The Alamo Area Regional Radio System (AARRS) was completed for public service security. The system was developed by CPS Energy and Mission Critical Partners (MCP). The land mobile radio (LMR) system is designed to replace three legacy LMR systems that had become obsolete.
Two of the legacy systems were owned by the city and used by its police and fire departments and the sheriff’s office, county fire departments and smaller public safety agencies within the county. The legacy systems all suffered from similar issues, with the most significant including: