NOTICES
OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE COMMISSIONER
Inflation Adjustment for the Fire and Emergency Medical Service Loan Program
[52 Pa.B. 6946]
[Saturday, November 5, 2022]This notice provides information about the Fire and Emergency Medical Service Loan Program (Program) established under 35 Pa.C.S. Chapter 73, Subchapter E (relating to Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program) as amended by the act of October 29, 2020 (P.L. 739, No. 91). The loan limits are to be adjusted biannually at the rate of inflation as outlined in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area for the most recent 12-month period for which the figures have been reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. In accordance with 35 Pa.C.S. § 7364(b.1) (relating to assistance to fire companies and EMS companies) loan limits are increased by 8.8%.
New Lending Limits and Repayment Terms—VLAP Loans
Maximum Loan Maximum Term Payment Facility $486,000 or 50% (whichever is less)
30 years
$1,796.35/month Aerial Apparatus $378,000 or 50% (whichever is less)
30 years
$1,397.16/month Heavy Duty Rescue
(GVWR 14,700+ lb.)$270,000 or 50% (whichever is less)
20 years
$1,365.89/month Apparatus (New) $270,000 or 50% (whichever is less)
(pumpers/tankers/utility/special service vehicles)
20 years
$1,365.89/month
Apparatus (Used) $216,000 or 80% (whichever is less)
20 years
$1,092.71/month Ambulance* $135,000 or 50% (whichever is less)
0 years
$682.94/month
Light Duty Rescue $135,000 or 50% (whichever is less)
20 years
$682.94/month Watercraft Rescue* $37,800 or 50% (whichever is less)
10 years
$347.81/month
Rehabilitation $86,400 or 80% (whichever is less) 20 years $437.08/month PennFIRS $4,320 or 50% (whichever is less)
10 years
$39.75/month
Equipment $27,000 (once per 5-year period)
10 years
$248.44/month *New or Used
New apparatus/ambulance/rescue vehicle manufactured or assembled in this Commonwealth: $20,000 may be added to the previously listed limits. Certification is required from the manufacturer that 75% of the total cost results from the vehicle being manufactured in this Commonwealth.
Summary by Amount
Less than $50,000 — 10 Years $50,000—$300,000 — 20 Years Above $300,000 — 30 Years (Minimum Loan is $3,000) Loans are at 2% interest per annum (Effective 6/2022) CHARLES J. McGARVEY, Sr.,
Acting Commissioner
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1726. Filed for public inspection November 4, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]
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