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Committee approves donating surplus legacy radios to volunteer fire departments
Summary
The Safety Committee voted to donate about 30–40 legacy fire radios—deemed incompatible with the new county radio system—to local volunteer fire departments after members concluded resale value would be low.
The Safety Committee voted to donate surplus legacy fire radios to local volunteer fire departments after a fire department representative said the units will not be compatible with the county’s new radio system.
Speaker 3, the fire department representative, said portable radios are now in service but mobile radios were delayed by an ice storm. He told the committee the department expects roughly 30 to 40 older radios and estimated resale proceeds would be minimal: “you'd be lucky to get about $1,500 for all,” he said.
Committee members discussed alternatives including selling the radios or donating them to volunteer departments. Speaker 6 noted the radios are not compatible with the new system and Speaker 3 recommended contacting the Warren County Fire Chiefs Association and Chief Raymond Roberts to oversee distribution to departments that still use the older system.
Speaker 4 moved that the radios be donated to volunteer fire departments. The committee approved the motion by voice vote; the minutes record the vote as carried but do not provide a roll-call tally.
The donation is intended to provide usable equipment to volunteer departments that have not yet transitioned to the county’s updated radio system. No funding or transfer schedule was specified at the meeting.
