Thomas F. O'mara's posts related to Emergency Services Or Fema

Terrible days and nights: After Hurricane Sandy, yesterday's Nor'easter brings more wind, rain, snow and power outages to downstate region

Posted by Thomas F. O'Mara on Thursday, November 8th, 2012

While hundreds of thousands of our fellow New Yorkers were still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, yesterday's Nor'easter battered these communities again with more wind, rain, snow and power outages.

Read more in Long Island's Newsday, and the New York Daily News.

I simply can't say enough about all of the businesses, first responders, relief groups, volunteers and concerned citizens who continue to answer the call from throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions.

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State Legislature gives OK to legislation strengthening 'Emergency Services Revolving Loan Fund'

Posted by Thomas F. O'Mara on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

 

 

Albany, N.Y., June 5—State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C-Big Flats) has voted in favor of legislation unanimously approved by the Senate late yesterday to strengthen a key New York State assistance program to help local volunteer fire departments and emergency squads – as well as cities, counties, towns and villages -- repair and purchase firefighting and rescue equipment, and meet other emergency services infrastructure needs.  

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