Emergency management: Rescue 19 inventory dispersed; HMEP grant application approved
Emergency management director Samantha Rhodehamel reported Rescue 19 is out of service and presented inventory for disposition; commissioners voted to disperse remaining Rescue 19 equipment and approved applying for a 2025 HMEP grant capped at $20,000 to fund a full‑scale training exercise.
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Samantha Rhodehamel, director of Emergency Management, told commissioners that "Rescue 19 is currently out of service" and provided an inventory of remaining equipment. She recommended keeping certain items for EMA use and offering other assets to local fire departments; county counsel cited IC 5‑22‑22‑12, which gives local fire departments right of first refusal on surplus emergency vehicles and equipment.
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