{"id":62843,"date":"2015-07-09T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=62843"},"modified":"2015-07-08T20:10:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T00:10:52","slug":"oneida-fire-department-to-receive-more-than-152000-in-federal-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=62843","title":{"rendered":"Oneida Fire Department to receive more than $152,000 in Federal Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maltese<\/a>Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment<\/p>\n

(Oneida, NY \u2013 July 9, 2015) Yesterday, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $152,858 in federal funding for the Oneida Fire Department. The money was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.\u00a0 The Oneida Department will use this federal investment to replace all of the fire department\u2019s Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) or air packs. The inventory of the department\u2019s SCBA\u2019s are more than 20 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is critical that we provide our fire departments with the cutting edge equipment and breathing apparatuses they need to keep our firefighters safe, so they can do their jobs effectively,\u201d said Schumer. \u201cOur first responders are our local heroes and our primary line of defense \u2013 it is crucial provide them with the resources they need to continue their important work of saving lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Oneida Fire Department will use this funding to invest in critical equipment that will help keep firefighters safe during emergency situations and be able to carry out their lifesaving work more effectively,\u201d said\u00a0Gillibrand. \u201cOur first responders are on the frontlines during emergencies and should have the most up-to-date equipment as they do their job protecting our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis grant allows the city to provide it\u2019s firefighters with equipment that is up to today\u2019s standards, is designed to be used in today\u2019s fire environment, and will provide Oneida\u2019s firefighters with the best possible degree of safety for the job that they perform,\u201d\u00a0said Kevin Salerno, fire chief, City of Oneida Fire Department. \u201cI wish to personally thank Senator Gillibrand and Senator Schumer for their assistance in obtaining this grant on behalf of the city of Oneida. As Chief of this department, the safety of my firefighters is first and foremost on my list. The awarding of this grant is allowing me the ability to provide them with the necessary tools to effectively do their job while at the same time making it as safe as I possibly can, considering the job they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Assistance to Firefighters Grants are administered by the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the Department’s United States Fire Administration. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis to the applicants that most closely address the program’s priorities and demonstrate financial need.\u00a0Funding is allocated to strengthen the overall level of preparedness and ability to respond to fire and related hazards.\u00a0 Funding is allocated to strengthen emergency preparedness and ability to respond to fire and related hazards.<\/p>\n

More information on the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program can be accessed at\u00a0www.firegrantsupport.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment (Oneida, NY \u2013 July 9, 2015) Yesterday, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $152,858 in federal funding for the Oneida Fire Department. The money was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.\u00a0 The Oneida Department will use this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/58815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}