ALBANY – Over $395,000 in emergency preparedness grants will be coming to the Mid-Hudson for four projects in the Senate District of James Skoufis (D, Cornwall).
Rockland County will receive $104,545 to help equip its local FBI-accredited bomb squad, improving their efforts to locate and prevent potential emergencies caused by improved explosive devices.
Orange County’s regional HazMat team, which also encompasses Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties, will receive $142,000 to obtain and maintain essential equipment, implement the HazMat Team Accreditation Program, conduct training and exercises, and/or develop and update response plans.
Three localities will receive funding to provide local law enforcement agencies with aid for active road patrol and explosive detection canine capabilities. Orange County will receive $6,000, Rockland will receive $15,000, and the Town of Woodbury will receive $50,000.
The Town of Monroe will receive $27,800 and the Village of Woodbury will receive $50,000 to support local first responders’ efforts to mitigate risk and enhance protection at mass gatherings/special event sites, and government-owned critical infrastructure sites.
