Assemblyman Patrick J. Carroll announced more than $2.8 million in state funding for several Rockland County first responder agencies during a visit to the New City Ambulance Corps on Thursday.
Carroll was joined by New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for a tour of the ambulance corps facility, where they met with volunteers and learned more about the work local emergency responders perform throughout the community.
Representatives from the New City, Congers, Nanuet and Haverstraw ambulance corps were in attendance, along with members of the Thiells Fire Department and Nyack Mayor Joe Rand.
According to Carroll, the funding will help local emergency service organizations replace aging vehicles, purchase critical equipment and address other operational needs.
The allocations include hundreds of thousands of dollars for local ambulance corps, $380,000 for the Thiells Fire Department toward the purchase of a new search-and-rescue vehicle, and $950,000 for Nyack General Fire Protection Company No. 2 to construct affordable housing for volunteer first responders.
“Our first responders are vital to our community,” Carroll said, adding that he is proud to support the volunteers who dedicate their time to keeping residents safe.
Carroll said that while available funding cannot cover every need facing local emergency agencies, he remains committed to working with first responder organizations to secure additional funding in the years ahead.
