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Commissioners discuss fire-truck boosters, traded pickup and second dispatch station; ask staff to seek bank quotes
Summary
Officials and first responders discussed adding Wi‑Fi or cellular boosters to fire trucks, the sheriff's office trade of a pickup for use as a command vehicle, and pricing for a second dispatch console; the board asked staff to get financing quotes from three banks.
Members of the county’s emergency services and public-safety staff briefed commissioners on several equipment and communications matters on June 1.
Jeff Lathen, Brandon Hagamen, Randy Blehm, Bryan Burgess and Doug Ritter discussed options to add Wi‑Fi or cellular boosters to fire trucks to improve on-scene communications. The minutes also record that the sheriff’s office traded one of its pickups to the Meade Fire Department to serve as a command vehicle in incidents.
Doug Ritter presented pricing quotes for a second dispatch console and said Motorola offered a lease program to pay out over time. The board reached a consensus to contact all three local banks for financing quotes to cover the console and related dispatch improvements.
