The Report: United States Fire Administration: An Overview
Location: RS20071
What you learn:
The United States Fire Administration under last years budget will received $44.979 million dollars under the United States Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2008 H.R. 4847 and S.2606 This year's request is an increase of 1.3% to $45.588 million under H.R. 2892 Its primary mission help reduce life and property losses from fires. Even though there have been many successes our nation still has one of the highest fatality rates from residential fires. 3,320 civilian deaths and 16,705 injuries were attributable to fire in 2008 along with 114 firefighter deaths.
The Fire Administration has several major agency responsibilities: Data Collection, Training, Public Education and Awareness, Research and Technology. The big issues in the 111Th congress is the Fire Administration receiving adequate appropriations to do carry out its responsibilities. The Fire Service personnel are very worried about being obscured by the larger issues DHS such as terrorism they also have advocated the abolishment of the Presidential-Appointed Fire administrator. The Fire Service also opposes the detachment of FEMA from DHS to an independent agency. The Adminstrator of the Fire Service currently remains as an Assistant Secretary position
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