BK Technologies says BKR 9000 multiband radio receives NIFC approval

BK Technologies announced that the BKR 9000 multiband radio has been approved by the National Interagency Fire Center 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 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 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.