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NY US Senators Announce Federal Funds For Albany Fire Dept.

Schumer, during a recent visit to Engine 10 on Brevator Street, pushed for the center.
WAMC photo by Dave Lucas
Schumer, during a recent visit to Engine 10 on Brevator Street, pushed for the center.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday announced more than $426,000 in federal funding for the Albany Fire Department.

The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. Specifically, Albany Fire Department will use the funding to buy a new training center.

Schumer, during a recent visit to Engine 10 on Brevator Street, pushed for the center.

"They can do live fire-training with propane-fed flames to give the firefighters the real heat and fire experience. They can fill a room with synthetic smoke, that stuff, so they practice search and rescue when there's no visibility."

He explained the Albany Fire Department has previously had to rent the use of training space from neighboring communities. The new center will allow the Department to train right in Albany.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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