Fire Department Reimbursement for Training Canceled During Government Shutdowns.
This law protects the budgets of local fire departments. If training courses at the National Fire Academy are canceled due to a lapse in government funding (shutdown), departments will be reimbursed for travel and staffing costs. This ensures that taxpayer money allocated for public safety is not wasted and emergency services can plan training without financial risk.
Key points
Fire departments will be reimbursed for expenses (travel, overtime, staffing) related to training canceled because of a FEMA funding lapse (government shutdown).
Reimbursement must be processed within 90 days after the shutdown ends, stabilizing local emergency service budgets.
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