Committee accepts technical-rescue/USAR grant; equipment allocations explained

Jul 29, 2026

The committee accepted a technical rescue and urban search-and-rescue grant that staff said will allocate roughly $75,000 to Rochester Fire Department for PPE, about $8,000 to Monroe County Fire Bureau for gear storage, and funds to Genesee County Emergency Management for animal-capture equipment.

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The Monroe County Public Safety Committee voted on July 28 to accept a New York State technical rescue and urban search-and-rescue (USAR) grant and approved a collaborative spending plan across three agencies.

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