BSO integrates radios for better public safety  By Eliott
Rodriguez  FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — What the public rarely gets a
glimpse of is the amount of coordination among fire rescue and
law enforcement agencies arriving at the scene of an accident.
Different agencies have different radios, and cannot communicate
because they operate over different frequencies and use
different technology.  This communication problem was
highlighted during 9/11 in New York City with so many agencies
and so many different communications equipment, which didn''t
allow them to coordinate their response efficiently.  Well,
that''s changing with some new technology, showcased by Broward
County emergency responders. It''s called "communications
interoperability", demonstrated at Markham Park in Broward on
Thursday during a Broward Sherriff''s office rescue training
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