Fire safety; establish Fire Grant Fund to assist counties and municipalities in improving fire safety.

Summary

The bill creates a special Fire Grant Fund in the state treasury, consolidating several existing fire‑truck assistance funds, to provide grants for fire trucks, equipment, and new countywide fire programs. It also requires the State Fire Marshal and the Mississippi State Rating Bureau to adopt ISO standards for fire trucks and bans retiring trucks solely because of their calendar age if they meet maintenance standards. The measure would affect local fire departments, state agencies that manage fire safety, and the communities they serve by improving equipment and program funding.

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