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Pennington County Fire Service seeks reserve authority to replace aging cascade air‑fill system
Summary
Fire administrator Jerome Harvey asked the board for spending authority from fire program reserves to replace an aging trailer‑mounted cascade system used to refill firefighters' self‑contained breathing apparatus at incidents. He estimated replacement at $175,000 and said reserves would be drawn down to about $60,000 after the work.
Jerome Harvey, Pennington County fire administrator, told commissioners the fire service board requests spending authority from the county fire fund reserves to replace the county’s cascade air‑fill system, a mobile unit firefighters use to refill self‑contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) at structure and dive responses.
Harvey said the existing cascade trailer has exceeded its useful life, is approaching weight and regulatory limits for safe…
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