Governor Kathy Hochul awarded $25 million in state funds to improve facilities and response capabilities for volunteer firefighters.
The funding, provided through the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, was awarded to 88 entities across the state.
Leeds received $1 million to construct a new fire station.
"It is important to make sure each member of our department is fully protected," said Stamford Fire Chief Don VanEtten.
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Getting Out and Staying Out, co-founded by Tony Smith of the VSA Consulting Group, works to reduce recidivism rate among men at Rikers Island, New York City. The recidivism rate significantly dropped from 60-plus percent to under 20 percent, with more than a thousand men over a span of eight years.