A bill to provide for the independent investigation of Federal wildland firefighter fatalities.

Summary

Requires the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, in each case of a fatality of a firefighter employed by any agency of the Department that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover, to: (1) conduct an investigation of the fatality that does not rely on, and is completely independent of, any investigation conducted by an agency under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) report to the Secretary and Congress about it. Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, in each case of a fatality of a firefighter employed by the Forest Service that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover, to: (1) conduct an investigation of the fatality that does not rely on, and is completely independent of, any investigation conducted by the Forest Service; and (2) report to the Secretary of Agriculture and Congress.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 May 2002

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 May 2002

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