Mr. Harrison, a fire department representative, asked the board for permission to take possession of a surplus 2009 Department of Defense trailer retrofitted as a 5,000-gallon tanker, saying the county could pick it up at no cost. "That trailer we're looking at. It's a 02/2009, built in Canada for Department of Defense. We can pick that trailer up at no cost," he said.

Harrison said swapping the tanker would reduce the loaded weight of a truck from roughly "between a 109,000 and a 110,000 pounds," down to about "75 to 78,000 pounds," reducing but not eliminating overload concerns on some county roads. He outlined minimal expected county costs: short-term insurance while the county transfers the old unit from inventory, repainting, and transport.

Harrison described the trailer's condition and recent repairs: tires of size 11R22.5 with "4 recaps, good looking recaps, 4 non recapped tires," replaced air-brake cans, and a new air hose. He asked the county for permission to acquire it; the board moved, seconded and approved the request by voice vote.

Board members and Harrison also discussed the county's emergency-call volume and volunteer staffing. Harrison said the volunteer force has about "27, 28 members right now" and the department responds to "50 to 60 calls per month," with later estimates near "70 a month" and "70% of them are medical related." He described volunteers who do not perform medical calls turning radios off at night because of frequent call activity and said the call volume was "wearing my folks down."

Later in the meeting, county participants discussed school-event emergency coverage and directed staff to schedule ambulance coverage for football games. A staff member said they would "get it scheduled and sent to Patrick," and supervisors agreed to "put 1 on-site" for games; the transcript records this as a direction rather than a formal, recorded motion.

The transcript does not include a formal cost estimate for insurance during the transfer, any written condition report for the trailer, or a formal procurement contract; the pickup location was given verbally as "Jackson Burrow."