Washington County Commissioners met with first responders from all corners of Washington County to update them on the progress of the installation of the new P25 System Public Safety Radio Project. About 100 police, fire and ambulance personnel participated in the presentation from consultants Mission Critical, equipment provider Motorola and design firm Capital Area Communications. Items of interest were construction schedule and roll out of equipment. Currently the project will have site development for towers and land mobile radio installation begin in the first quarter of 2026. Equipment distribution was discussed. All emergency responders will be provided a base station, and an appropriate number of mobile and portable radios for their departments. Those devices are covered entirely by American Rescue Plan Act funding. During a question and answer session concerns were raised about location testing and mutual aid scenarios where responders have agreements across county and even state lines. Both questions were answered sufficiently. The project is expected to go live mid year in 2027.