first responders
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06.08.11
Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Committee Passes First Responder Communications Bill
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the Senate Commerce Committee has passed the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act. Senator Gillibrand is a leader of the bipartisan effort to Read More
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06.01.11
Gillibrand Announces Nearly $20,000 For City Of Cortland Fire Department
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $19,750 in federal funding for the City of Cortland Fire Department. These federal dollars will be used by the City of Cortland Fire Department to provide comprehensive life safety education programs...Read More
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05.24.11
Gillibrand Announces More Than $80,000 For Levittown Fire District
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $80,580 in federal funding for the Levittown Fire District. These federal dollars will be used by the Levittown Fire District to recruit additional first responders. The funding is allocated through...Read More
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05.18.11
With Over 23,000 Police and Fire Departments Across NYS That Cannot All Communicate With Each Other Effectively During Emergencies, Gillibrand Calls for Upgrade to Emergency Communications System
With more than 2,300 police and fire departments across New York State that cannot all communicate with each other effectively during times of emergency, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is today calling on the House and Senate to pass legislation...Read More
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05.17.11
Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Call for Swift Passage of First Responder Communications Bill
- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today stood with her colleagues Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to call on the House and Senate to join them in passing l...Read More
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05.11.11
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.2 Million Federal Fire Grant for Firemen’s Association of NY; Funding for Statewide Recruitment of Firefighters Over Next Four Years
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Firemen's Association of the State of New York (FASNY) will receive a grant totaling $4,270,570 in Round 20 of the FY10 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program Staffing for Adequate Fire...Read More
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05.05.11
Gillibrand Announces More Than $82,000 for Vigilant Engine and Hook & Ladder Co., Inc. in Great Neck
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $82,730 in federal funding for the Vigilant Engine and Hook & Ladder Co., Inc. in Great Neck. These federal dollars will be used by the Vigilant Fire Company to recruit additional first responder...Read More
