Fiscal Court approves fire apparatus purchases, announces first full-time county firefighters
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The court accepted bids totaling about $1.94 million for two brush trucks and two structural engines and announced nine new full-time firefighter hires to support daytime staffing and volunteer departments; delivery timelines and Grant/funding specifics were discussed.
Warren County fiscal court on Dec. 18 approved two separate apparatus purchases for the county fire department and announced the county’s first cadre of full‑time firefighters to supplement volunteer departments.
The court accepted a $347,500 bid from 911 Fleet & Fire Equipment for two Ford F-350 brush/wildland trucks and a $1,596,482 bid from Fire Service Inc. for two Faust Spartan chassis custom-cab structural fire engines. County staff said these procurements were publicly advertised and were the best-evaluated bids on specification compliance and price.
A county presenter on apparatus acquisition told the court that delivery times for fire engines are typically long and that the bid process specified delivery within about 12 months; several vendors could not meet that requirement. The presenter said the vendor selected met the 12-month requirement and that jurisdictions currently using similar vehicles report a useful service life of 20-plus years.
Separately, the court’s fire department announced nine hires who will become the county’s first full-time firefighters to support daytime weekday staffing. Names announced included Doug Hoots (online), Tyler Scudder, Pete Tarantino, Dylan Hunt and Tim Buchanan; the presenter also recognized administrative staff Jen Klingelsmith for support. The judge said the new hires are expected to be sworn in at the Jan. 8 fiscal court meeting.
The court voted to authorize the judge executive to sign all related documents. No delivery dates were recorded beyond county staff noting vendor-specified delivery approximations; staffing actions will be finalized at the swearing-in.
Next steps: The court scheduled the swearing-in for Jan. 8 and will monitor equipment delivery and apparatus assignment to stations.