FIRE PREVENTION

Amendments

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13100, H13103, H13104, H13105, H13106 [18NO]

———amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), consideration (H. Res. 909), H13089 [18NO]

Public lands: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), H4033, H4034, H4035, H4036, H4037, H4038 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 40), S2229 [12FE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H1520 [12FE]

Colorado: provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (see S. 555), S2964 [10MR] (see H.R. 3923), H11739 [23OC]

Crime: establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist and bomber registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national arsonist and bomber registries and notification program (see S. 1684), S9554 [17SE] (see H.R. 1727), H4061 [26MR]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see S. 1791), S10487 [15OC] (see H.R. 2136), H4914 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote professional retrofit installation of fire alarm detection systems and other fire detection and prevention technologies in nursing homes, hospice facilities and other appropriate facilities (see H.R. 1680), H3833 [24MR]

———provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see H.R. 1642), H3704 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish National Homeowners' Insurance Stabilization Program (see S. 505), S2592 [27FE]

Ecology and environment: protect water resources and reduce forest and rangeland fuel loads by developing biochar technology through removal and conversion of certain invasive plant species (see S. 1713), S9840 [24SE] (see H.R. 3748), H11110 [7OC]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]

———amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), consideration (see H. Res. 909), H13068 [17NO]

FEMA: waive certain provisions of the pre-September 11, 2001, Fire Grant Program (see S. 1049), S5501 [14MY]

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 300), S10061 [1OC] (see H. Res. 818), H11166 [8OC]

Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4398), H15501 [16DE]

———reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacents lands (see S. 2798), S11492 [18NO]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, and forest health (see H.R. 2899), H6903 [16JN]

———expand areas of Federal land on which hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted and add protection of infrastructure in rural communities (see H.R. 4233), H13628 (see H.R. 4233), H14371 [8DE]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 2724), S11048 [3NO] (see H.R. 4001), H12287 [3NO]

Local government: promote fire-safe communities (see S. 762), S4171 [1AP]

Mexico: express condolences to families of victims of ABC Daycare Center fire, commend those who risked their lives to rescue children from the fire, and acknowledge importance of fire codes and sprinkler systems (see H. Res. 598), H7705 [26JN]

National Catastrophic Risks Consortium: establish (see S. 505), S2592 [27FE]

Public lands: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see S. 561), S2965 [10MR] (see H.R. 1404), H3144 [10MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), consideration (see H. Res. 281), H3833 [24MR]

Tariff: fire retardant materials used to make mattresses (see S. 2360), S10921 [29OC]

Taxation: treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

Letters

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act grant programs amendments: Representative Bennie Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H13096 [18NO]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H13096 [18NO]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H13096 [18NO]

Iowa Demonstration Construction Grant Program funding: Mike Wells, Corning Community Schools, S2738 [4MR]

———Patty J. Link, Des Moines Board of Education, S2738 [4MR]

Lists

First African Americans to join Baltimore, MD, City Fire Dept., E251 [12FE]

Remarks in House

Australia: express condolences to victims and those affected by wildfires, E241 [11FE]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to first African Americans to join Baltimore City Fire Dept., E250 [12FE]

BLM: prohibit funding for construction of a wildfire facility in Carson City, NV, H7427, H7428 [25JN]

Bucks County, PA: anniversary of Southampton Fire Co., E669 [16MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 167), H10468-H10470 [6OC], E2471 [8OC]

Cook, Arlene: Ohio State Fire Marshall's Office William L. Howard Award recipient, E2282 [16SE]

Corinth, TX: anniversary of Lake Cities Fire Dept., E1488 [18JN]

Crime: establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist and bomber registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national arsonist and bomber registries and notification program (H.R. 1727), H10094-H10099 [30SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize nationwide survey to assess compliance of fire departments with certain best practices on firefighter safety, H13104, H13105 [18NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: strike emergency designation for the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Fund, H4033 [26MR]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13093-H13107 [18NO], H13269 [19NO], E2813, E2833 [19NO]

———amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), consideration (H. Res. 909), H13086-H13090 [18NO]

———consider unemployment rates in criteria used to evaluate grant applications, H13107 [18NO]

———prohibit earmarking of funds, H13105, H13106 [18NO]

———provide for the purchase of equipment that reduces the use of water in fighting fires, H13103, H13104 [18NO]

Forest Service: grant permanent authority to contract with States to develop `good neighbor' projects to reduce wildfire risks across boundary lines, H3994, H3995 [25MR], H4039, H4040 [26MR], E799 [26MR]

———prohibit wildland fire management stimulus funding for the District of Columbia, H10525 [7OC]

