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After a tower outage that cut eastern coverage, Goochland staff propose new radio site and pre‑order of fire engines to manage rising costs
Summary
Sheriff’s staff described a recent outage at an eastern tower that left responders unable to reach dispatch; staff proposed adding a new tower and moving toward trunking to improve regional interoperability. Fire leadership reported a totaled engine and long lead times for replacements; staff proposed ordering stock engines and a tanker now to achieve discounts and avoid future price and emissions‑driven cost hikes.
Sheriff’s staff told the Board that a Creekmore tower outage this past summer caused a near‑complete loss of handheld communications in the eastern county when generator and battery systems failed. The presenter said handheld radios reliably reach approximately 6–10 air miles under normal conditions and that, with the Creekmore outage, eastern responders were unable to speak to dispatch until redundant paths were restored. Staff said this event exposed a vulnerability in the current conventional radio system and recommended adding a transmitter site in the northeast…
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