"Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act"; doubles pension amounts for beneficiaries of certain deceased volunteer emergency service providers; provides for burial expenses and adjusts life insurance coverage for volunteer firefighters; permits fire code inspection surcharge.
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This bill, the "Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act," aims to support the families of volunteer emergency service providers. It doubles survivor pensions for deceased volunteer firefighters, EMTs, and rescue squad workers, provides for burial expenses, and adjusts life insurance coverage. The bill also allows municipalities to implement a surcharge on fire code inspections to fund these benefits.
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