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Donated RV for mobile command still awaiting retrofit; county solicits vendors
Summary
Knox County received a donated trailer from Frederick County for use as an EMA mobile command unit. Commissioners and staff said the RV needs retrofit work, multiple vendors may be required, and the county has received at least one bid in a sale process while seeking outfitting vendors.
Amy Seward said the county has a donated trailer (an RV) from Frederick County intended to become an EMA mobile command unit but that work remains to convert and outfit it to first-responder specifications. She said the RV is currently the subject of a sale process (a bid was visible at roughly $1,000 in the meeting) and the county is exploring vendors to perform the retrofit; Seward and staff discussed the possibility of using two vendors to handle different parts of the outfitting.
Commissioners and staff discussed storage and logistics for the vehicle once completed and who would lead contracting; they said the donated unit would be housed at a county location (discussion mentioned the transit building ramp) and that they are working through vendor capacity and configuration to meet responder needs. No contract award or completion timeline was finalized in the meeting.
