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Commission highlights electric-vehicle immobilizers for volunteer fire departments
Summary
Commissioner Jedd Schola presented universal electric-vehicle immobilizers intended to improve responder safety during incidents and vehicle recovery; the devices were described as previously approved for distribution to volunteer fire departments.
Commissioner Jedd Schola told the Barbour County Commission that the county has approved universal electric-vehicle immobilizers for volunteer fire departments to improve responder safety during incidents.
"These universal devices are designed to safely disable electric vehicles, enhancing responder safety during emergency incidents and vehicle recovery operations," Schola said. He presented the devices to commissioners as an item previously approved for the volunteer departments.
No formal vote was recorded on the presentation itself; the item was provided to inform commissioners and the public about equipment distributed to local volunteer fire departments.
