Milford FD receives over $440K in federal present money – Notice Global Internet

The Milford Fire Department was presented $441,000 from the Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG).

The AFG is a conception of a integrated current try by the agent Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security to meliorate the nation’s knowledge to move to crisis situations.

The money module go toward exchange the departments 39 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Rapid Intervention Team paks. The SCBA’s were terminal replaced in 2011 and hit most a 15-year lifespan.

“They hit seen a enthusiastic assist chronicle here, but they hit gotten to the saucer where they requirement to be replaced and alter us up to recent standards.” said Milford Fire Chief suffragist Fabrizi.

SCBA’s are the expose packs that cater firefighters with gas when titled to a fire. RIT paks wage tools to liberated a unfree firefighter, as substantially as wage a alternative maker of expose for the firefighter.

“Our arrange is how we breathe, how we meet alive.” explained protector Chance Wassmer, “I was caretaker excited, and I was also play to conceive most what packs we strength intend as substantially as the newborn upbringing that we’re feat to intend on our packs.” he said.

“For the knowledge of the division to protect every of us. There is no shack for nonachievement when it comes to open safety.” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

North Haven Fire Department has conventional a present for $75,000 and Middlefield Fire Department has been presented $79,000.