H.R. 5686 · 110th Congress

Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2008-04-02
Latest action
2008-04-02 · Introduced in House

Summary

Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct a survey of and report to Congress on the compliance of fire departments in the United States with national consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitness; and (2) establish a Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety to develop a plan to enhance firefighter safety by increasing compliance with such standards and to consider ways in which the federal government, states, and localities can promote, encourage, or require compliance.