fire packs

HOMELAND SECURITY SEES NEED Milford Fightfighters Awarded $120,000 For 18 New Air Packs MILFORD – The Village of Milford fire department has been awarded $120,000 to replace its aging air packs, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today. The money is provided by the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant to Firefighters’ Grant Program. Second Assistant Fire Chief Damon West said the department’s SCBAs (self-contained breathing apparatuses) are 15 years old and cost $7,000 a piece to replace.  He…