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Demorest council approves donation of expired turnout gear and hose to North Carolina departments
Summary
The council unanimously agreed to surplus five or six pieces of expired turnout gear and approximately 20 sections of old hose for donation to North Carolina fire departments affected by recent storms.
The Demorest City Council unanimously approved a request Oct. 22 to surplus expired firefighting equipment for donation to fire departments in North Carolina affected by storms.
Chief Scheuerer asked the council to declare five or six pieces of 12–15-year-old turnout gear and about twenty sections of 30-year-old hose as surplus because the items have no operational value locally. Councilman Shawn Allen moved to surplus the items and Councilman Jimmy Davis seconded; the motion passed 4-0.
City staff recorded the items as having no current value and not fit for active service; the council voted to proceed with donation rather than disposal. The council took the action during the same meeting in which it adopted the 2025 budget and the 7.16 millage rate.
The council did not specify which North Carolina departments would receive the equipment or the timetable for transfer. The surplus motion was recorded as approved unanimously and appeared to be intended to assist out-of-jurisdiction departments recovering from storm damage.
