I was proud this week to support the Fire Company Transformational Grant Program, which passed the House on a bipartisan vote. House Bill 2446 would set aside $30 million annually to help qualifying fire companies pay for much-needed expenses such as new equipment, firefighter recruitment, station upgrades, and safety and operations improvements.

Our local fire companies perform a vital job in protecting us, yet they have to scrape together the dollars to do it. House Bill 2446 would provide much-needed financial assistance. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.