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County emergency services report: radio upgrades, tower leasing, battery fire risks and proposed fire truck purchase
Summary
Riley County emergency management and fire officials briefed commissioners on radio system work, plans to lease tower space to carriers, new fire-reporting software, safety guidance for battery fires and a proposed out-of-state purchase of a dual-purpose fire truck for a small station.
Riley County emergency management and fire department leaders updated the commission Dec. 9 on radio-system repairs, a plan to lease communications space on county radio towers, emerging battery-fire risks from e-bikes and e-scooters and a proposed purchase of a dual-purpose fire truck located in Arizona.
Russell Stuckey, emergency management and McKinley fire (spokes: Emergency Management), told commissioners the county has made recent progress restoring the county radio system and asked the board to confirm continued interest in renting tower space to cell carriers, broadcasters and broadband companies. "Our primary targets would be cell phone companies, other types of…
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