Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, a Democrat from Glen Cove, has secured a $29,800 county grant for the Village of Sea Cliff, which will be used to purchase four thermal imaging cameras for the village Fire Department. The funding, which was approved by the Legislature on Sept. 21, will be provided through an intermunicipal agreement between the county and the village.
DeRiggi-Whitton said that the SCFD would be the third fire department in the 11th Legislative District to receive the cameras, with the other two in Glen Cove and Port Washington. She discussed the department’s needs with its leadership roughly 18 months ago, she said, and the cameras were one of its focuses. “This seemed to be what they really were interested in,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “It provides a service that makes sure they’re not missing anyone in the building if someone is passed out from smoke inhalation.”