KRS 17.210: Purpose of KRS 17.210 to 17.270.

In enacting a fire department aid law it is the intention of the General Assembly to

supplement local efforts to prevent the loss of lives and property by fire. The inadequacy

of present facilities, the high cost of acquisition and maintenance of modern fi refighting

equipment and the need for better trained firefighters are hereby declared to be matters of

public interest and concern and vital to the promotion of the health, safety, prosperity and

security of the inhabitants of the Commonwealth.