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Bill would let fire protection districts provide EMS and other all-hazards services; committee holds for follow-up
Summary
Representative Zimmerman presented House Bill 11 13 to allow fire protection districts to be established to provide fire-based emergency medical services and other all-hazards responses; public-safety groups supported the change and the committee held the bill for further review.
House Bill 11 13, presented by Representative Zimmerman, would make explicit that fire protection districts may be established to provide fire-based emergency medical services and prevention and response to hazards that threaten life and health. Zimmerman told the committee the change aligns statutory language with current practice in which many fire districts already respond to medical and all-hazards incidents.
Supporters included Hank Harris of the Professional Fire Fighters (a 20-year firefighter and…
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