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Commissioners say county-city fire truck pickup delayed by weather; shared engine purchase moving forward
Summary
Sherman County officials said personnel planned to pick up a fire truck in South Dakota but delayed travel because of a storm. The purchase will be a joint city-county procurement, and the city plans to sell one of its engines, officials said.
Sherman County commissioners discussed a planned joint city‑county purchase of a fire truck and said the vehicle pickup was delayed because of stormy weather.
Why it matters: A shared engine affects local fire capacity and apparatus availability for both city and county emergency response.
Commissioner 2 said county personnel planned to travel to South Dakota to inspect and pick up a fire truck, but the trip was likely being postponed because of an approaching storm. He said once the truck arrives, commissioners and city officials would have an opportunity to view it.
Commissioner 1 noted the vehicle would operate both inside and outside city limits and that the city would sell an engine it seldom uses to free up a bay. Officials characterized the purchase as the first joint city‑county acquisition and said Brian James (referenced in the transcript) was coordinating the inspection and pickup.
No formal contract or purchase approval was included in the meeting transcript; the discussion recorded logistics and timing and indicated the pickup date could change based on weather.
