PENNSYLVANIA, February 18 - 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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