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Council OKs $221,000 portable radio purchase as fire department recaps large festival response
Summary
Council approved phase‑one replacement of the fire department’s portable radios (43 units) to maintain state‑network interoperability; Fire Chief Charlie King also reported on emergency response to the Rock the Country event, saying crews treated about 300 people onsite and transported five.
Anderson City Council unanimously approved a budgeted, first‑phase purchase of handheld portable radios for the fire department, authorizing procurement of 43 multi‑band portable units and accessories intended to maintain interoperability with the state Palmetto 800 system.
Fire Chief Charlie King told the council the department’s current portable radios, purchased in…
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