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Wright County search-and-rescue leader asks board to consider equipment funding next fiscal year
Summary
The longtime volunteer leader of Wright County Search and Rescue requested county support to replace helmets and rescue suits, and asked that funding be considered in the next fiscal-year budget.
Tony Alton, a Wright County Search and Rescue volunteer, told the Board of Supervisors he will retire later this year and urged the county to consider funding replacements for personal protective equipment used by the volunteer team.
Alton said the team has 16 helmets and that about half show rust; two of the unit's Mustang suits are leaking and two slickwater suits are needed. He estimated costs at roughly…
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