The Rochester Police Department has been awarded a $5,000 grant to purchase an emergency trailer and equipment.

The police received the grant from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, a nonprofit which provides property and casualty insurance to the town. The association awards grants to its member municipalities to purchase equipment and implement training programs that address safety and loss prevention issues.

“This is a great asset for the Town of Rochester,” said Police Chief Paul Magee in a released statement. “The trailer is loaded with traffic control equipment such as traffic barrels, barricades, traffic cones, detour signs, and clean-up equipment. It will be used to enhance scene safety at major incidents and at town events like the Country Fair and Memorial Day Boat Race.”

In addition to the emergency trailer, the police will purchase barricades and safety cones to protect police officers, municipal employees, motorists, and pedestrians in and around emergency areas, road work, and construction zones.