By Anita Goodan
Hamlet-Davis Township Fire Department Assistant Chief Aaron Anderson requested funds from the Starke County Council for equipment.
Anderson explained that additional dual band radios are needed to outfit firefighters and there is a desire to put tablets into the primary engine trucks and the rescue truck that would have mapping software similar to what Starke County EMS has. He noted that the tablets and mapping software would expedite response times and help direct them to the right call as dispatched from the Starke County Dispatch Center.
Anderson asked for $10,000 in funding assistance for the purchases.
The council voted in favor of approving up to $10,000 in CEDIT funds for the purchase with that recommendation going to the Starke County Commissioners for approval. Councilman Todd Leinbach abstained from the motion.
