Cybersecurity and power grid safety research took the front seat Wednesday in a House budget committee, which advanced the project and a series of fire station improvements. The committee advanced nearly $10 million worth of fire department construction, repair and improvement across the state. The developments will be considered for the final budget if approved by the Appropriations committee. The projects run the gamut from Sanderson improving its three-person volunteer fire department (HB 2501) to reallocating $1.2 million to a replacement fire station in Plantation that was inadvertently stripped from the project (HB 2223). “One of the great things about our committee is the opportunity to support firefighters and fire stations across the state,” Williamson said. “I believe it is vital for the safety and security of Floridians to be served by fire departments with proper equipment and infrastructure.”