A bipartisan bill to help Colorado volunteer fire departments organize and get funding was signed into law Wednesday.
Governor John Hickenlooper approved the Volunteer Fire Department Organization Act along with 20 other bills.
The act helps not-for-profit, non-governmental, volunteer fire departments gain official recognition and makes them eligible to receive state assistance grants.
State fire officials estimate there are up 60 volunteer fire departments across Colorado that this bill could assist.
Democratic Representative Millie Hamner, Republican Representative Perry Buck and Republican Senator Ellen Roberts sponsored the measure.
