This past Saturday, July 15th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Breezy Point) helped “wet down” a new firetruck commissioned by the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department. In a “wetting down,” as practiced by VFDs across the United States, firefighters from neighboring towns help consecrate new equipment by blasting it with water hoses. The ceremony was held on the Breezy Point Ballfield.

“Breezy Point’s fire department is a long and storied outfit with an important job to do,” said Pheffer Amato. “Just last week, I was proud to extend rebuilding permits for Breezy Point for another two years. So much of the damage from Sandy was from the fire that ripped through the Point after the flood. Being on the tip of a peninsula, we’re uniquely vulnerable, which is why we have to have the equipment to match the dedication and bravery of the PBVFD. Congratulations to the Department and the whole community on their new truck, and here’s to a safer community!”