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Delaware County to apply for EMPG grant, hire contractor to update emergency plan and approve major fire-safety purchases
Summary
The Delaware County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to apply for a $24,500 EMPG grant and to hire Nimbus Resilience Solutions to update the county Emergency Operations Plan; the board also approved a $161,776 countywide fire suppression package, handheld radio purchases and financing for a Cleora Fire Department tanker truck.
The Delaware County Board of County Commissioners voted May 5 to apply for a $24,500 Emergency Management Performance Grant and to contract with Nimbus Resilience Solutions to update the county Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), actions commissioners said would strengthen local emergency preparedness.
Commissioner Jake Callihan moved to apply for the EMPG and to engage Nimbus; Commissioner David Beck seconded and the motions carried unanimously. Emergency Management Director Jeff Reeves told the board the EMPG now must be used for a specific project and said updating the statutory EOP is a timely use of the funds. The grant requires a 50/50 match, which Reeves said would make the county’s share about $12,250 if the full $24,500 is awarded.
The board also approved a $161,776 quote from Techsico for fire suppression equipment and monitoring covering three commissioner barns plus the new sheriff’s office and the election board office in the former Arvest building, to be paid from the county’s Use Tax account.…
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