HR 7898
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Federal Firefighters Workforce Support Act
Introduced: May 27, 2022
Introduced by:
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Democratic
· Pennsylvania
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Became law
May 27, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 27, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Federal Firefighters Workforce Support Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and employees of defense agencies who provide fire protection services to military installations comply with the National Consensus Standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association.
DOD must also ensure the minimum staffing requirement for any firefighting vehicle responding to a structural building emergency at a military installation is not less than four firefighters per vehicle and the minimum requirement for such vehicle responding to an aircraft or airfield incident is not less than three firefighters per vehicle.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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