Federal Firefighters Workforce Support Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 27, 2022
Last action May 27, 2022
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Committee
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May 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
lower
May 27, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Gay Scanlon
DDemocratic
Co
Donald Norcross
DDemocratic
Co
John Garamendi
DDemocratic
Co
Sara Jacobs
DDemocratic
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