Winnemucca District transfers 45 radios to Rural Fire Readiness Program
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WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District is coordinating the transfer of 45 handheld Bendix King radios to 13 different local fire organizations in Northern Nevada. The radios, which cost approximately $1,200 each, are considered “excess” Federal property and therefore available to local cooperators under the Rural Fire Readiness (RFR) Program at no cost to the local departments.
"The RFR program is a valuable tool to help provide critical components to success in working together on wildland fire incidents," said Donovan Walker, Interagency Fire Management Officer for the Winnemucca BLM and Santa Rosa Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The Winnemucca BLM will also be transferring the first engine coming up for excess to the Rye Patch VFD by the end of September.
The radios are being transferred to the following local fire organizations:
Winnemucca Rural Volunteer Fire Department – 5 radios | Golconda/Valmy Volunteer Fire Department - 4 radios |
Winnemucca City Volunteer Fire Department – 2 radios | Paradise Valley Volunteer Fire Department – 3 radios |
Blue Mountain Rural Fire Protection Association – 4 radios | Wildfire Support Group Rural Fire Protection Association – 5 radios |
Grass Valley Volunteer Fire Department – 3 radios | Imlay Volunteer Fire Department – 3 radios |
Rye Patch Volunteer Fire Department – 3 radios | Lovelock Volunteer Fire Department – 4 radios |
Orovada Volunteer Fire Department – 3 radios | McDermitt Volunteer Fire Department – 3 radios |
Denio Volunteer Fire Department—3 radios | |
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