The Pulaski County Sheriff plans to upgrade radios for the dispatchers and emergency personnel in the next few years.
Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the commissioners this week that the radios in the dispatch center haven’t been replaced since 1998.. He said he’s beginning to gather quotes to replace that aged equipment.
The Sheriff is also looking to replace 200, 800 MHz Motorola radios for the police, EMS, EMA, and fire departments. The company will cease making parts for the current models used by the county and town emergency services in the next four years. Sheriff Richwine is working with EMA Director Larry Hoover to put together a plan to replace all of the radios in the next four years.
Estimates for both proposed equipment replacement plans are still being acquired. Richwine told the commissioners that quotes would be presented to them at their next meeting. He will also go before the county council in June to request the funds out of the 911 line item in the budget.
