OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5666
AN ACT CONCERNING GRANTS TO DISTRESSED
MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS.
Primary Analyst: ME 4/6/21
Contributing Analyst(s): DD
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Cost 70,000 70,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Savings
Up to 70,000 Up to 70,000
Explanation
The bill requires the state to award grants to distressed
municipalities with volunteer fire departments for the purposes of
covering costs for Firefighter 1 training resulting in an estimated cost
of $70,000 in FY 22 and FY 23 to the state. Firefighter 1 training costs
approximately $1,200 per person and distressed municipalities with
volunteer fire departments send an estimated 58 people for training
per year.
The bill also results in a potential savings of up to $70,000 in FY 22
and FY 23 to distressed municipalities with volunteer fire departments
to the extent these municipalities previously funded Firefighter 1
training for their volunteer firefighters.
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The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to number of new volunteer
firefighters in distressed municipalities.