An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment)

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) activities under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974; and (2) the Fire Research Center.

Amends such Act to revise the rate of pay for qualified experts providing specified temporary or intermittent services.

Directs the Administrator of the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration to study and report to Congress and the President on smoke detectors, heat detectors, and sprinkling suppression systems, including recommendations on the Federal role in creating incentives for the use of such devices or systems.

Directs the Administrator to conduct a review of firefighters safety and to submit such review, with recommendations to Congress. Requires that such review include analyses of the current situation and the effectiveness of equipment, as well as a plan for the transfer of more effective technologies to firefighting units.