Obenshain bill aims to help volunteer rescue squads
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Virginia State Senator Mark Obenshain, who represents Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, has introduced a bill that wou...
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Virginia State Senator Mark Obenshain, who represents Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, has introduced a bill that would designate volunteer fire companies and rescue squads as essential services.Virginia Senate Bill 1246 would make them eligible to receive federal funding like American Rescue Plan money which could only be given to essential services organizations.'That cut out a lot of funding for volunteer rescue squads and paid rescue squads as well. So this designation is important for many different kinds of grant funding that is going to help keep some of these organizations afloat,' said Obenshain.