Ortt Secures Money to Help Keep Falls Air Base Open

Robert G. Ortt

April 21, 2015

Military

Senator Ortt helped to secure $3 million for military base retention efforts. A portion of the money will be set aside for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, which has been targeted for closure twice. Read the articles from the Niagara Gazette and The Buffalo News, and watch a news clip from WGRZ.

Senator Ortt Sponsors Free Citizen Preparedness Event

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Bill Could Help Recruit New Volunteer Firefighters; Provide Easier Access to Education

February 15, 2016

Photo Credit: Niagara Gazette Photographer James Neiss – St. Johnsburg Fire Company in Wheatfield is one of many local volunteer fire companies looking for volunteers. A bill sponsored by Sen. Rob Ortt would give SUNY and CUNY schools the option of awarding credit to volunteer firefighters or ambulatory workers who audit classes.

Co-Chairs of Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Abuse Call for Enactment of Laree’s Law

February 11, 2016

Ortt Announces $197,000 State Grant for Niagara University

February 11, 2016

“Sim ManEssential Bleeding," a computerized manikin used for scenario-based simulations, is among the cutting-edge amenities inside Niagara University's new Nursing Simulation Center, which recently received $197,000 from the New York State Higher Education Capital Matching Grants Program.