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Josh Shapiro: “Funding for firefighters in general has been important.”

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Governor Shapiro Visits Harrisburg Bureau of Fire, Celebrate 40 Percent Increase in Funding

Published December 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 34:27

Was you personally thank them for saving you and your family's life. Yeah. Can you talk about why funding the department here was so important to you? Funding for firefighters in general has been important. I've worked with the IFF and others to make sure we try and increase their grant programs, put the PTSI language into law. We want to get cancer screenings in law as well. (34:27–34:31)

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