Establishes the volunteer fire departments capital fund under the office of fire prevention and control; appropriates funds for such capital fund.
Establishes law enforcement officer grant funds and firefighter grant funds to cover expenses related to hiring law enforcement officers and firefighters and equipment and resources for such officers and firefighters.
Establishes law enforcement officer grant funds and firefighter grant funds to cover expenses related to hiring law enforcement officers and firefighters and equipment and resources for such officers and firefighters.
Creates a volunteer firefighter training fund; makes an appropriation therefor.
Allows municipalities to enact a local law, ordinance or resolution authorizing a fire company to establish a stipend program for volunteer firefighters who schedule and complete daytime duty coverage; allows the office of fire prevention and control may make available state funds through a day shift stipend to volunteer firefighters for scheduled daytime duty coverage.
Requires the office of fire prevention and control to pay training stipends in specific amounts to volunteer firefighters for completion of certain firefighter trainings; provides that if a volunteer fire company pays training stipends to volunteer firefighters in an amount below what is otherwise required to be paid by OFPC, OFPC shall pay the remaining amount.
Creates a volunteer firefighter scholarship program and a volunteer firefighter scholarship fund; rewards volunteer firefighters who respond to twenty-five percent of emergency calls for eight years with a student loan award equal to four times the SUNY tuition rate; makes an appropriation therefor.
Establishes the volunteer fire infrastructure and response equipment (V-FIRE) grant program to support projects which sustain or enhance fire prevention and response operations, and fire prevention and response services infrastructure and equipment.
Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association; provides for eligibility of membership, purpose, powers and duties, organization meeting and by-laws, the control and disposal of funds and property and the precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association; provides for eligibility of membership, purpose, powers and duties, organization meeting and by-laws, the control and disposal of funds and property and the precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.