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Farmingdale Fire Department Receives $50K Grant

The state grant program ensures stations are safe, structurally sound, meet current building codes and regulations, and more.

Farmingdale Village received a $50K grant for the Farmingdale Fire Department.
Farmingdale Village received a $50K grant for the Farmingdale Fire Department. (Marketing Masters NY)

FARMINGDALE, NY — Farmingdale Village received a $50K grant for the Farmingdale Fire Department, the village announced.

The grant is part of the NYS Volunteer Fire Infrastructure and Response Equipment (V-FIRE) Grant Program, "ensuring that fire stations and fire training facilities within New York State are safe, structurally sound, meet current building codes and regulations, and support or promote effective and safe firefighting practices," according to the village.

"These grants will give volunteer firefighters the resources they need to continue protecting New Yorkers; support befitting of their professionalism and the invaluable weight of their efforts," the village stated.

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