Protecting the FD to protect the public, Cohoes receives $125K from McDonald

Protecting the FD to protect the public, Cohoes receives $125K from McDonald

COHOES, N.Y. — Assemblymember John McDonald presented the Cohoes Fire Department with $125,000 in discretionary funding this week. All headed to their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), Chief Joseph Fahd said it replaces a third of their SCBA units. “I think I bought them once a long time ago as mayor,” McDonald said, who finished his time as mayor of Cohoes in 2012. “Hopefully, they don’t have to use them too often, but when you need it…