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Whitfield County approves $603,000 turnout-gear replacement and other public-safety purchases
Summary
The Board approved replacement turnout gear for Whitfield County Fire Department ($603,000), a generator for Fire Station 5 ($55,419.80), 12 portable radios ($48,414.84) and an emergency HVAC ratification for the EOC ($9,900). Funding came from a mix of operating budget, fund balance and SPLOST.
Whitfield County commissioners authorized a series of public-safety equipment purchases and a budget amendment during the Jan. 12 meeting.
The board approved a $603,000 purchase from Dinges Fire Company to replace 121 firefighter protective equipment sets (structural coat, pant, helmet, hood), citing state and federal certification requirements that limit usable service life to 10 years. Commissioners recorded that…
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