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County gets communications equipment
Due to the combined efforts of State Representative Joe Dorman, BAE Systems and the National Association of State Fire Marshals, Grady County has received a donation of $65,000 worth of communication equipment.
It was announced at the Oklahoma State Fire Marshall Commission meeting in Chickasha on Friday, Dec. 5 that BAE Systems, Inc., a division of Homeland Security Solutions, has donated, installed and provided training for 10 First InterComm interoperable communication units to emergency responders in Grady County.
"We've gotten excellent response to this system," said Mike Greene, director of Homeland Security Solutions, Information Dominance Systems. "It has been called 'elegantly simple.'"
According to Dorman, effective communication is extremely important in emergency operations.
"The donation of this communication equipment will enable disparate radio systems to communicate at emergency scenes. Lack of communications between emergency first responders was addressed as early as 1935, and as emergency incidents have become infinitely more complex, technology to address this problem has not been available until recently," he said.
First InterComm Vehicle Communications Assemblies, devices about the size of a shoebox that are mounted inside first responder vehicles that link all vehicles at an incident scene, were installed in 10 Grady County emergency response vehicles.
These units allow first responders to "communicate across different VHF, UHF and 800MHz frequencies using existing equipment and hand-held radios during major disasters when radio towers may be compromised."
This equipment has been installed in agencies in the Chickasha Fire Department, the Grady County Emergency Management Director, the Grady County Emergency Management Operations Center Mobile Command Unit, the Grady County Fire Chief, the Grady County District Fire Chief north, the Grady County District Fire Chief, central, the Grady County District Fire Chief, south, Rush Springs Fire Department, Rush Springs Emergency Medical Service and the Verden Fire Department.
"My main goal is to have adequate communications between emergency first responders at the incident scene. Lack of adequate communications is an nationwide problem," said, Oklahoma State Fire Marshal Robert Doke. "Grady County first responders will now be able to communicate with each other during any fire, car accident or large-scale disaster, expediting response times and eliminating any communication gaps."
The device, which uses standard digital technology and runs on vehicle power, "automatically creates temporary networks for interoperability."
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SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has stepped aside from the first-degree murder trial of a pharmacist accused in the fatal shooting of an unconscious would-be robber.
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