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Florida CFO awards $1 million to fire departments for cancer prevention equipment
Summary by The Palm Beach Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Scott Sutton , as published by WPTV
· August 10, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The chief financial officer awarded $1 million to support this effort.
Florida's chief financial officer visited Palm Beach County on Monday to provide funding to local fire departments. The goal of this allocation is to protect the health and safety of firefighters. The chief financial officer awarded $1 million to support this effort.
This funding is specifically intended for cancer prevention equipment. Further details about the allocation and the local fire departments that received funding are available from the source, WPTV.
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Category: safety ·
Published: August 10, 2026 ·
Source: WPTV ·
Reading time: 1 min
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