911 director pleads for new field radios for first responders

by Kate Shunney

What’s the life of a first responder worth?

That was the question posed by 911 director Ronald Mason last week to two of the county’s three elected commissioners.

Behind Mason, more than a dozen local volunteer and paid first responders filled the seats in the County Commission meeting room.

“We need to replace field subscriber radios,” said Mason. He described the radios as the “one life line” a responder should be able…