as the results generated from such research, through a 
regularly updated Internet-based database.’’. 
SEC. 7. ENCOURAGING ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR 
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY. 
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 37. ENCOURAGING ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR 
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY. 
‘‘The Administrator shall promote adoption by fire 
services of voluntary national consensus standards for fire-
fighter health and safety, including such standards for 
firefighter operations, training, staffing, and fitness, by 
educating fire services about such standards, encouraging 
the adoption at all levels of government of such standards, 
and making recommendations on other ways in which the 
Federal government can promote the adoption of such 
standards by fire services.’’. 
SEC. 8. COORDINATION REGARDING FIRE SERVICE-BASED 
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. 
Section 21(e) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2218(e)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, 
the Administrator shall utilize existing programs, 
data, information, and facilities already available in 
other Federal Government departments and agencies 
and, where appropriate, existing research organiza-
tions, centers, and universities. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND 
CONTROL PROGRAMS.—The Administrator shall pro-
vide liaison at an appropriate organizational level to 
assure coordination of the Administrator’s activities 
with State and local government agencies, depart-
ments, bureaus, or offices concerned with any matter 
related to programs of fire prevention and control 
with private and other Federal organizations and of-
fices so concerned. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION OF FIRE SERVICE-BASED 
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL
SERVICES
PROGRAMS.—The 
Administrator shall provide liaison at an appropriate 
organizational level to assure coordination of the Ad-
ministrator’s activities with State and local govern-
ment agencies, departments, bureaus, or offices con-
cerned with programs related to emergency medical 
services provided by fire service-based systems with 
private and other Federal organizations and offices 
so concerned.’’. 
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SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration, who is the As-
sistant Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and 
(8) as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) ‘hazardous materials’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 5102(2) of title 49, 
United States Code;’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) ‘wildland-urban interface’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(16) of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511(16)).’’. 
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