Document Citation: 53 P.S. § 56579

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PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES
TITLE 53. MUNICIPAL AND QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
PART IX. TOWNSHIPS OF THE FIRST CLASS
CHAPTER 131. FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE
ARTICLE XV. CORPORATE POWERS

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 56579. Emergency services

(a) The township shall be responsible for ensuring that fire and emergency medical services are provided within the township by the means and to the extent determined by the township, including the appropriate financial and administrative assistance for these services.

(b) The township shall consult with fire and emergency medical services providers to discuss the emergency services needs of the township.

(c) The township shall require any emergency services organizations receiving township funds to provide to the township an annual itemized listing of all expenditures of these funds before the township may consider budgeting additional funding to the organization.