FIREFIGHTERS

Addresses

Tribute to Fairfax County, VA, Urban Search and Rescue Team: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6111 [29JN]

Analyses

Equal Overtime Pay Authorization for All Federal Employees Engaged in Wildfire Suppression Operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Ex-Fireman Saves Home From Scott Able Blaze—Retiree Prevails Over Fire—One-Man Battle Saves Weed Home, S3980 [16MY]

Experts Urge Immediate Action To Ease Fire Threat in Watershed, S6222 [30JN]

Let's Begin To Manage Our Forests, S6517 [12JY]

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, E1537 [20SE]

Tobias Remembered, E763 [18MY]

Town Full of Stories After Fire, S3981 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 456), H1674 [3AP]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: include participation in a volunteer firefighting agency as one of the national service programs authorized to receive assistance under the AmeriCorps program (see H.R. 5425), H9504 [6OC]

Corps of Engineers: convey land to Thompson, CT, for firefighting and emergency services purposes (see H.R. 3878), H920 [9MR]

———transfer land to Iconium Fire Protection District in Missouri for use as a fire station (see H.R. 4027), H1119 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see S. 2736), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4574), H3868 [25MY]

———provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 4768), H5240 [27JN]

Diseases: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H454 [15FE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 5590), H11445 [27OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 3178), S10083 [6OC]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (see H. Con. Res. 326), H3049 [15MY]

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: technical corrections (see S. 2014), S149 [31JA]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 53), S9381 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 112), H9767 [11OC]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S3831 [10MY] (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

South Dakota: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (see S. Res. 376), S10412 [12OC]

Taxation: provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 2558), S4014 [16MY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

———remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see S. 3006), S8104 [6SE] (see H.R. 4736), H5084 [23JN]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

Letters

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S5262 [15JN]

Forest Service and BLM emergency supplemental appropriations for firefighting: Representative Dicks, H3065 [16MY]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Mike Dombeck, Forest Service, S6513 [12JY]

———New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act: Gayle Russell, American Heart Association, S3832 [10MY]

———Lynn A. Smaha, American Heart Association, S3833 [10MY]

Lists

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3006-H3016 [15MY]

New Jersey fire and medical emergency personnel, E3 [24JA]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Senators Domenici and Bingaman, S6223 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Animas Fire Protection District: tribute, E1592 [26SE]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 456), H3005-H3016 [15MY]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, H1574 [29MR]

Boecker, Paul: Congressional Fire Services Institute Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recipient, E619 [3MY]

Bozrah, CT: anniversary of Bozrah Volunteer Fire Dept., E678 [9MY]

Broward County, FL: Broward County Fire Rescue recipient of the Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services EMS Injury Prevention Agency of the Year, E1831 [19OC]

———tribute to Broward County Fire Rescue Service, E847 [25MY]

Colorado: tribute to firefighters fighting the Mesa Verde National Park fire, H6758 [24JY]

———tribute to firefighters who fought the Bobcat Gulch and Hi Meadows fires, E1091 [23JN]

Columbia, MO: tribute to Columbia Fire Dept.'s relationship with Moers, Germany, Fire Dept., E1031 [15JN]

Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association: tribute, E1619 [28SE]

———tribute to Ladies Auxiliary, E1619 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, H5603 [29JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (H.R. 4574), E862 [25MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (H.R. 3155), H1593 [30MR]

District of Columbia: fire and emergency medical services safety measures funding, H2644-H2647 [8MY]

Eddystone, PA: anniversary of Eddystone Fire Co. No. 1, E1753 [12OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

———firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1473 [28MR], H1492, H1578-H1582 [29MR], H1592-H1594 [30MR], H1757-H1761 [4AP], H12486 [15DE], E475 [3AP]

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax Central Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Award recipients, E216 [1MR]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E110, E112, E113 [10FE]

Federal employees: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (H.R. 2814), E1605 [27SE]

———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (H.R. 5590), E1996 [28OC]

———eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (H.R. 1769), H9987 [17OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 460), H9986-H9989 [17OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H9645, H9649, H9655, H9662 [11OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (H.R. 1168), H5008 [22JN], H5174 [27JN], E475 [3AP]

Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H1580 [29MR]

Fondario, Gabe: Montclair, CA, Fire Dept. Employee of the Year award recipient, E26 [31JA]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, E1537 [20SE]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4442-H4445 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4520, H4522 [15JN], E1094 [23JN]

