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Article: VOLUNTEER FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 8, 2006
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Matthew Good, R-Erie (3rd District), issued the following column:
Hundreds of communities throughout Pennsylvania rely on the services of volunteer fire and EMS companies, whose members selflessly give their time, put their lives on the line, and drop everything at a moment's notice to help their fellow neighbors and friends. Not only do these volunteers give their time serving within their communities, they must also go through hours of training and education each year.Because the companies are manned by volunteers, their main form of financial support must come from fundraising and state and local assistance. In February, the General Assembly passed ...