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Emergency services and fire chiefs seek targeted equipment, training and turnout gear funding
Summary
Emergency services director Randy Lilly and Fire Chief Barton Roberts presented budget requests focused on hazardous-materials detection, swiftwater and turnout-gear replacement, thermal cameras, and modest operational increases tied to department growth.
Randy Lilly, Berkeley County’s emergency services director, and Fire Chief Barton Roberts presented a budget focused on equipment replacement, training and modest operational increases to support an expanding fire-rescue workforce.
Lilly told commissioners the request included maintenance and repair line increases to support specialized instrumentation (hazmat and radiological meters), additional turnout gear replacements, thermal-imaging cameras for arriving firefighters, and swiftwater rescue equipment; many line items matched or slightly exceeded…
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