Garden City Park, NY: anniversary of Garden City Park Fire Dept. Rescue Squad, E1546 [20SE]

Glenside, PA: anniversary of the Glenside Fire Co., E721 [15MY]

Hampstead, MD: anniversary of Hampstead Volunteer Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1, H2128 [12AP]

Hojnicki, Joseph: Minquadale, DE, Fire Co. Member of the Century award recipient, E600 [2MY]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Jackson, Steve: Montclair, CA, Fire Department Employee of the Year award recipient, E28 [31JA]

Jamesburg, NJ: anniversary of Jamesburg Volunteer Fire Dept., E846 [25MY]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3463 [19MY]

———encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3056, H3062-H3067 [16MY]

———tribute to Postal Service for mail delivery efforts during wildfires, E762 [18MY]

Martin, Paul D.: Firehouse (publication) Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E589 [13AP]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E553 [13AP]

Mystic, CT: tribute to B.F. Hoxie Engine Co. No. 1, E1714 [6OC]

National forests: change policy for thinning forests from controlled burns to cutting trees, H3527 [23MY], H7348 [7SE]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

New Jersey: tribute to fire and medical emergency personnel, E3 [24JA]

NIST: fire safety research and technology funding, H5007, H5008 [22JN]

Ohio: anniversary of Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office, E374 [22MR]

Pechacek, Nathan: tribute to firefighters' efforts relative to car accident, H8203 [27SE]

Plainsboro, NJ: anniversary of Plainsboro Volunteer Fire Co., E708 [11MY]

Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

Puxico, MO: tribute to Mingo Job Corps Center fire fighting teams, E1499 [18SE]

Stuyvesant, NY: anniversary of Stuyvesant Fire Co., No. 1, E1225 [13JY]

Texas: tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in East Texas, H9988 [17OC]

Volunteer workers: firefighters and emergency medical personnel funding, H364-H367 [14FE]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, H8671 [3OC]

———disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

———tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (H. Con. Res. 434), H11561-H11563 [30OC]

Wolcott, CT: anniversary of Wolcott Volunteer Fire Dept. No. 3, E2010 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Awards, medals, and prizes: create commemorative pin or badge to honor those who fight wildfires, S10063 [6OC]

BLM: wildland fire management funding, S7967-S7974 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, S6233 [30JN]

———authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (S. 2736), S5255-S5259 [15JN]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6220-S6223 [30JN], S6508-S6514, S6516, S6518, S6537 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S9798 [4OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Urban Search and Rescue Team, S6111 [29JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S6593 [13JY], S10392 [12OC]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (S. 1941), S5452 [20JN]

Forest Service: use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7024-S7027, S7028, S7029, S7039-S7041 [17JY], S7086, S7087 [18JY]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Geological Survey: Hazard Support System program funding, S10073 [6OC]

Montana: tribute to firefighters fighting wildfires, S10062 [6OC]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (S.J. Res. 53), S9394 [27SE]

———tribute to California honorees, S9939 [5OC]

National Telecommunicator's Week: observance, S2523 [11AP]

Rochester, NH: tribute to Fire Dept., S1667 [23MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support, S6188, S6189 [30JN]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (S. 2528), S3832-S3834 [10MY], S10160 [10OC]

South Dakota: tribute to Forest Service for efforts in fighting wildfires, S7983 [5SE]

———tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (S. Res. 376), S10490, S10491 [12OC]

———tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills (S. Res. 376), star print, S10735 [18OC]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (S. 3006), S8106 [6SE]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to Western States, S10682 [18OC]

Reports

Fire at 3146 Cherry Road, NE, Washington, DC, on May 30, 1999: District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Dept. Reconstruction Committee, H2644 [8MY]

Statements

Arapahoe Rescue Patrol Earns Congressional Praise, H3006 [15MY]

Summaries

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act (S. 2736), S5261 [15JN]

Tables

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 326, encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for Los Alamos, NM, wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3062 [16MY]

H. Con. Res. 434, tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses due to wildfires, H11561 [30OC]

H. Res. 456, tribute to Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc., H3005 [15MY]

H.R. 460, make Federal firefighters mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers, H9986 [17OC]

H.R. 2814, equal overtime pay authorization for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations, E1605 [27SE]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2528, Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act, S10160 [10OC]

S. 2736, Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act, S5259-S5261 [15JN]

S. Res. 376, tribute to individuals for firefighting efforts in the Black Hills of South Dakota, S10428, S10491 [12OC]

S.J. Res. 53, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD, S9394 [27SE]