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Council approves purchase of four encrypted mobile radios for ambulances after federal grant funding did not arrive

5404494 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized purchasing four mobile ambulance radios previously expected to be grant-funded after federal program funding was delayed or stopped; staff said the purchase will align ambulance radios with other encrypted systems.

The Urbandale City Council approved a purchase to obtain four mobile radios for ambulances after a federal grant intended to fund the equipment was paused in February. Fire department staff explained the radios are part of the Department of Homeland Security/HHS Rule Emergency Medical…

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