FIRE PREVENTION related term(s) Wildfires

Articles and editorials

Projects Defunded for Trump’s Border Wall Include Military Buildings With ‘Life Safety Violations’ and Hazmat Concerns, H8067 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

BLM: study effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression (see H.R. 5040), H8783 [12NO]

Building Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 352), H3440 [2MY]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 295), S5249 [31JY] (see H. Res. 528), H7467 [25JY]

Coast Guard: require small passenger vessels to have two or more means of escape, mandate safety standards for electronics with lithium ion batteries, and establish stricter standards for interconnected fire alarm systems (see S. 3042), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 5413), H10257 [12DE]

CPSC: adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard to protect against risk of upholstered furniture flammability (see S. 1341), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2647), H3679 [9MY]

——— require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see S. 1640), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 806), H1242 [28JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (see H.R. 4496), H7989 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on prohibiting use of certain firefighting foam (see S. Res. 334), S5706 [25SE]

——— prohibit use of firefighting foam containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances and conduct a study on how to clean up contaminated groundwater on and near military installations (see H.R. 3226), H4626 [12JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see S. 3090), S7156 [18DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require coordination with impacted parties when conducting forest management activities (see H.R. 5218), H9167 [21NO]

EPA: issue guidance on minimizing use of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2638), H3679 [9MY]

——— prohibit waste incineration of firefighting foam and other wastes containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2591), H3500 [8MY]

FEMA: develop guidance for firefighters and emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and limit and prevent release of such chemicals into the environment (see S. 2353), S5247 [31JY]

——— provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for derailment and incident response to accidents involving rail tank cars transporting crude oil or ethanol (see H.R. 4987), H8729 [5NO]

——— require U.S. Fire Administration report on age and condition of fire stations (see H.R. 4094), H7479 [30JY]

Forest Service: anniversary of Smokey Bear (see H. Res. 775), H12290 [19DE]

——— authorize insect and disease treatment programs on certain Federal land (see H.R. 691), H958 [18JA]

——— develop alternative harvesting procedures for certain low-value restoration timber by-products to provide flexibility and improve effectiveness of Four Forests Restoration Initiative in Arizona (see S. 1849), S3476 [13JN]

——— provide mandatory funding to carry out hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System land (see S. 1691), S3106 [23MY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2607), H3501 [8MY]

Government regulations: exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements (see H.R. 243), H227 [4JA]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property (see S. 81), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 524), H518 [11JA]

South America: express concern about, and assist with mitigation of, Amazon rainforest fires and illegal deforestation, reinstate protections for indigenous community stewardship, and strengthen environmental enforcement (see S. Res. 337), S5706 [25SE]

Taxation: classify certain automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4685), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures (see S. 1958), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3462), H5165 [25JN]

Wildfires: establish a community wildfire defense grant program (see S. 2882), S6625 [18NO] (see H.R. 5091), H8877 [14NO]

Letters

CDC Firefighter Cancer Registry funding: several firefighter organizations, H4547 [12JN]

Portable Fuel Container Safety Act: Jim Narva, National Association of State Fire Marshals, H7729 [17SE]

——— several consumer organizations, H7725 [17SE]

——— William Wallace, Consumer Reports (organization), H7722, H7725 [17SE]

Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act: several organizations, H10293 [16DE]

Remarks in House

African American Firefighters Historical Society: anniversary, E110 [30JA]

Andover, MN: Andover Fire Dept., recipient of Minnesota State Fire Department Association Fire Department of the Year award, H4224 [4JN]

BLM: enhance reliability of electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management, H7892 [24SE]

Building Safety Month: observance, E631 [20MY], E673 [24MY]

CDC: Firefighter Cancer Registry funding, H4547, H4548 [12JN]

CPSC: adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard to protect against risk of upholstered furniture flammability (H.R. 2647), H10292–H10294 [16DE]

——— require compliant flame mitigation devices to be use on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (H.R. 806), E153 [8FE]

——— require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (H.R. 806), H7727–H7729 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: end use of firefighting foam containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, H5648 [11JY]

——— give priority to States with the most need when distributing excess property for firefighting purposes, H5659 [11JY]

——— limit waivers to extend use of firefighting foam containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances and implement plan for complete phaseout, H5658 [11JY]

——— phase out use of firefighting foam containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, H10033 [11DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: improve wildfire management operations, H1272 [29JA]

Feely, Pam: Lakewood, CO, West Metro Fire Protection District Board Member of the Year Award recipient, E1247 [4OC]

FEMA: provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for derailment and incident response to accidents involving rail tank cars transporting crude oil or ethanol (H.R. 4987), H8965 [19NO]

Forest Service: anniversary of Smokey Bear, E1039 [6AU]

——— hazardous fuels reduction projects funding, H494, H495, H497 [11JA]

——— proposed rule on fire mitigation by clearing trees and brush around power lines, H7892 [24SE]

——— State and private forestry fund funding, H654, H655 [16JA]

——— wildfire suppression and prevention funding, H3480 [8MY], H4976, H4977 [20JN]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks, H7551 [9SE], H8651 [30OC]

Government regulations: exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements (H.R. 243), H7445 [25JY]

Hartselle, AL: tribute to efforts of first responders to rescue victim of a house fire, E922 [15JY]

Key West, FL: tribute to Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, Inc., and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation symposium on fire prevention, E662 [23MY]

Manistee, MI: anniversary of Manistee Fire Station, E786 [18JN]

Orland Park, IL: anniversary of Orland Fire Protection District, E949 [19JY]

Prince William County, VA: installation of Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Dept., officers, E419 [8AP]

Union County, SC: anniversary of Southside Fire Dept., H4394 [11JN]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to California, H4071 [22MY]

——— hazardous fuels management activities funding to increase resiliency of Federal forests and protect against catastrophic wildfires, H651, H659 [16JA]

Wintergreen, VA: allow access to National Park Service lands to create a secondary exit from Wintergreen Resort to mitigate a potential fire emergency, H682 [17JA]

Remarks in Senate

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 295), S5217 [31JY]

Coast Guard: require small passenger vessels to have two or more means of escape, mandate safety standards for electronics with lithium ion batteries, and establish stricter standards for interconnected fire alarm systems (S. 3042), S7029 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on prohibiting use of certain firefighting foam (S. Res. 334), S5681, S5693 [25SE]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property, S1184 [12FE]

Reports filed

Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services (MAPS) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4227) (H. Rept. 116–349), H10305 [16DE]

Portable Fuel Container Safety Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 806) (H. Rept. 116–207), H7711 [13SE]

Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 116–348), H10305 [16DE]

Texts of

H.R. 806, Portable Fuel Container Safety Act, H7727 [17SE]

H.R. 2647, Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act, H10292 [16DE]

S. Res. 295, Campus Fire Safety Month, S5256 [31JY]

S. Res. 334, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on prohibiting use of certain firefighting foam, S5709 [25SE]

S. Res. 337, express concern about, and assist with mitigation of, Amazon rainforest fires and illegal deforestation, reinstate protections for indigenous community stewardship, and strengthen environmental enforcement, S5709 [25SE]