To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that fire protection services at military installations comply with certain standards for Federal fire protection, and for other purposes.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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