Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008

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 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.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 April 2008

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 April 2008

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 April 2008

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