Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn January 30, 2012, Schumer spoke at the Floral Park Fire Department and revealed that over 70 Nassau County Fire Departments and Volunteer Ambulance Corps are facing significant budget hikes in order to meet a looming, year-end deadline to upgrade existing radio equipment to comply with a FCC mandate. In order to help fire departments meet the year-end deadline, Schumer is calling on FEMA to approve a funding application on behalf of these Nassau County Fire Departments and Ambulance Corps.Schumer, in a personal call to Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, urged the agency to support Nassau's county's application for the funding.