The Jamestown Fire Department has been awarded a grant for new radios and a new rope bailout system. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency totals $284,291. City Council had approved adding $14,000 to the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Awarded $55,869 for Disaster Response Readiness
Chautauqua County has been awarded $55,869 to support disaster response readiness. The funding by the Federal Emergency Management Agency was awarded to county emergency management agencies in New York State to support planning and operational … [Read more...]
Virtual Public Meeting on County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Set for Oct. 17
A virtual public meeting on Chautauqua County's Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan will be held Monday, October 17. Chautauqua County received a Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to … [Read more...]
Federal Government to Mail 500 Million COVID Tests to Citizens
The Federal government will be mailing 500 million at-home COVID test kits starting in January. The action was announced as part of an update on the pandemic by President Joe Biden Tuesday. NPR reports Biden defended his administration's … [Read more...]
New York’s Congressional Representatives Send Bipartisan Request to Trump Administration for Federal Coverage of COVID-19 Costs
WASHINGTON - New York’s entire 28 member bipartisan delegationsent a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday requesting his administration expeditiously grant the state a waiver to provide 100% federal funding for all Federal Emergency Management … [Read more...]
County to Receive $138,000 in FEMA Funding to Help with Counterterrorism Efforts
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that more than $24 million in federal funding has been awarded to New York State in support of its counterterrorism efforts across the state. Locally, Chautauqua County will see about $138,000. The … [Read more...]
County to Receive $200,000 in Homeland Security Funding
ALBANY - Chautauqua County will be getting $200,000 in funding to help support counter-terrorism and emergency preparedness activities. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this week than more than $233 million in federal grants will be split up … [Read more...]
Federal Representatives Urge President to Send FEMA Aid to Help Pay for Flood Damages from May Storm
WASHINGTON - New York’s representatives in Washington are calling on President Barack Obama to take swift action on a request for federal aid to help pay for damages caused by last month’s flooding. In a joint media release, Senator Charles … [Read more...]
Reed Calls on Governor to to Request Federal Flood Relief Aid
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R - Corning) announced Thursday that several area counties affected by severe flooding last month – including Chautauqua County - exceed the New York State threshold of $26.9 million for federal assistance. As a … [Read more...]
FEMA to Povide $5 Million in Funding to Lake Shore Hospital
IRVING - It looks like Lake Shore Hospital in northern Chautauqua County has been given some financial breathing room, courtesy of the federal government. On Wednesday congressman Tom Reed’s office announced that the Federal Emergency Management … [Read more...]
