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NORRISTOWN â The event was short and sweet but the message of gratitude was conveyed loud and clear.
Members of local police, firefighter and ambulance departments gathered outdoors at Elmwood Park Zoo on a sunny Wednesday morning to enjoy Continental breakfast treats and to receive a special gift from the zoo honoring all first responders for their service to the local community.
The zoo announced the creation of yearly zoo memberships especially intended for members of these departments. A press release noted that the first responder membership will be available for free to police, fire, and EMT workers in Norristown and its surrounding townships. The memberships provide free zoo admission and other exclusive benefits, similar to the zoo s yearly memberships available to purchase for individuals and families.
All fire services in Pennsylvania should be entitled to use the funds that are available to their departments. Thatâs the goal for one of the four referendum questions on the state ballot in the May 18 primary.
The premise sounds simple, but according to local fire officials, there is a misconception that approving the referendum could take funds away from volunteer fire companies.
The question originates from the Senate Resolution 6 Commissionâs (SR6) unanimous recommendation to change the Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and add career/combination fire departments.
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âWeâre trying to get Harrisburg to change some archaic laws that exist and open up the program where thereâs a windfall of money that municipal fire departments like the Norristown Fire Department and other departments in Montgomery County can take the opportunity to purchase fire apparatus. This is an important topic locally but also across the Commonwealth,â Norristo
NORRISTOWN All fire services in Pennsylvania should be entitled to use the funds that are available to their departments.
To that end, Norristown Fire Chief Tom OâDonnell is appealing to voters to say âyesâ to a statewide referendum on May 18.
The ballot question stemmed from the Senate Resolution 6 Commissionâs (SR6) unanimous recommendation  to change the Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and add career/combination fire departments, OâDonnell noted.
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âWeâre trying to get Harrisburg to change some archaic laws that exist and open up the program where thereâs a windfall of money that municipal fire departments like the Norristown Fire Department and other departments in Montgomery County can take the opportunity to purchase fire apparatus. This is an important topic locally but also across the Commonwealth,â he said.