Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On January 11th, 203, standing shoulder to shoulder with West Point firefighters at the United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a major push to get the West Point Fire Department (WPFD) over $1.2 million in funding that it desperately needs – through the recently passed federal omnibus appropriations bill.
The senator said that this push follows years of massive budget shortfalls for WPFD, including a 92% reduction last year that hampered operations and its ability to repair and replace outdated emergency response equipment. Schumer explained that, as a federal fire department serving the USMA and its surrounding communities, WPFD uniquely depends on federal funding through U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) for its yearly budget, creating a different funding structure than other nearby local fire professional and volunteer departments.