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Board approves purchase of rescue‑tools to equip new heavy rescue truck
Summary
Dinwiddie supervisors unanimously approved a contract to buy extrication tools and mounting hardware for the county's new heavy rescue truck; Fire Department leaders said the kit will include battery‑operated spreaders, rams, stabilizers and jacks and will be procured via cooperative contract.
The Board of Supervisors approved a contract to equip the county’s recently acquired heavy rescue truck, Rescue 1, with modern extrication tools and mounting hardware.
Fire leadership explained the county purchased a used heavy rescue truck in June 2025 and that the vehicle’s small existing tool complement would not meet the demands of heavy extrication. The Fire Chief said the county requested a quote from Air Care Incorporated to outfit Rescue 1 and told the board the price during the presentation as stated in the transcript; the board approved the purchase by a unanimous roll‑call vote.
The presentation described the chosen tool brand (Halmatro) and listed equipment types the county plans to deploy—battery‑operated spreaders and rams, stabilizers, jacks and mounting hardware—so Rescue 1 can perform vehicle‑extrication operations countywide. The purchase will be made through an NPPGov cooperative contract and paid from remaining heavy‑rescue project funds.
