An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for assistance to fire companies and EMS companies; and, in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for definitions, for publication and notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for publication and notice and for award of grants, repealing provisions relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emer...

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The bill lets the Commonwealth offer low‑interest loans to fire departments and emergency medical services for building or modernizing stations, purchasing vehicles, and buying protective and communications gear. It sets maximum loan amounts, repayment terms and inflation‑adjusted limits, and it ends the COVID‑19 emergency grant programs that previously funded these agencies. The goal is to strengthen local emergency response capabilities.

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