Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On July 6, 2010, Schumer announced that Nassau and Suffolk County have been chosen to receive federal funding to create an incentive for college students to sign up as volunteer firefighters across Long Island and is urging FEMA to recommend full funding of $4 million for the program. Both Nassau and Suffolk Counties have qualified and been chosen for FEMA's SAFER grant award for volunteer firefighter recruitment. The funding will help support and expand Nassau and Suffolk County's volunteer firefighter tuition assistance program.