———require advanced notice in writing to adjacent landowners whenever a prescribed fire is scheduled on National Forest System land, H4034 [26MR]

———require reviews of wildfire incidents to include assessment of greenhouse gases produced, H4035 [26MR]

———require reviews of wildfire incidents to include assessment of what actions could have been taken to prevent or reduce the severity of the fire, H4035 [26MR]

———wildland fire suppression funding, H7403 [25JN]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, and forest health (H.R. 2899), H6829 [16JN], H8472, H8473 [21JY]

Hilton, Dayna: National Fire Protection Association Educator of the Year award recipient, H3713 [23MR]

Insects: declare areas where insect infestation has created an extreme risk for wildfire eligible for Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Fund funding, H4036 [26MR]

———include containment activities in response to insect infestation in the supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities, H4033 [26MR]

Itasca, IL: anniversary of Itasca Fire Protection District No. 1, E2234 [10SE]

Medvescek, John (Mud): Indianapolis, IN, Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E998 [28AP]

Public lands: amend the definition of a fire-ready community for purposes of Firefighting Capability Grant eligibility, H4038 [26MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, H12059 [29OC]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), H3992-H3995 [25MR], H4031-H4044 [26MR], H7394 [25JN], E601 [10MR], E785, E799 [26MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), consideration (H. Res. 281), H3986-H3992 [25MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), corrections in engrossment, H4045 [26MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), earmark declaration, H3749 [23MR]

Robbinsville, MN: anniversary of Robbinsville Fire Dept., E2149 [31JY]

Russia: express sympathy for victims of nightclub fire in the city of Perm, E2976 [11DE]

Stafford, CT: anniversary of Stafford Fire Dept. No. 1, E966 [23AP]

Taxation: treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (H.R. 1194), E2976 [11DE]

Wildfires: require periodic updates of the cohesive wildland fire management strategy, H4034 [26MR]

———require the cohesive wildland fire management strategy to include a system to assess the impact of climate change on the frequency and severity of wildfires, H4035, H4036 [26MR]

———require the cohesive wildland fire management strategy to include a system to study effects of invasive species and implement fire safety programs focused on eradication of such species, H4036, H4037 [26MR]

Remarks in Senate

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 40), S9059 [6AU]

Cappel, Larry: Northern Kentucky Firefighters Association Fire Prevention/Education and Safety Award recipient, S2363 [23FE]

Colorado: provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (S. 555), S2966 [10MR]

Crime: establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist and bomber registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national arsonist and bomber registries and notification program (S. 1684), S9559 [17SE]

Ecology and environment: protect water resources and reduce forest and rangeland fuel loads by developing biochar technology through removal and conversion of certain invasive plant species (S. 1713), S9843 [24SE]

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 300), S10077 [1OC]

Firefighters: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for provision of critical resources to firefighters and fire departments, S4263 [2AP]

Forest Service: prohibit wildland fire management stimulus funding for the District of Columbia, S9638, S9639 [22SE]

———reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacents lands (S. 2798), S11496 [18NO]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: funding, S4259 [2AP]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (S. 2724), S11052-S11060 [3NO]

Local government: promote fire-safe communities (S. 762), S4175-S4177 [1AP]

Public lands: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, S9575 [21SE]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (S. 561), S3040 [12MR]

Southgate, KY: anniversary of Southgate Volunteer Fire Dept., S10159 [6OC]

Wildfires: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for wildland fire management activities, S4275 [2AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1404, Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 111-52), H3833 [24MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3791, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Grant Programs Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 909) (H. Rept. 111-340), H13068 [17NO]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Grant Programs Amendment: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 3791) (H. Rept. 111-333), H13001 [16NO]

Summaries

National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act (S. 2798), S11498 [18NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 167, support goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month, H10468 [6OC]

H. Res. 281, consideration of H.R. 1404, Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act, H3986 [25MR]

H. Res. 909, consideration of H.R. 3791, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act grant programs amendments, H13087 [18NO]

H.R. 1404, Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act, H4031 [26MR]

H.R. 1727, Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act, H10094-H10097 [30SE]

H.R. 3791, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act grant programs amendment, H13100-H13103 [18NO]

S. 1684, Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act, S9559-S9562 [17SE]

S. 1713, Water Efficiency Via Carbon Harvesting and Restoration (WECHAR) Act, S9848-S9850 [24SE]

S. 2724, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S11053-S11057 [3NO]

S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act, S11497 [18NO]

S. Res. 40, Campus Fire Safety Month, S2249 [12FE], S9059 [6AU]

S. Res. 300, support goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week, S10068, S10077 [1OC]