WILLET, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - A fire department in Cortland County has been awarded a 10k grant through the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program.

The Willet Fire Department, which is located within Cortland County was awarded a grant of 10k. The announcement of the grant recipients was made on August 18th. The Grant is from State Farm and The National Volunteer Fire Council and is through the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program.

The grant is awarded to 150 volunteer fire departments to help assist with the funding of needed equipment. The Willet Fire Department is one of eight in NY that have been selected.

2024 is when the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program first launched.

NVFC Chair Steve Hirsch shares," Firefighting and rescue equipment is expensive, and many departments

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