Bangor Fire Department updates radio system after 20 years The new radios are heat and waterproof, have an emergency button, and more. It's thanks to a $110,000 grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program. Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 9:24 PM EDT May 2, 2021 Updated: 9:24 PM EDT May 2, 2021 BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor Fire Department is upgrading its radios thanks to a $110,000 grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program. "The government covers most of that, the city has to cover 10% of that, and we were able to pay that out of our operating budget," said Bangor Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Chandler Corriveau.