HB 2446

Present law establishes the v olunteer firefighter equipment and training grant program to annually provide grants to select volunteer fire departments to be used for the purchase of firefighting equipment or to meet local match requirements of federal grants for the purchase of firefighting equipment and training. As used in present law, "firefighting equipment"" does not include fire trucks or vehicles. For grants awarded after June 30, 2026, this bill revises this provision to, instead, include fire tru cks or vehicles as firefighting equipment. Present law requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to decide which grants to award and to disburse the grants to the selected volunteer fire departments. The total amount of grants awarded each year must be equally divided among the three grand divisions of the state. For grants awarded after June 30, 2026, this bill removes the requirement that the total amount of grants awarded each year must be equally divided among the three grand divisions of the state ."