Volunteer firefighters plead for funds to buy radios that let them communicate with other departments, state agencies

LINCOLN – As a wall of flames engulfed a Crete firefighter working a wildfire in Lancaster County in October 2022, other first responders had a problem – their radios. Some radios were outdated, some couldn’t communicate with a nearby firefighter and overloaded circuits blocked colleagues from summoning help for Brad Elder as the fire roared over him.

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