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Emergency Management urges replacement plan for hundreds of unsupported radios; grant funding sought

5738143 · September 9, 2025
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Summary

Emergency Management told the council dozens of county radios are no longer supported by vendors and proposed buying replacements in a multi-year sustainment plan, while pursuing several outside grants to offset costs.

Jennifer Toby, director of Elkhart County Emergency Management, told the County Council that an inventory review shows a portion of the county’s public-safety radios are no longer supported by vendors and will require replacement or warranty support.

Toby said the Integrated Public Safety Commission’s new listing of equipment indicates the county has 43 radios at immediate risk of losing vendor support. She…

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