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Committee backs grant program to fund showers, PPE and gear-washing for volunteer fire departments
Summary
House Bill 901 would establish a grant program (funded by gifts, grants and a $10 application fee) to help volunteer and small paid fire departments purchase protective equipment, extraction washers and related health-and-safety facilities; the committee heard strong support and passed the bill in executive action.
Representative Scott DeMaurice opened House Bill 901, proposing a statutorily appropriated grant account administered through the Department of Military Affairs’ Disaster and Emergency Services division to fund fire-department health and safety improvements. Eligible uses include personal protective equipment, saunas, shower facilities and extraction machines for cleaning turnout…
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