GRASS VALLEY — A year-long radio upgrade project aimed at improving communication during emergencies and natural disasters was completed in Nevada County.
The project was paid for through a grant from Homeland Security and includes hard-wired antennas that provide radio signals 10 times stronger than what they had been using for the last decade.
“Nevada County has unique challenges when it comes to communication signals,” said Brett Fletcher with Nevada County Public Health Emergency Preparedness. “You don’t have to go very far outside of Grass Valley for your cell phone signal to die out.”…