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Emergency management vehicle decommissioned; committee approves leasing a shared EMS response truck with donated upfitting
Summary
Committee voted to decommission a 2004 FEMA-funded F-250 that is mechanically failing and to move forward with a leasing plan for a new shared emergency management/EMS vehicle; the Richland County Ambulance Association pledged $28,000 toward upfitting.
The committee voted to decommission a 2004 Ford F-250 purchased with a FEMA grant because the vehicle is mechanically and structurally deteriorated and expensive to repair. Emergency management staff said the truck’s frame and floorboard are rusted, the engine will soon need major work, and the vehicle is no longer reliable for emergency response.
Emergency management proposed selling the vehicle as surplus (estimated auction value about $5,000) and reported plans to replace three aging administrative vehicles with a single shared, upfitted pickup leased from a local dealer. The new vehicle will support EMS intercepts (once paramedic upgrades are in place), hazmat and incident command needs, and shared responses among emergency management, EMS and the coroner.
The committee approved sending the leasing agreement forward to executive finance and county board. The Richland County Ambulance Association committed $28,000 toward upfitting and equipment; county funds (fund 10 and fund 51) will share monthly lease payments estimated at about $1,100 combined.
Emergency management said conversion of a contract position to a county staff role will be managed using grant funds where feasible, and the committee asked staff to document grant compliance for disposal and replacement of the FEMA-funded vehicle.
Next steps: proceed with decommissioning and surplus sale paperwork per grant rules, and move the lease proposal through executive finance and county board.
