2019-nCoV.
"Disaster emergency." The proclamation of disaster emergency
issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B.
1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster
emergency.
"Fire company." A volunteer fire company or municipal fire
company in this Commonwealth.
"Municipality." Any of the following:
(1) As defined in any of the following:
(i) Section 1(1) of the act of May 12, 1943
(P.L.259, No.120), referred to as the Foreign Casualty
Insurance Premium Tax Allocation Law.
(ii) Section 702 of the act of December 18, 1984
(P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan
Funding Standard and Recovery Act.
(2) A city, borough, town or township.
"Volunteer fire company." A nonprofit chartered corporation,
association or organization located in this Commonwealth which
provides fire protection services and other voluntary emergency
services within this Commonwealth, including voluntary ambulance
and voluntary rescue services.
Section 4. Emergency distribution of funds to fire companies.
(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, in order to mitigate the negative economic consequences of
the COVID-19 pandemic on fire companies, all of the following
may be distributed by a county or municipality to fire companies
within their respective jurisdiction:
(1) Grants distributed by the Office of the State Fire
Commissioner for emergency medical services and fire
services.
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