Grant Funding

Town of Burrillville Police receives $100,000.00 technology grant!
A new communications center, new narrow band compliant 800 MHz radios and a fully equipped Emergency Operations Center was recently purchased and installed with the help of Senator Jack Reed. Burrillville applied for and was awarded a Technology Improvement Grant through the COPS Office and the U.S. Department of Justice in 2010 and have recently completed the installation of the new equipment. The communication consoles can be adjusted for the height and size of the dispatcher for comfort and efficiency. The cabinets have built in lights, pull out shelves for ease of servicing computers and fans for cooling of equipment. The radio system has been upgraded to 2013 narrow band compliance and there is built in redundency for all police, fire and EMS communications. New mobile 800 MHz radios have been installed in every police vehicle and each officer will be issued a new 800 MHz portable radio. Funding from the grant also includes new cameras for station security and a 70 foot tower to the south of the building for back up radio antennas.