Radio amateurs in the Tukwila Emergency Communications Team (TEC) have received recognition for their role in preparing the city for an emergency 

King County Executive Dow Constantine awarded the TEC Team the sixth annual Executive's Award for Community Preparedness at the Tukwila Fire Department's headquarters, given each fall to a volunteer organization that trains for and responds to emergencies.

The team consists of 20 volunteer emergency communications responders who work or live in Tukwila and provide the city with ham radio communication in an emergency.

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