NIFC approval qualifies BKR 9000 multi-band radio for purchase by the Department of the Interior for use in wildland fire operations
WEST MELBOURNE, FL / ACCESSWIRE / September 5, 2024 / BK Technologies Corporation (NYSE American:BKTI) (the “Company” or “BK Technologies”) today announced that the BKR 9000 multiband radio has been approved by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) National Interagency Incident Communications Division as a fire approved radio for use by all federal employees and personnel under contract with the United States federal government.
Designation by the NIFC as a fire approved radio qualifies the BKR 9000 for purchase by the Department of the Interior (DOI) for use in federal wildland fire operations, as well as for use by cooperator aviation radios and forest health protection. As a multiband radio, the BKR 9000 provides agencies with the capability to operate on all four Land Mobile Radio (LMR) frequency bands, on conventional or P25 trunked radio systems in urban centers such as New York City, in rural communities, and on wildland fire incidents. The BKR 9000 also provides superior interoperability across federal, state, and local agencies, and private contractors working with the NIFC. The BKR 9000 joins the BKR 5000 single band radio which received NIFC approval in March of 2021.
John Suzuki, CEO of BK Technologies, commented, “We’re very pleased to have received NIFC approval for the BKR 9000 multiband radio. With NIFC fire approval, the BKR 9000 can now be used across all federal wildland fire operations as well as operating on an agency’s ‘home’ radio system, eliminating the need for the agency to purchase two separate single band radios. We believe that providing a single radio platform to support all agency operations will be an attractive cost saving option for both our existing and new customers. With this designation from NIFC, both the BKR 9000 multiband and BKR 5000 single band radios are now approved for use by the United States federal government in their wildland fire operations.”
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BK Technologies Corporation manufactures high-specification communications equipment of unsurpassed reliability and value for use by public safety professionals and government agencies. BK Technologies SaaS business focuses on new, innovative public safety smartphone services that will make the first responders safer or more productive. BK Technologies is honored to serve these heroes when every moment counts. The Company’s common stock trades on the NYSE American market under the symbol “BKTI”. Maintaining its headquarters and primary manufacturing facility in West Melbourne, Florida, BK Technologies can be contacted through its web site at www.bktechnologies.com or directly at 1-800-821-2900.
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