PERMA & NYSAFC 2025 Firefighter Risk Reduction MiniGrant Recipients Announced

• By: Staff
• On: 02/24/2025 16:49:59
• In: NYSAFC News

PERMA has awarded $5,000 grants to 22 different fire departments throughout the state of New York to be used in the purchase of a new gear washer or dryer. As we know, this equipment is crucial in reducing the exposure to carcinogens and helps maintain firefighter gear integrity.

Each department received this grant under the Firefighter Risk Management Reduction MiniGrant Program, created through a partnership between PERMA and the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. Launched in 2019, this program is available annually to members of both NYSAFC and PERMA, to provide financial assistance with the purchase of a new gear washer or dryer. Congratulations to this year's winners:
 

• Brighton Fire District
• Burdett Volunteer Fire Department
• Cincinnatus Fire District
• City of Hornell Fire Department
• Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation
• Colonie Fire Company
• Fayetteville Fire Department
• Guilderland Fire District
• Lake Placid Fire Department
• Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department
• Port Chester Fire Department
• Port Jervis Fire Department
• Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
• Scarsdale Fire Department
• Sloatsburg Fire Department
• South Floral Park Fire Department
• Stottville Fire Company
• Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department
• Village of Wappingers Falls/W.T. Garner Engine Co./S.W. Johnson Engine Co.
• West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company
• Westmere Fire District
• Woodmere Fire District

Since its inception, this program has provided over $275,000 in funds for gear washers and dryers through 62 grant awards to 54 member organizations. Each year, this program continues to receive more applications, which has initiated additional partnership conversations about other fire industry trends and risk management needs.

PERMA currently serves more than 300 fire departments and districts across New York state, offering a variety of risk management services tailored to the fire service. Additional services available for PERMA members include training in emergency vehicle operation, stress management, safe patient lifting instruction, General Municipal Law Section 207(a) referral services, rehabilitation best practices, as well as the standard required PESH regulatory trainings (bloodborne pathogens, PPE, etc.). PERMA and NYSAFC continue to partner annually on cross-functional training with risk management programming and subject matter experts that are relevant to both memberships and look to provide innovative resources to New York's firefighting community.

If you would like to learn more about these offerings, please email PERMA Public Safety Risk Management Specialist Pete Frisoni. Learn more about PERMA or membership here.

NYSAFC salutes PERMA for its ongoing commitment to firefighter safety and wellness!