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Committee backs grant program to help volunteer and rural fire departments buy PPE, showers and extractors
Summary
House Bill 901 would create a fire department health and safety grant program (grants up to $10,000; applications require a $10 fee) prioritizing small rural departments; strong bipartisan support from firefighters and municipal associations led the committee to pass the bill.
Representative Scott DeMaurice (cosponsor) presented House Bill 901, which establishes a grant program to help fire departments—especially small volunteer and rural departments—obtain personal protective equipment, extraction/washing equipment, and shower facilities to reduce exposure to carcinogens and improve firefighter health. The bill allows grants of up to $10,000, limits…
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