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Fire chiefs, unions back bill to create statewide structure for technical rescue teams
Summary
Fire chiefs and the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts urged the committee to pass bills that would place regional technical rescue teams under the Department of Fire Services, standardize training and equipment, and secure funding and compensation across districts.
Chiefs representing municipal departments and the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts told the joint committee that regional technical rescue teams should be coordinated and supported at the state level to standardize training, equipment, and funding.
"This will not only help with coordination amongst those teams, it'll assist with training with those teams, and it will assist with, compensation as…
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