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Gary Peters: “I should say it surprised me that under SAFER grants, you could not bring a part-time firefighter who is fully trained…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2017
I should say it surprised me that under SAFER grants, you could not bring a part-time firefighter who is fully trained into full-time status.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senator Peters expresses surprise at restrictions on transitioning part-time firefighters to full-time.

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