On September 26, 2024, the President signed into law:

S. 265, the “Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Reauthorization Act” or the “SIREN Reauthorization Act,” which reauthorizes and modifies a grant program to support the improvement of emergency medical services in rural areas.

The SIREN Act was signed into law on December 20, 2018. This law created a grant program for public and non-profit EMS agencies and fire departments in rural areas to support the recruitment, retention, education, and equipping of EMS personnel. Rural EMS agencies and fire departments often lack the resources to pay for even basic operational needs, and this program is aimed at helping meet some of those needs. 

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