BK Technologies Corporation (NYSE:BKTI) (the “Company” or “BK Technologies”) today announced that it has received a purchase order valued at $1.4 million from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) for its BKR 5000 portable communications technology and accessories. This is the first significant purchase of the BKR 5000 by the DNR following a smaller order placed in March of 2022 for testing and approval purposes.
John Suzuki, CEO of BK Technologies, commented, “We are pleased that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources has selected the BKR 5000 radio for use in their field operations. The agency has been one of the largest users of BK radios at the state level. The BKR 5000 will provide portable communications technology that is ideally suited for their diverse field operations, and we look forward to continuing this longstanding partnership with the DNR and supporting them in their management and conservation responsibilities.”
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is committed to managing, sustaining, and protecting the health and productivity of Washington’s lands and waters. The department’s management responsibilities include the monitoring of mining cleanup, environmental restoration, and providing scientific information about earthquakes, landslides, and ecological areas, as well as conservation in the form of aquatic reserves and natural resource conservation areas. The DNR also serves as Washington State’s wildfire fighting force, with 600 permanent and temporary employees fighting fires on more than 13 million acres of private and state-owned forest lands.
