Fire chiefs across the country know that it is not generally that easy. More often than not, fire departments have been held accountable to the NFPA documents in court and in individual state Departments of Labor. In addition, these standards do not address the issue of the ever-increasing number of combination fire departments. However, since, at least for the time being, that fight has been lost with the current NFPA Standards Council, the NVFC voted to support the 1720 document as the one most closely representing the issues facing the volunteer fire service. Below is a summary of the applications by category as presently compiled.
All data is preliminary and subject to change.
Md. this weekend. The panels will conduct detailed reviews of the top ranked applications and make recommendations to FEMA and the USFA on the grant awards. The Public Safety Medal of Valor Act, which cleared the House on March 22, now heads to President Bush for his signature. Under the bill, the medal would be presented to as many as 10 officers each year by the President, on behalf of the Congress and the American people. The recipients would be firefighters, police or other law enforcement officers, or emergency services officers.