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State Fire Marshal seeks firefighter PPE grants and inspector pay parity funded from fee account
Summary
The State Fire Marshal asked the committee to support a $500,000 House floor transfer to continue grants for volunteer fire departments and requested fee‑fund authority to provide pay parity to investigators and inspectors.
Mark Engleholm, State Fire Marshal, told the Ways and Means Committee the state needs to continue funding personal protective equipment for volunteer fire departments and asked that inspectors receive pay parity with Highway Patrol counterparts so the Office can recruit and retain certified investigators.
KLRD fiscal staff briefed senators that the House moved $500,000 from the Judiciary budget to the State Fire Marshal to continue a grant program…
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