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{"4428855C-5056-A066-6060-6CBA9FD018F2":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"4428855C-5056-A066-6060-6CBA9FD018F2","title":"SAFER/AFG funding in Johnstown","summary":"Johnstown, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"December 23, 2019","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/safer/afg-funding-in-johnstown","city":"Johnstown","county":"Fulton","lat":43.014713,"lng":-74.36988129999997,"description":"<p>On December 23, 2019, standing at the Johnstown Fire Department U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer revealed that, alarmingly, only 26% of NY fire departments’ applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) vital Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program applications are awarded, with the national rate being a mere 22%. Schumer argued that with only about ¼ of New York’s applications being approved, fire departments across the state are being constrained and possibly entering dangerous situations with outdated or failing equipment, putting the safety of New Yorkers at risk. Schumer also announced he just secured $355 million for the program locals need in the just-passed federal spending package, but he said this isn’t nearly enough, and vowed to fight tirelessly to further boost funding for the program in the next fiscal year and more funds for Upstate. Furthermore, Schumer secured $2.5 million for the critical national firefighter cancer registry, which aims to improve collection capabilities and activities related to the nationwide cancer incidence among firefighters, and $355 million for FEMA’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.</p>"}}

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