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which service communities naving populations of less than 10,000. Emphasis is to be placed on assistance with department training and the purchase of small equipment items. The funds will be available on a matching basis, said Custard. The Act provides the following guide lines for use in setting priorities for the funds:
1. Preference must be given to those fire departments that have applied for or have received loans from the Federal Housing Administration under Title II.
2. Preference should be given to the newer fire companies.
IN ORDER to be eligible for a grant consideration, continued Custard, a fire department must
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