dispatch firegeezer on 30 Jun 2008 09:52 am
Lightning Strikes FD Dispatch Center
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, SUNDAY EVENING sent a lightning bolt onto a direct hit at the fire department’s radio and dispatch center.
The NashuaTelegraph reports:
A lighting strike damaged the fire department’s radio dispatch system during yesterday’s severe thunderstorm.
The strike hit the dispatch center at 38 Lake St. sometime between 5:30 and 5:45 p.m. said Deputy Fire Chief Micheal O’Brien.
The dispatchers were able to bring the backup radio systems online within five minutes. The backup systems were still in use as of 10:30 p.m. on Sunday night.
The damage will not affect service to residents, O’Brien said.
So far there is not estimate on the cost of repairing the system which is still underway.
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