 Million project being funded thus far by capital appropriation. Thirty-nine million dollars has been appropriated for the project since fiscal year 2019 and the project is planned for completion in 2027. It exists to provide high quality, high coverage interoperable radio communications to state and participating local, federal, and tribal agencies," she said.