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{"62E8E0EF-5056-A066-605E-A51AB52CC077":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"62E8E0EF-5056-A066-605E-A51AB52CC077","title":"Schumer in Wyoming County urging FAA to expedite review of critical radio frequency channel","summary":"Wethersfield, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"August 10, 2015","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/schumer-in-wyoming-county","city":"Gainesville","county":"Wyoming","lat":42.6408954,"lng":-78.13389849999999,"description":"<p>On August 10, 2015 <span>Standing in front of the Wyoming County Fire Training Center and Site of the Radio Broadcast Tower, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expedite their review that is the last approval currently standing in the way of Wyoming County turning on their new interoperable 911 radio frequency channel. Schumer said that, currently, Wyoming County’s first responder radio system does not allow communication on the same radio frequencies between the County’s Fire and 9-1-1 EMS and the County Sheriff, Highway Departments, or the New York State Police Department. As a result, Wyoming County first responders applied on multiple occasions over the past three years to access Very High Frequency (VHF) radio channels that would allow local first responders to share vital information on the same radio frequency in order to respond more quickly to distress calls. However, each time, they faced significant obstacles. Following his push this past May, Schumer successfully urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and U.S. State Department to work with Canadian officials to schedule and performing the necessary test broadcasts between the U.S. and Canada in order to secure the necessary FCC and Canadian approvals to let Wyoming County's new interoperable radio system to broadcast on this new VHF frequency. </span></p>"}}

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