Several members of Lamesa Fire Rescue now will have bulletproof vests available for their use at high-risk scenes when assisting law enforcement. A request by the Dawson County Sheriff Office to declare nine bulletproof vests as surplus for donation to the fire department was approved by the Dawson County Commissioners Court on Tuesday afternoon. Chief Deputy Josh Peterson said the sheriff’s office had nine bulletproof vests it was not using, since those vests did not fit any of the personnel at the sheriff’s office. “We would like to donate them to the fire department because they often have to respond to some of ...