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Idaho Military Division requests supplementals for vehicle backlogs, public-safety communications and hazmat equipment
Summary
The Military Division told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it needs supplemental funding to clear a backlog of vehicles requiring communications installs, to modernize public-safety communications infrastructure, and to replace decades‑old hazardous‑materials response equipment across seven regional teams.
BOISE — The Idaho Military Division presented its fiscal 2026 requests to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (date not specified), pressing for supplemental funding to clear a backlog of vehicles that require radios and communications equipment, to modernize public‑safety communications infrastructure, and to replace hazardous‑materials response equipment that has not been updated since about 2005.
Major General Tim Donnellan, the Adjutant General, described three related needs: (1) contractor work and facility upgrades to clear a backlog of vehicles that were delivered after a period of manufacturing delays, (2) IT infrastructure and licensing to separate a public‑safety network from the state ITS network, and (3) a cash transfer in the governor’s recommendation to provide regional hazardous‑materials teams funds to purchase modern equipment.
Why it matters: The division supports civilian first responders and statewide emergency communications, and the equipment upgrades affect interdiction, 9‑1‑1 dispatch interoperability and public safety. Committee members probed…
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