12 2 STA T .4056PUBLIC LA W 110 –37 6 —O CT. 8, 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–376 110 thCongres s A n Act Toreauth or iz e the Un ite dS tate sF ire A d m inistration , and f or other p urposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. This s ubt it lemay be c ite d as the ‘ ‘ Un ited S tates F i r e A dminis - trati o n R eauthori z ation Act o f20 0 8’ ’ . SEC. 2 . F IN D IN G S. C on g ress ma k es the follo w ing findings
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The number of li v es lost each year because of fire has dro p ped significantly over the last 2 5 years in the United States. H owever , the United States still has one of the highest fire death rates in the industrialized world. I n 200 6 , the N ational Fire P rotection Association reported 3 ,2 4 5 civilian fire deaths, 16,400 civilian fire in j uries, and $ 11,30 7 ,000,000 in direct losses due to fire. (2) E very year, more than 100 firefighters die in the line of duty. The United States Fire Administration should continue its leadership to help local fire agencies dramatically reduce these fatalities. (3) The Federal G overnment should continue to work with State and local governments and the fire service community to further the promotion of national voluntary consensus stand- ards that increase firefighter safety. (4) The United States Fire Administration provides crucial support to the 30,300 fire departments of the United States through training, emergency incident data collection, fire awareness and education, and support of research and develop- ment activities for fire prevention, control, and suppression technologies. (5) The collection of data on fire and other emergency incidents is a vital tool both for policy makers and emergency responders to identify and develop responses to emerging haz- ards. Improving the data collection capabilities of the United States Fire Administration is essential for accurately tracking and responding to the magnitude and nature of the fire prob- lems of the United States. (6) The research and development performed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the United States Fire Administration, other government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations on fire technologies, techni q ues, and tools advance the capabilities of the fire service of the United States to suppress and prevent fires. 15USC2 2 0 1 note. 15 USC 2201 note. Un i te d St a te sF i r e A d m inistration R ea u t h ori z ation A c to f 200 8 . O ct. 8 , 2008 [ S.2 6 06 ]
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