$2.5 Million for Naval Support Activity Cutler Firehouse Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, announced that $2.5 million in funding she requested for the planning and design of a replacement Naval Support Activity (NSA) Cutler Firehouse was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill.  

The omnibus funding package passed the House and the Senate and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

“A new firehouse at NSA Cutler will help ensure the brave firemen and women can continue to protect lives and property at Cutler and in the surrounding communities,” said Senator Collins.  “The current fire station is approximately 70 years old and has significant structural deficiencies that pose safety concerns.  As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, I strongly advocated on behalf of NSA Cutler Fire Department to include this critical project in the funding bill.”

The Navy will use this funding to begin planning for a replacement firehouse at NSA Cutler.  The existing fire station has difficulty meeting its mission requirements in its current condition and location, which is over 20 minutes away from the transmitter site.  The federal fire department also provides mutual aid to local communities – the nearest on-call department is 53 miles away and the nearest full-time department is 75 miles away.  

A recent Naval Facilities Engineering Command Facility Assessment recommended that a new fire station be constructed at the VLF site in order to ensure the station can effectively carry out its mission.

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