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County staff press for more active-shooter and evacuation training, discuss evacuation chairs and smoke-machine drills
Summary
Public-safety staff proposed additional active-shooter and evacuation training for county employees, discussed stair-evacuation chairs and a smoke machine for drills, and noted radios are currently functioning; larger vehicle repairs require budget approval above $500.
Eric Jackson recommended another round of active-shooter and evacuation training for county employees, noting cooperation with the Jerome Fire Department to assist with building evacuations. He said the county can borrow the fire department’s smoke machine for drills at no charge and described a stair-evacuation chair option for moving individuals down stairs; after consulting the fire department he chose not to pursue slide devices.
Jackson also reported that radios in the building had been tested and were now working after earlier problems, and asked for clarity on repair-authority and budget lines for vehicle repairs — the board said larger expenses over $500 will require approval and must be charged to an appropriate budget line.
