NCFPD board authorizes microwave radio system contract

The North County Fire Protection District board authorized Fire Chief Steve Abbott to finalize and sign a contract with Sun Wireless for a new microwave radio system.

The Fallbrook Public Utilities District’s 5-0 board vote, Feb. 26, approved the agreement in which FPUD will obtain a new microwave radio system from Sun Wireless.

“This is going to allow us to improve and maintain the integrity of our backbone,” Abbott said. “It provides redundancy for our design so we’re not reliant solely on one piece of communication.”

The microwave radio system allows communication throughout the district by...