Pennsylvania HB 2134: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to emergency management services, further providing for definitions; in Commonwealth services, further providing for State Fire Commissioner; in grants to fire companies and emergency medical services companies, further providing for scope of chapter, for definitions, for publication and notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for establishment, for publication and notice, for award of grants and for consolidation incentive, repealing provisions relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program, further providing for Fire Company Grant Program and for Emergency Medical Services Company Grant Program, repealing provisions relating to additional funding and to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program, providing for hazardous materials and specialty funding, further providing for allocation of appropriated funds, repealing provisions relating to Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program, providing for Hazardous Materials Team and Specialty Team Grant Program, further providing for expiration of authority, repealing provisions relating to expiration of authority relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program and to expiration of authority relating to Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program and further providing for special provisions and for annual reports; and making transfers.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2759
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2134
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY SCOTT, HANBIDGE, GUENST, HOHENSTEIN, McNEILL,
BURGOS, HILL-EVANS, RIVERA, MADDEN, SAPPEY, SANCHEZ, OTTEN,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ AND INGLIS, JANUARY 12, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JANUARY 12, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to
emergency management services, further providing for
definitions; in Commonwealth services, further providing for
State Fire Commissioner; in grants to fire companies and
emergency medical services companies, further providing for
scope of chapter, for definitions, for publication and
notice, for award of grants, for consolidation incentive, for
establishment, for publication and notice, for award of
grants and for consolidation incentive, repealing provisions
relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency
Medical Services Grant Program, further providing for Fire
Company Grant Program and for Emergency Medical Services
Company Grant Program, repealing provisions relating to
additional funding and to COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and
Emergency Medical Services Grant Program, providing for
hazardous materials and specialty funding, further providing
for allocation of appropriated funds, repealing provisions
relating to Emergency Medical Services COVID-19 Recovery
Grant Program, providing for Hazardous Materials Team and
Specialty Team Grant Program, further providing for
expiration of authority, repealing provisions relating to
expiration of authority relating to COVID-19 Crisis Fire
Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program and to
expiration of authority relating to Emergency Medical
Services COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program and further
providing for special provisions and for annual reports; and
making transfers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
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Section 1. Section 7102 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 7102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this part shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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"Fire department identification number" or "FDID number." A
unique, five-character identifier assigned by the commissioner
to identify an individual fire company, volunteer rescue
company, hazardous materials team or specialty team within this
Commonwealth.
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Section 2. Section 7383(a) of Title 35 is amended by adding
a paragraph to read:
§ 7383. State Fire Commissioner.
(a) State Fire Commissioner.--There shall be a State Fire
Commissioner, who shall report to the Governor on all matters
concerning fire services in this Commonwealth. The Office of the
State Fire Commissioner shall be within the agency for
administrative purposes only, and the commissioner shall not
report to the director of the agency. The commissioner shall
have the power and duty to:
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(12) Issue and revoke fire department identification
numbers. The commissioner may establish guidelines for the
issuance and revocation of FDID numbers. The commissioner
shall transmit the guidelines to the Legislative Reference
Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
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Section 3. Sections 7801, 7802 and 7812 of Title 35 are
amended to read:
§ 7801. Scope of chapter.
This chapter relates to grants to fire companies [and],
emergency medical services companies, hazardous materials teams
and specialty teams.
§ 7802. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Advanced life support services." The term shall have the
meaning given to it in Chapter 81 (relating to emergency medical
services system).
["Agency." The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.]
"Airport fire company." A fire company that does all of the
following:
(1) Is associated with an airport.
(2) Has a mutual aid agreement with a neighboring
municipality.
(3) Has responded to at least 15 fire or rescue
emergency calls annually to neighboring fire companies as
provided in documentation requested by the [State Fire
Commissioner] commissioner.
"ALS." Advanced life support.
"Basic life support services." The term shall have the
meaning given to it in Chapter 81 [(relating to emergency
medical services system)].
"BLS." Basic life support.
["Career emergency medical services." As follows:
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(1) A for-profit chartered emergency medical service
corporation, association or