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Fire companies may soon bulk purchase
Photo credit: Ann Luk
Fire companies soon might be able join with other fire agencies to make joint purchases, fixing a technicality in state law which allowed only fire districts to do so.
Long Island’s 21 fire companies — which operate in a similar fashion as fire districts but have a different status — are not included in current state law which allows for the consolidated purchasing of equipment and supplies...
