SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATORS SAY FEMA $$$ WILL GIVE FIREFIGHTERS THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced over $2.6 million in federal funding for firefighters across Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The senators said the funding will be used to purchase essential equipment, boost training and provide firefighters the support they need to keep New Yorkers and themselves safe.
“From the peak of the pandemic to battling a blaze, our brave Upstate New York firefighters are always on the front lines, risking their lives to protect their communities. It is essential that we provide our firefighters with the resources they need to keep our communities safe,” said Senator Schumer. “That is why I am proud to deliver this over $2.6 million federal boost, from a program I helped create, for our courageous Upstate heroes to give them the equipment and training they need to stay safe and be prepared to take on any emergency.”
“New York’s brave firefighters put their lives at risk to keep us safe,” said Senator Gillibrand. “We owe it to them to ensure that they have the top-of-the-line safety equipment and comprehensive training they need to respond to emergencies. I’m proud to be delivering nearly $2 million in federal funding for our first responders and I’ll keep fighting to ensure that fire departments from Dunkirk to Potsdam to Arlington have the support and resources they need to do their jobs safely and effectively.”
Funding Recipients Listed Below:
|
Organization |
Grant Funding |
|
City of Dunkirk |
$44,661 |
|
Boston Emergency Squad, Inc |
$101,440 |
|
Lakeshore Volunteer Fire Co Inc |
$126,152 |
|
Eggertsville Fire District |
$95,238 |
|
Pembroke Fire District |
$19,095 |
|
Wayland Joint Fire District |
$43,238 |
|
Town of Rush |
$193,223 |
|
Jordan Volunteer Fire Co Inc |
$642,857 |
|
Altmar Volunteer Fire Dept. Inc |
$41,904 |
|
Hubbardsville Fire District |
$23,152 |
|
Bridgewater Fire Company Inc |
$71,257 |
|
The Fire Department of The Village of Owego, Inc. |
$42,952 |
|
City of Albany |
$60,909 |
|
Glenville Fire District #2 |
$21,838 |
|
North Greenbush Fire District #1 |
$122,380 |
|
Village of Tivoli |
$56,142 |
|
Woodstock Fire District |
$132,597 |
|
Village of Croton-On-Hudson Inc. |
$37,928 |
|
Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc |
$126,400 |
|
City of Hornell |
$107,600 |
|
West Edmeston Volunteer Fire Department |
$35,052 |
|
Allegany Rescue And Ems |
$21,944 |
|
Volunteer Fire Company of Vernon |
$73,928 |
|
Arlington Fire District |
$151,040 |
|
Esopus Fire District |
$80,502 |
|
Savannah Fire Company, Inc |
$33,476 |
|
Town of Greenfield |
$25,714 |
|
Granville Rescue Squad |
$38,047 |
|
Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company Inc |
$35,285 |
The AFG Program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the Department’s United States Fire Administration. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis to the applicants that most closely address the program’s priorities and demonstrate financial need. More information on the AFG Program can be found here.
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