S.2887 - Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008110th Congress (2007-2008)
Bill
Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (Introduced 04/17/2008) |
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| Committees: | Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
| Latest Action: | Senate - 04/17/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) |
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- Emergency Management
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Summary: S.2887 — 110th Congress (2007-2008)All Information (Except Text)
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Introduced in Senate (04/17/2008)
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 relating to fire department operations and firefighting practices; 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 local governments can promote, encourage, or require compliance.