[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5402]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Fire Defense Deployment Analysis Project

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/ United States Fire 
Administration (USFA).

ACTION: Notice of funds availability for cooperative agreement.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of the availability of funds for research 
and develop to update a methodology on ``Fire Defense Deployment 
Analysis'', first developed by the Rand Corporation in 1968. We (FEMA) 
propose to enter a cooperative agreement to conduct research and to 
develop an updated/current methodology.

DATES: Cooperative Agreement funds are immediately available. Requests 
for copies of the ``Assistance Application Package'' must be received 
by close of business, March 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Eligible/interested parties wishing to obtain a copy of the 
``Assistance Application Package'' should contact: Gregory S. Blair, 
National Emergency Training Center, Building E, room 115, 16825 South 
Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, (301) 447-1455, (telefax) (301) 
447-1092, or (email) [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory S. Blair, National Emergency 
Training Center, Building E, room 115, 16825 South Seton Avenue, 
Emmitsburg, MD 21727, (301) 447-1455, (telefax) (301) 447-1092, or 
(email) [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The methodology concerned, ``Fire Defense 
Deployment Analysis'', was initially developed by the Rand Corporation 
in 1968, on behalf of the City of New York. The Department of Housing & 
Urban Development (HUD) funded and continued research on this 
methodology through the mid-1970's before discontinuing it. The current 
methodology has not been researched or updated since the mid-1970's, 
and is now over twenty-five years old. Therefore, FEMA, acting through 
the USFA, asks for help to conduct research and development on an 
updated/current methodology.
    Qualifications: Interested sources wishing to support the National 
Emergency Training Center (NETC), U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 
should be an ``Institution of Higher Learning'' (IHL) with the ability 
and knowledge resource base to conduct the review of the validity of 
public fire defense deployment methodologies that are currently 
referred to when identifying average public fire defense apparatus 
speed, point-to-point time/distance and unit availability models. 
Interested sources should have extensive experience and demonstrated 
abilities to conduct detailed analytical public policy research 
efforts, and should have a professional staff with a wide variety of 
qualifications and demonstrated understanding and knowledge of the 
specified subject area. Specific qualifications include:
    (1) Advanced degrees that include a wide variety of related fields 
such as: fire protection engineering, public policy or public 
administration, urban studies or urban planning and operations 
research;
    (2) Knowledge and authority of fire defense deployment analysis 
models demonstrated through a variety of combined venues such as: 
published studies and reports, lectures, instruction at the university 
level and consultation, particularly as to the characteristics of local 
land-use patterns and other features of the physical environment as 
well as vehicular traffic densities and pertinent cultural or 
demographic issues that may impact public fire defenses;
    (3) Knowledge and authority in operations research demonstrated 
through a variety of documented venues such as published studies and 
reports, lectures, instruction at the university level and 
consultation;
    (4) Experience in the development and implementation of long-range 
fire defense planning and fire station location models.

    Dated: February 29, 2000.
Carrye B. Brown,
U.S. Fire Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-5402 Filed 3-6-00; 8:45 am]
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