Labette County has received $91,253.76 from the Kansas Insurance Department to benefit firefighters. The department made its annual distribution to local Firefighter Relief Associations (FRAs), according to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt. Pursuant to the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act, $16,863,037.79 was distributed among 554 local FRAs throughout Kansas. “Firefighters put their lives on the line to keep us safe, and the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act acknowledges that by providing additional protections for firefighters and their loved ones,” Schmidt said. “The act not only gives first responders needed safety nets, but it also allows local communities to provide their citizens with improved firefighting equipment and resources.”
Source: Parsons Sun
